Permanent Residence Card expiring, UK resident since 2002, passport expired, what should I do?
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2024 1:53 pm
I would be grateful for advice with the situation below.
My Mum's UK Permanent Residence Card is expiring in October 2024.
She has no criminal convictions. She has lived in the UK since 2002 after moving from Israel. She may have received ILR, but we haven't yet found the Home Office letter to confirm this. She has a UK PRC stamp in her expired Israeli passport. The card is due for renewal in October 2024.
Myself and my brother received Lithuanian passports as dependants of our father. We now also have Settled Status under the EUSS. Mum’s passport continued to be the Israel one, until it expired and the embassy refused to renew it.
I helped her make a late EUSS application in January 2024. On the grounds that she is a family member of EEA nationals, with some evidence to say why the application is late (divorce, domestic abuse, and severe ill health). Unfortunately, there was not much evidence supplied regarding domestic abuse and ill health, but I wrote a well-worded supporting letter.
There is still no answer regarding the application.
My mum is very concerned about the approaching renewal date and having no ID documents or proof of status.
Additionally, to change a PRC to an e-Visa under the new Gov.uk guidelines, Settled Status under EUSS is required.
It’s an ominous catch-22.
I have a feeling that the EUSS may not be applicable to my mum. Applying for ILR (if she doesn't have it), or a British passport, is sadly difficult for her. She has taken the Life in the UK test but needs an IELTS test result. However, all test centres are over 1hr drive from us, and mum has chronic fatigue which inhibits her from getting up before 3pm to start her day, let alone travel for hours or predict that she can even attend an appointment.
She could ask the GP to fill out a medical exemption form, but hasn’t visited the practice for years, and worries that there isn’t enough evidence in her records for the form to be granted.
Certainly a positive EUSS outcome would be better as it’s also free, unlike a British passport… But at this stage nothing is clear and it would be helpful to hear from someone experienced on here.
I would be most grateful.
My Mum's UK Permanent Residence Card is expiring in October 2024.
She has no criminal convictions. She has lived in the UK since 2002 after moving from Israel. She may have received ILR, but we haven't yet found the Home Office letter to confirm this. She has a UK PRC stamp in her expired Israeli passport. The card is due for renewal in October 2024.
Myself and my brother received Lithuanian passports as dependants of our father. We now also have Settled Status under the EUSS. Mum’s passport continued to be the Israel one, until it expired and the embassy refused to renew it.
I helped her make a late EUSS application in January 2024. On the grounds that she is a family member of EEA nationals, with some evidence to say why the application is late (divorce, domestic abuse, and severe ill health). Unfortunately, there was not much evidence supplied regarding domestic abuse and ill health, but I wrote a well-worded supporting letter.
There is still no answer regarding the application.
My mum is very concerned about the approaching renewal date and having no ID documents or proof of status.
Additionally, to change a PRC to an e-Visa under the new Gov.uk guidelines, Settled Status under EUSS is required.
It’s an ominous catch-22.
I have a feeling that the EUSS may not be applicable to my mum. Applying for ILR (if she doesn't have it), or a British passport, is sadly difficult for her. She has taken the Life in the UK test but needs an IELTS test result. However, all test centres are over 1hr drive from us, and mum has chronic fatigue which inhibits her from getting up before 3pm to start her day, let alone travel for hours or predict that she can even attend an appointment.
She could ask the GP to fill out a medical exemption form, but hasn’t visited the practice for years, and worries that there isn’t enough evidence in her records for the form to be granted.
Certainly a positive EUSS outcome would be better as it’s also free, unlike a British passport… But at this stage nothing is clear and it would be helpful to hear from someone experienced on here.
I would be most grateful.