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Transitioning to eVisas: What You Need to Know
The UK Home Office is replacing all physical documents with a new digital system known as the eVisa. This change affects both migrants already living in the UK and new visa applicants.
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Do not lose your benefits: what to do if you receive a Universal Credit Migration Notice
Some benefits and tax credits will soon be ending and replaced by Universal Credit. Learn what to do and where to get help if you get a Migration Notice.
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The EU Settlement Scheme Post-Deadline: Guidance on Recent Updates (including May 2024)
30th June 2024 marks three years since the EU Settlement Scheme application deadline. In this article we are looking at the changes to the EU Settlement Scheme that happened in the last year, such as pre-settled status extensions and much stricter guidance for late applications.
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Volunteers’ Week 2024
Celebrating this year’s Volunteers’ Week we have to reveal big secret of our success. In addition to our small team of staff members (seven, soon to be eight), we rely […]
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Joining Family Members under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
In this article you can learn more about the requirement and process of bringing your family members to the UK under the EUSS.
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7th Anniversary of the Brexit Referendum: Reflecting on the Journey
Today, on June 23, 2023, we commemorate the 7th anniversary of the Brexit referendum—a day that brought about significant changes to the United Kingdom’s relationship with the European Union.
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Activity report 2022
This activity report describes the activities the Citizens Rights Project have carried out over in 2022 with funding from the Scottish Government, the Home Office, the Justice Together Initiative, the Scottish Council of Voluntary Organisations, the People’s Postcode Trust and the Italian Comites.
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New project – Free multilingual welfare workshops for people with pre-settled and settled status in Scotland
Citizens Rights Project has secured funding to organize FREE multilingual in-person welfare workshops throughout Scotland to enhance the understanding of EU citizens and their family members regarding their rights.
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EUSS Statistics for 31st December 2022
In late February, the Home Office published more detailed, quarterly statistics and we decided to have a closer look on the figures for Scotland and Scottish local authorities. We decided to have a look at the EUSS numbers by 31st December 2022 and compare them with those from the end of 2021.
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Switching from pre-settled to settled status
If you were granted pre-settled status, also known as limited leave to remain, after applying to the EU Settlement Scheme, you will need to apply for settled status (indefinite leave to remain) before your pre-settled expires.
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Immigration information for EU and Non-EU nationals experiencing Domestic Abuse
Are you an EU or non-EU national in an abusive relationship whose immigration status depends on an EU/EEA/Swiss partner with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)? If you are thinking about leaving your partner (or have already left them) because of domestic violence or abuse, and you are worried about your immigration status…
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Learn about your rights as a migrant in the UK with our new multilingual factsheets
Citizens Rights Project have produced information sheets explaining, in simple terms, a number of essential rights for EU migrants and how they can be accessed. They offer easy-to-understand guidance in different languages and provide further resources for support.
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EU citizens in Scotland want physical proof of their immigration status
Nearly 90% of the participants who have completed a survey organised by the Citizens Rights Project have said that they would like to have a physical proof of their pre-settled or settled status to reside in the UK. At the moment, EU citizens who have the right to stay in the UK can only prove…
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Citizens Rights Project awarded £10,000 to raise awareness on the Windrush Scheme across Scotland
We are delighted to announced that our project is one of the 13 organisations to receive funding through the Windrush Community Fund.
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EUSS Statistics for 30th September 2021
In late November, the Home Office published more detailed, quarterly statistics and so we decided to have a closer look on the figures for Scotland and Scottish local authorities.