EU citizens and their non-EEA family members who have a pre-settled status in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme must stay within the territory of the UK, the Channel Islands, or the Isle of Man for at least six months in every 12-month period and meet some other rules.

However, some who hold this status often do not follow the criteria, and for this reason, the Border Office officers are now authorised to cancel their pre-settled status if they cease to meet or never met the requirements under the scheme, EU Helpers reports.

As Settled, which is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, explains, changes related to the EU Settlement Scheme were brought on July 15, 2024, and now those under the EU Settlement Scheme will face stricter controls.

Border Force Officers Will Continue to Carry Out Checks at UK Border

To ensure that all those who have pre-settled status meet all the requirements, Border Force officers will continue to carry out checks.

The Border Officers have specifically been advised that if non-EEA nationals with pre-settled status have had their marriage legally terminated and they no longer are eligible to reside in the UK under the pre-settled status, they may no longer meet the eligibility criteria.

Moreover, the Border Force officers have been given several scenarios where individuals may be ineligible for the pre-settled status to be able to identify those who do not meet the requirement more easily.

Border Force officers can cancel the pre-settled status of people who have not continuously resided in the territory of the UK as defined under the rules.

Moreover, they can also cancel the status to those who are no longer family members of an EEA citizens and to those who no longer meet the definition of a “person with a derivative right to reside” or the criteria of a “person with a Zambrani right to reside”.