The UK Home Office is contacting some EU citizens with letters stating that their post-Brexit residency rights under the EU Settlement Scheme were granted “in error.” According to reporting, at least 100 people have been told this, disrupting plans to transition from five-year “pre-settled status” to permanent “settled status.” The letters indicate that the right to remain in the UK has been withdrawn or called into question, even as individuals reach the point where they typically apply to secure long-term status.
The Guardian reports that the move has raised concerns about whether the UK is complying with its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement. Other outlets summarise the same issue, describing the letters as part of a process that affects potentially large numbers of people, although figures beyond the initial cases are not consistently specified across reports.
In response to the situation, the Home Office position is framed through the “in error” wording in the letters, but details on the specific cases or the grounds for reassessment are limited in the available summaries.
