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Entering the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme and EU Settlement Scheme family permit

What you’ll need to enter the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme or EU Settlement Scheme family permit rules.

Updates to this page

From:
Border Force
Published:
24 January 2022
Last updated:
6 February 2026
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  1. Updated information about travelling to the UK with a certificate of application to the EU Settlement Scheme.

  2. Updated to reflect that expired biometric residence cards can no longer be used to travel to the UK.

  3. Updated the guidance if you're not from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. You may now be able to use your expired physical immigration document for travel to the UK before or on 1 June 2025.

  4. Added information about using an expired document to enter the UK.

  5. Guidance to EEA nationals regarding what evidence will be required at the UK Border has been updated.

  6. Added that a certificate of application is not evidence of a visa or visa exemption document. Added that the deadline for the EU Settlement Scheme was 30 June 2021 for most people, but you can still apply in some circumstances.

  7. Paragraph under heading 'If you have an EU Settlement Scheme family permit' amended in html document 'If you're not from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland'. Paragraph amended to state that visa nationals will be asked to show a valid visa or visa exemption document to carriers to be able to travel to the UK.

  8. First published.

Documents

If you're from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland

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If you're not from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland

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What you’ll need to enter depends on where you’re from. There are different rules if you’re from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.

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