EU Settlement Scheme

EU1. This Appendix sets out the basis on which an EEA citizen and their family members, and the family members of a qualifying British citizen, will, if they apply under it, be granted indefinite leave to enter or remain or limited leave to enter or remain.

The Isle of Man (IoM) is committed to maintaining alignment of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) with the UK’s equivalent Scheme.

You can make a late application by submitting a completed application form and supporting documents to the Isle of Man Immigration Service.

Pre-settled status holders need to contact the IoM Immigration Service to apply for their updated pre-settled status document. The updated status document provides proof of right to work, live or study in the IoM, and provides valid permission to enter the IoM, or UK, following travel.

EU2A. The applicant will be granted indefinite leave to enter (where the application is made outside the UK or Islands) or indefinite leave to remain (where the application is made within the Isle of Man) as a joining family member of a relevant sponsor, where—

However, if you’re an Irish citizen and your child is not a British citizen, they’ll be eligible for either: The same status that you could get, based on how long you’ve lived in the Isle of Man Indefinite leave to remain or limited leave to remain, based on their own residence

You’ll be able to: Work in the Isle of Man Use the NHS for free, if you can at the moment Enrol in education or continue studying Access public funds such as benefits and pensions, if you’re eligible for them Travel in and out of the UK

EU3. The applicant will be granted 5 years’ limited leave to enter (where the application is made outside the UK and Islands) or 5 years’ limited leave to remain (where the application is made within the Isle of Man) where—

If you hold pre-settled status in the IoM or UK, and have had continuous residence for a period of 5years’ or more, you are likely to qualify for settled status and are encouraged to apply.

The IoM replicated this action with all pre-settled status holders under the IoM EUSS had their pre-settled status automatically extended by a further 5 years on 16 December 2024.

In January 2025, the Home Office announced that from January they are introducing a new process to automatically convert eligible pre-settled status holders to settled status, through a phrased roll out, without the need to make a further EUSS application. The Isle of Man will not be replicating this process at this time.