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EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which citizenship, status or regional agreement creates the person's right to move/reside?

Appendix EU(J) (Family Permit) grants entry clearance as an EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit to join a relevant EEA citizen or a qualifying British citizen in Jersey or accompany them to Jersey, or as an EU Settlement Scheme Travel Permit to travel to Jersey.

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Under which circumstances can the person reside: worker, self-employed, student, jobseeker, self-funded person or another recognised basis?

The relevant EEA citizen must be resident in Jersey or travelling to Jersey within 6 months of the application, and the applicant must be accompanying or joining them within 6 months of the application. The official source does not state residence bases such as worker, self-employed or student for this permit.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not state residence bases such as worker, self-employed or student for this permit.

What entry, registration or residence-document formalities remain?

A valid application requires the required application process, proof of identity and nationality and specified biometrics (and, for the Travel Permit under FP(J)6(2), an application before 9 August 2023). The entry clearance granted is valid for 6 months from the date of decision.

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Which non-member-country family members can accompany or join, and what broad rights do they receive?

A non-British family member of a relevant EEA citizen can obtain the EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit; a non-British family member of a qualifying British citizen can obtain the EU Settlement Scheme Travel Permit. The official source does not state the rights attached to the permit or the definition of family member.

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Limits of the record
  • The rights attached to the permit and the definition of "family member" are not stated in the cited text.

When do permanent/long-term rights arise and what continuity, absence or retention conditions matter?

The permit is entry clearance granted for the purpose of acquiring leave to remain in (or enter) Jersey under Appendix EU(J); long-term rights arise under Appendix EU(J), not under the permit itself. The official source does not state when permanent rights arise or the absence rules.

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Limits of the record
  • When permanent rights arise and absence rules are not stated in this Appendix.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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