Guidance for individuals
Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your family can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. Deadline to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme 30 June 2021.
New rules are here
New rules from 1 January 2021.
The UK left the EU on the 31 January 2020 and the transition period, which allowed the exisiting rules on trade, travel, and business to continue whilst the UK and EU negotiated a new relationship, ended on the 31 December 2020. The new rules affect citizens, businesses and travel to the EU.
Make sure you and your family are ready for the new rules. To find the latest guidance and information, please go to gov.uk/transition.
You can also sign up to receive email alerts: Brexit: check how the new rules affect you
How will the UK leaving the EU affect me?
The UK Government has published information to help individuals understand how the new rules affect them. The detailed information covers:
- Visiting Europe: Includes passports, driving and travel, EHIC cards, pets and mobile roaming fees
- Buying things from Europe: Includes consumer rights, making payments and package holidays
- Studying in the EU: Includes Erasmus+ and other options for higher education study abroad
- Family law disputes in the EU: Includes divorce and disputes about parental responsibility or child maintenance
There is different guidance available for EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU.
I'm an EU citizen, how do I get settled status?
We value the contribution you make to our community and want you to stay in the Dover District after the UK leaves the EU.
Don't delay: The deadline for applications is the 30 June 2021.
Please see our EU Settlement Scheme page for more information, including local support available.
UK National in the EU
The GOV.UK pages UK nationals in the EU provides guidance by either choosing a specific country or reading the living in country guides. These provide official information for UK nationals moving to or living in the EU, EEA EFTA, Switzerland and Ireland, including guidance on residency, healthcare and the Withdrawal Agreement.
In addition to the GOV.UK pages, the UK government will continue to provide information regarding the rights of UK nationals and access to services in the EU through its network of Embassies, High Commissions and Consulates.
The Uk government recommends that UK nationals monitor the UK nationals in the EU page, Living in Guides and Travel Advice on gov.uk where it will publish information on areas such as residency and employment rights, healthcare and benefits and services for UK nationals in individual Member States, as it becomes available.
In addition, the Government has published a policy paper outlining the UK Government's action to protect the rights of UK nationals living in the EU: Citizens’ Rights - UK nationals in the EU.