pranab0077 wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 6:12 pm
So,Can I apply again for Pre Settled Status online and book a biometric appointment, so that I will receive a new BRC that will give me a new expiry time?
I do not have first-hand experience, but according to the
EU Settlement Scheme Caseworker Guidance (page 27), if you apply again, your Pre-Settled status will be indeed extended as you require (5 year from the date of the second application).
If you grant pre-settled status where the applicant has pre-settled status, then it will vary (replace) the earlier grant of pre-settled status. The date of the first grant of presettled status will remain the start date of their pre-settled status. The expiry date of their pre-settled status will be five years from the date of decision on the further application for pre-settled status.
Now... it does not say whether you will be granted a new card.
If you use your existing Pre-Settled BRC with the app, according to how the process works, I can only assume you will not be offered a biometrics appointment, and you will find yourself in the same situation as people applying with EEA BRC, where you will need to eventually apply to convert/extend your existing card to reflect the new expiry date. Good news is, you'll have 4 years before you need to worry about that.
Link to convert card is
here.
Link to thread of discussion around converting card is
here.
My posts express what I believe are the facts, based on the best of my knowledge, about the topics discussed in this forum. They do not constitute immigration advice.
