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@the3million
Mar 9, 2022 • 9 tweets • 6 min read • Read on X
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The government refused yet again to #FixTheDigitalStatus yesterday in the House of Lords, causing needless suffering to the most vulnerable. Ignoring countless calls to provide physical proof to EU citizens is wrong. We need to see meaningful engagement now.
Peers debated #Amendment79 of the #NationalityAndBordersBill to give physical proof of immigration status. Unfortunately there were not enough votes in support at the late hour it was debated. This problem isn't going away and we need the govt to address it.
Thank you to all of you who have raised your voices and demanded for the government to #FixTheDigitalStatus by writing to peers. Your stories have been heard loud and clear.
Our proposal for a solution using QR codes has been rejected without any acknowledgement of the problem. This simply isn't good enough.

The govt response: bit.ly/3MABZvZ and our rebuttal: bit.ly/3HY5XXf
“We had the Windrush disaster because people got nothing in writing. That was a shameful episode; many people suffered badly and we are now paying large sums of compensation.”

As Lord Sandhurst said, this govt needs to learn from past mistakes.
Lord Hannay of Chiswick explained that @LordsEUCom had no hesitation in unanimously - across all parties - recommending physical proof of status when they took evidence for their citizens’ rights report. committees.parliament.uk/publications/6…
The U.K. Government’s response is deeply unsatisfactory. We need meaningful engagement and ask the Home Office to meet with us, as we are certain we can alleviate every concern raised.

See also our letter to the minister which was sent yesterday: the3million.org.uk/_files/ugd/cd5…
Thank you to Lord Oates @oatesjonny and all members of @UKHouseOfLords who supported this amendment, and those who spoke in favour of it. We will continue to stand up for what’s right for all EU citizens and their families.
To read the full debate, see hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2022-03-….

To watch it, watch from 23:07 at parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/c8….

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Dec 3, 2024
BREAKING: Ministers are postponing the full shift to #eVisas, acknowledging the system is flawed & may have devastating impact, leaving people stranded abroad.
We welcome this decision, but too much remains unclear. We urgently need a public inquiry 🧵👇 theguardian.com/politics/2024/…
Labour inherited a system that is not fit for purpose.

The previous government has used the EU Settlement Scheme as a test-bed for #eVisas. We've been warning for over 6 long years how the most vulnerable people would be affected, pushed into the hands of the hostile environment
Even digitally literate people, anyone is at risk of being affected by glitches. People face multiple flavours of ‘Computer Says No’. Tens of thousands of people have had their online status mixed up with that of someone else, rendering it useless to prove their rights.
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May 30, 2024
We are delighted to update you on two major successes achieved in court, bringing us a step closer to ensuring all EU citizens and family members have access to welfare and housing 🧵

the3million.org.uk/news/2024-05-2…
The County Court found EU citizens and family members are eligible for homelessness assistance on the basis of right to equal treatment, in Hynek v Islington.

The full judgment can be found here: the3million.org.uk/sites/default/…
Mr Hynek, a Slovakian citizen, was granted pre-settled status in 2019. He was working as a software engineer until May 2020, and then struggled to find another job during the Covid pandemic.
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May 21, 2024
📢 BREAKING: The Home Office announce changes affecting 1.9m EU citizens* with EU Settlement Scheme pre-settled status:
🔸Expiry dates of status will not be visible to employers, landlords and other checkers
🔸Pre-settled status extensions are being increased to 5 years Image
🔸No further checks are required to be done by landlords or employers once someone is in a job or tenancy
This is potentially great news for people with pre-settled status. We've been asking for expiry dates to be removed since the Home Office announced their intensions to extend everyone's status. We were told it couldn't be done. We're glad a solution has been found.
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Jul 17, 2023
📢 BREAKING: The Home Office announced people's pre-settled status will be extended by 2 years before it expires if they have not obtained settled status.

AND In 2024, they will seek to automatically convert SOME eligible pre-settled status holders to settled status.
This comes off the back of the High Court ruling which found people with pre-settled status must not lose residence rights just because they do not make a second application to the EU Settlement Scheme before the expiry of their pre-settled status. the3million.org.uk/news/2023-02-1…
What these changes do NOT address is the second part of the judgment which clearly states people with pre-settled status should not be denied permanent residence rights after 5 years of lawful residence just because they do not make a second application under the scheme.
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Mar 28, 2023
It would be unacceptable for people to be asked to repay welfare paid out as a result of the failure of the Home Office to correctly reflect people's immigration status.

Together with @worcrights, we wrote to the @DWPgovuk expressing our concerns. politicshome.com/news/article/t…
In the letter, we ask for transparency from the @DWPgovuk and @ukhomeoffice on the steps the departments are taking to identify people who may have been incorrectly in receipt of welfare (potentially without even knowing). the3million.org.uk/publication/20…
We need the Home Office to take responsibility over this failure of the digital system. Claiming back welfare from potentially vulnerable people during a cost of living crisis risks would be unacceptable.
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Feb 15, 2023
📢 BREAKING: The Secretary of State will not appeal the judgment which found the Brexit rule that makes EU citizens reapply to stay in the UK is unlawful.

The government must now implement changes, in order to conform with the ruling in the case brought by @IMA_CitRights. EU citizens holding letters...
The court ruled people with pre-settled status cannot lose their residence rights just because they don’t make a second application to the EU Settlement Scheme before the expiry of their pre-settled status.
In addition, people with pre-settled status should not be denied permanent residence rights once they reach 5 years’ lawful residence just because they don’t make a second application for settled status.
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