Thread by @AlfaDeltaUK

@the3million Something that I have not seen mentioned anywhere & that I think is *extremely* important on *why* people should NOT SETTLE for #PreSettledStatus, if they believe they're entitled to #SettledStatus instead, is that, apart from the principle of it, NO ONE knows whether or how /1

@the3million the requirements/criteria to "convert" it to #SettledStatus in the future, might change. Again, apart from the fact that people will have to *apply* AGAIN, there's NO GUARANTEE *anywhere* that in a few years or even a few months, the process won't become more strict/demanding! /2

@the3million When it comes to the #Tories & @ukhomeoffice in general, rules/laws change *all the time* &, esp because of the secondary legislation's ease to amend them without Parliamentary scrutiny, chances are that, as the new general #immigration policy is developed & re-structured, /3

@the3million @ukhomeoffice the "conversion" from #PreSettledStatus to #SettledStatus criteria/requirements will tighten. So, someone who, under *today's* rules/criteria, will be entitled to settled status in, say, 2 years, doesn't mean that he/she will *still* be entitled to that status under the rules /4

@the3million @ukhomeoffice at the time!
I think this is EXTREMELY important & it COULD possibly be the reason *why* so many ppl are given the lesser status now so that, as rules change in the future, the Gov can bring the #immigration numbers down.
Please warn your friends/family NOT to settle for LESS! /5

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