The purpose of this app is to help establish whether you or your client are likely to have a permanent right to reside in the UK under EU law.

If you are found to have a permanent right to reside, this means that:

  • You have the right to travel in and out of the UK and to remain in the UK permanently; regardless of whether you are exercising treaty rights. This means that you do not have to demonstrate that you are a student, working, self-employed, job-seeking or self-sufficient to remain in the UK.
  • You can access and apply for healthcare, pensions and benefits on the same basis as a UK national. You will be subject to the same eligibility requirements as a UK national, but cannot be denied access to such benefits on the basis of your immigration status alone.
  • You can apply for British citizenship after living in the UK for one year after you acquire permanent residence status, or immediately if you are married to or in a civil partnership with a British citizen.
  • You can lose your right to reside if you are absent from the UK for two years or more at one time.
  • A decision to refuse you admission to the UK, exclude you from the UK, revoke your residence or remove you from the UK, can only be taken because there are serious grounds of public policy or public security to justify this decision (this only usually applies if you have committed a serious crime).

Please be aware that, as a result of Brexit, permanent residence status will not provide you with a valid right to reside in the UK after 31 December 2020. To continue living in the UK after that date, you should apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.