With just days to go until the United Kingdom officially leaves the European Union, Cornwall Council is reminding EU residents living in Cornwall that help is on hand for those who still need to apply for settled status.
European citizens living in Cornwall who don’t hold British citizenship may need to apply for settled or pre-settled status to continue living and working in the UK from 2021.
Around 4,640 EU citizens living in Cornwall applied to the government’s Settlement Scheme between August 2018 and September last year.
With Brexit day looming Cornwall Council’s Registration service has seen an uptake in the number of people seeking help with their applications.
David Murthwaite, a council registration officer who provides the ID scanning service, said: ’The service that we provide is simply to confirm your identity to the Home Office, and that way, you won’t have to send your passport off, or any residency permit cards.’
To book an appointment, contact Cornwall Registration Service on 0300 1234 181, between 9am-5pm on Monday to Friday. Applications to register for settled status are open until June 30, 2021, if the UK leaves the EU with a deal. In a no deal scenario, there will be an earlier deadline of December 31, 2020.