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ILR to EU Settled status - worth it?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:38 am
by ariskar
Hello. I would like to ask for opinions on the no-fee "conversion" of existing ILR status to EU Settled status.
Do you think it is worth doing?
The only difference I have noticed is status lapsing time due to continuous absence is 5 instead of 2 years.
Re: ILR to EU Settled status - worth it?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:46 am
by alterhase58
You mean converting PR under EEA regulations into Settled Status?
You will have to do anyway by sometime 2021 (end of transition period) - assuming the date holds.
For naturalisation though I would use the existing PR now.
Re: ILR to EU Settled status - worth it?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:46 am
by CR001
alterhase58 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 7:46 am
You mean converting PR under EEA regulations into Settled Status?
You will have to do anyway by sometime 2021 (end of transition period) - assuming the date holds.
For naturalisation though I would use the existing PR now.
OP has multiple topics on the circumstances and similar questions, bridging UK route and ILR to EU FM route or etc. Ops spouse is a refugee leave to remain holder and would qualify for ILR in form SET P soon.
Appears op is trying to find out if set P ILR can be converted to EU settled status.
Re: ILR to EU Settled status - worth it?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:27 am
by Richard W
ariskar wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:38 am
Hello. I would like to ask for opinions on the no-fee "conversion" of existing ILR status to EU Settled status.
Do you think it is worth doing?
The only difference I have noticed is status lapsing time due to continuous absence is 5 instead of 2 years.
Moreover, the 5 year clock can be reset by a mere visit, whereas the 2 year clock is only reset by a resumption of residence.
The difference in lapse criteria make the promotion worth doing. However, if there is a no deal Brexit, I think there is a risk that the period will be reduced from 5 years to 2 years. 5 years is a concession won by EU27, not part of the UK's generosity. As to whether visits would be sufficient to preserve ILR if the absence limit were reduced to 2 years, one can only speculate.