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UK’s new right to work rules for EEA citizens

03 August 2021 / Linda Pullan
Issue: 4803 / Categories: Comment & Analysis
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Right to work

Key points

  • From 1 July 2021 EEA citizens are subject to the same immigration status rules as other foreign nationals.
  • The Home Office has published updated guidance for employers.
  • A new checklist for employers includes three revised lists of acceptable documents some of which have specific time limits.

After the UK left the EU on 31 December 2020 there was a transition period of six months which allowed EU EEA and Swiss citizens who were resident and working in the UK at the end of December to apply for the EU settlement scheme (EUSS) for themselves and their families. The deadline for applications for the EUSS was 30 June 2021 – and from 1 July 2021 EEA citizens are subject to the same immigration status rules as other foreign nationals.

On 1 July the Home Office published an updated right to work employer checklist with the...

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