UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme

Under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme (‘Scheme’), the Secretary of State will transfer a limited number of people from France to the UK. The total number of people transferred to the UK will correlate with the number of people who are removed from the UK under the pilot arrangement on the prevention of dangerous journeys.

There is a two-stage application process under the Scheme.

If successful, you will be given entry clearance to the UK for up to 3 months.

You will not be able to work, study or access public funds on this visa. If you want to stay in the UK you will need to successfully apply for another type of permission to stay, such as a visa or asylum, once you have arrived.

The UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme is a way for you to enter the UK legally if you are in France. Your partner and children will be able to come with you if they are also in France. Your children must be under 18.

Do not submit an expression of interest application if you: are not in France have previously entered or arrived in the UK illegally have international protection from any other country are officially recognised as stateless by any other country are from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland are the family member of someone from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland have immigration permission in France have previously been refused entry clearance on the scheme

a) the applicant must be aged 18 or over on the date the Expression of Interest application is submitted unless they are applying as part of a family group with a parent who is aged 18 or over; and

There is a two-stage application process under the Scheme. An applicant must first submit an Expression of Interest application. The Scheme operates application windows for Expression of Interest applications to be submitted. The Secretary of State for the Home Department will determine any application window. Expression of Interest applications submitted outside an application window will be rejected.

Expression of Interest applications that are made from outside France will not be considered.

When an Expression of Interest application is selected, the Home Office will complete an application for entry clearance on behalf of the applicant.

After you and any other adult in your family group have submitted an expression of interest application, you will each get an email and text message with instructions on how to prove you are in France. You will have 24 hours to reply to this message.

As part of the application, you will need to prove your identity. You will be given an in-person appointment in France to provide your biometrics (fingerprints and a photo).

You must not attempt to travel to the UK while you wait for a decision from the Home Office.

The Home Office will then review your application. This may take some time, and you should not contact the Home Office to ask about progress.

Family groups will have their expression of interest applications assessed together.

If one person’s application is unsuccessful and you are applying as a family, the whole family group will be unsuccessful.

You will be granted entry clearance to the UK for up to 3 months to allow you to travel to the UK legally.

We will check you are fit to travel to the UK. You will be provided with information about your journey to the UK. You will be given a travel document to use to travel to the UK and escorted to your transport.

You will be met after you’ve landed in the UK and passed through immigration control. We will help to arrange travel for you.

You will not be able to work, study or access public funds on this visa. If you want to stay in the UK you will need to successfully apply for another type of permission to stay, such as a visa or asylum, once you have arrived.

Home Office and UK Visas and Immigration

UEATS 2.1. A person making an Expression of Interest application for the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme must apply online using the specified form: Register for the UK/European Applicant Transfer scheme.

The Home Office will then review your application. This may take some time, and you should not contact the Home Office to ask about progress. The Home Office will contact you after your expression of interest application has been considered.