Where an application for status under the EU Settlement Scheme (Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules) has been made but not determined, that person may not be chargeable for relevant services after the grace period (ending on 30 June 2021) while their application is under consideration, however they would not be considered ordinarily resident until such point that their application is granted. ↩

The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020 and the transition period ended on 31 December 2020. Through the transition period there were no changes to how EEA and Swiss citizens accessed healthcare in the UK.Find out more about what you need to apply for pre-settled status. If you retired or had to stop working It’s nice, isn’t it, when life is coming to a close in terrifying old age, and there’s an oh-so-slight trembling, the slightest taste, for just a moment, that takes you outside of the relentless pull of death. Beholding the very thing before you, a picture of which you hold in your hand, can bring a sparkle to your heart and your day, and urge you to come, sit on the bench, let the river flow with you, the building behind you, the magazine by your side. This document sets out some of the ways in which a person can lawfully reside in the UK. Ordinary residence British citizens and their family members Some Commonwealth citizens have an automatic right of abode in the UK the same as a British citizen and are free from immigration control. Therefore, if they are moving here to settle, they will likely pass the ordinary residence test. You might also be able to make a late application for compassionate reasons. This might be because you:

Because I should mention this: there’s nothing quite like the rain here, and it’s not as if I’ve never seen rain before. But it’s almost like it doesn’t exist here. The UK government's commitments in the New Decade, New Approach agreement for the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland, January 2020, set out that family members of the people of Northern Ireland would be able to apply for UK immigration status on broadly the same terms as family members of Irish citizens. You need permission to live in the UK if you're from a country in the EU, European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland. A person may be considered as having CSI if they have a comprehensive private health insurance policy. This means that if you were born on or after 1 July 2021 you did not automatically have British citizenship, in most cases.

The city murmured in the mazes of her ancient face. Everything was inscribed there, and everything had drowned there, and through it all flowed the river. And her hollow eyes were hazy chasms.

For the purpose of this guidance, EEA means European Union countries, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway. ↩It was during that time that that old woman also began to appear amid the dust and rubble. We were busy, we’d already forgotten her, but when we saw her appear, out of the blue, we spoke among ourselves, if we said anything at all. The old woman had abandoned the bench and come over here. Once the gate had been demolished, one could consider it open. No one stopped her, she just slipped in wherever she wished, fearing neither the falling of the beams, nor the blinding of the dust storm. She’d stand near the walls as they were torn down; or near the uprooting of the alcoves and wardrobes; or the shredding of the carpets, curtains and tapestries; and then she’d leave. If you arrived in the UK by 31 December 2020 and you haven’t applied to the EU Settlement Scheme yet, you don’t have permission to be in the UK. This will affect your rights. After those dates, such family members returning to or coming to the UK will need to apply for immigration status under another category of the Immigration Rules, unless they are exempt from immigration control. Confirming lawful residence You can spend up to 2 years outside the UK without losing your pre-settled status - but if you want to apply for settled status later, you need to: