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It is very disappointing to see the focus today on a very small minority of EU Settlement Scheme cases where marriages have been found to be disingenuous, rather than the thousands of families who are being split apart by the Home Office. 🧵
There have been 490,030 applications made by non-EEA citizens to the #EUSS, most of whom are EU citizens' family members.
The article today shared that the Home Office claimed 365 cases of disingenuous marriages. Even out of these, we know some decisions are overturned on appeal
The article today shared that the Home Office claimed 365 cases of disingenuous marriages. Even out of these, we know some decisions are overturned on appeal
However, the Home Office is denying rights to hundreds of thousands of people who are unable to join their family members, due to the paranoia induced by this very small number of cases, as well as the overall hostile environment towards immigration.
Snapshot of #EUSS issues @GyrosOrg drop-in yesterday 👇👇. TLDR: technical glitches, decision delays, ID verification backlog, late applications and job/income losses due to these technical glitches. A frontline snapshot of #EUSS support. 🧵
@fiona_costello @CSBarnard24 1/9
@fiona_costello @CSBarnard24 1/9
Portuguese woman 🇵🇹 who had applied in Feb 2020 and was still waiting on a decision. Said she already called the Resolution Centre and was told her application was still being processed. She didn't know what to do about this delay, so came to GYROS for advice. 2/9
Automated messages causing lots of confusion. Appears to be a backlog w/ ID verification. Some people coming in worried their IDs have been lost when they receive an automated message asking them to please send their ID- which they have already sent. 3/9
.@annietrev
Trevelyan's mother, who is French, was - like so many - shafted by Brexit.
Until Brexit, she had the right to live in the UK under FoM.
Post Brexit, she had to apply to stay.
With fewer rights.
And Johnson acolyte Trevelyan merely smiles.
Trevelyan's mother, who is French, was - like so many - shafted by Brexit.
Until Brexit, she had the right to live in the UK under FoM.
Post Brexit, she had to apply to stay.
With fewer rights.
And Johnson acolyte Trevelyan merely smiles.
@annietrev Today, one EU citizen in UK says:
"Today marks the end of my automatic rights in a country I've called home for over 30 years. I am now at the mercy of political promises and Home Office processes... my status HAS changed. My heart is heavy."
@annietrev, you should be ashamed.
"Today marks the end of my automatic rights in a country I've called home for over 30 years. I am now at the mercy of political promises and Home Office processes... my status HAS changed. My heart is heavy."
@annietrev, you should be ashamed.
@annietrev .@annietrev
Why limit people's lives in this way?
SM/CU/FoMP would have been totally consistent with the 'mandate' of the referendum.
But you Tories chose the hardest of Brexit deals:
⇝ out of ideology
⇝ to (try to) keep your Party together.
YOU have blighted lives.
Why limit people's lives in this way?
SM/CU/FoMP would have been totally consistent with the 'mandate' of the referendum.
But you Tories chose the hardest of Brexit deals:
⇝ out of ideology
⇝ to (try to) keep your Party together.
YOU have blighted lives.
Snapshot of issues from #EUSS drop-in yesterday in Gt. Yarmouth👇. Week 2/5 final drop-ins before deadline ⏰. General: the gov.uk site was down, letters from DWP + UC updates causing panic and distress and delays continue 🧵1/8
The site was down meaning case workers could not help some clients to make their application. This will cause delays and made people who will need to rely on the digital status in the future anxious about its reliability. 2/8 
Some clients have received letters from DWP asking about their status or need to update their UC journal about their status. This was causing panic and distress for some, v.worried their benefits might stop esp. for those who have submitted apps but are waiting decisions 3/8
The latest figures about the 10000s of #britsinFrance #latvia #luxembourg #malta who haven't applied for residence makes alarming reading. With a #harddeadline of #30June, my latest piece for @ukandeu examines the #stats 1/
ukandeu.ac.uk/british-citize…
ukandeu.ac.uk/british-citize…
It addresses who might fall between the gaps - building in my experience in working with British citizens living in France over the course of the #brexitnegotiations 2/
research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977…
research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2977…
And calls for these countries to extend their deadlines for applications and develop communication strategies to target hard-to-reach populations. And I'm not alone @BritishInEurope have released a statement to the same effect 3/⬇️⬇️⬇️britishineurope.org/articles/75313…
Doing my prep for @LordsEUCom I have been revisiting the question of how many #BritsinEU there are and why this matters for #citizensrights and #Withdrawalagreement. Just a recap, there are significant limitations to statistics about this population 1/ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-466328…
These are the baseline for considering the progress of different EU member states in making sure that #britsinEU are registered for their new residence rights used in the joint UK-EC reports from the Specialised Committee on citizens' rights 2/ ec.europa.eu/info/sites/def…
This is particularly important when it comes to countries operating a #constitutivesystem including #france which hosts the second largest population of #britsinEU. The official statistics about #britsinfrance are likely a considerable underestimate 3/ docs.google.com/document/d/18y…
Our @IqbalSamina introduces the 2nd in the Brexit series, announcing a 3rd to follow by popular demand on the 30th March 2021.
Our @SarahPinder2 covers ‘relevant documents’ and which categories need these.
@SarahPinder2 covers who are dependent relatives and when they need relevant documents @amarjitseehra @Pipermigration @IqbalSamina
1) I have to tell the story of my European friend who is married to a Brit and has British children. He built his life here; restored the family home here. Then he took a job in another EU 27 country where
on a contract until he retires. He will never, be able to apply for #EUSS
on a contract until he retires. He will never, be able to apply for #EUSS
2) despite paying taxes here, having his children here and living here for decades , he hasn’t been in UK enough in last five years; isn’t currently resident so can’t apply. In retirement do he and his wife live in separate lands? Fuck you Brexit and all your racist supporters
Anyone doubting the veracity of this story needs to take a look at this article and better understand the hostile environment of the #HomeOffice europestreet.news/locked-out-the…
Hoping this cuts through the #NextPrimeMinister noise!
@cldesira’s article on #SettledStatus published on @freemovementlaw this morning bit.ly/2Z4YOPn
Any community group can book him to attend your event on #EUSS for free at eurights.uk
5 key points:
@cldesira’s article on #SettledStatus published on @freemovementlaw this morning bit.ly/2Z4YOPn
Any community group can book him to attend your event on #EUSS for free at eurights.uk
5 key points:
1/ On advice blackspots:
"We want to know the locations of people applying so that we know where the blackspots are where people are not engaged"
(bit.ly/2Z4YOPn)
"We want to know the locations of people applying so that we know where the blackspots are where people are not engaged"
(bit.ly/2Z4YOPn)
2/ On the need to engage with non-European communities who have EU family members:
"There is no nationality breakdown of the non-European citizens are applying (as family members of a European sponsor) ... We do not know who they are and where they are.”
(bit.ly/2Z4YOPn)
"There is no nationality breakdown of the non-European citizens are applying (as family members of a European sponsor) ... We do not know who they are and where they are.”
(bit.ly/2Z4YOPn)
