It is very disappointing to see the focus today on a very small minority of EU Settlement Scheme cases where marriages have been found to be disingenuous, rather than the thousands of families who are being split apart by the Home Office. 🧵
There have been 490,030 applications made by non-EEA citizens to the #EUSS, most of whom are EU citizens' family members.
The article today shared that the Home Office claimed 365 cases of disingenuous marriages. Even out of these, we know some decisions are overturned on appeal
The article today shared that the Home Office claimed 365 cases of disingenuous marriages. Even out of these, we know some decisions are overturned on appeal
However, the Home Office is denying rights to hundreds of thousands of people who are unable to join their family members, due to the paranoia induced by this very small number of cases, as well as the overall hostile environment towards immigration.
This has real devastating consequences. For a Gambian father we've been in touch with, it's meant he has never met his 2 year old son.
His Swiss wife has been on the front line throughout the pandemic, as a care worker, and is left alone under constant pressure and stress.
His Swiss wife has been on the front line throughout the pandemic, as a care worker, and is left alone under constant pressure and stress.
A majority of EU citizens’ spouses who are from a non-EU country first have to apply for a EUSS family permit to be able to come to the UK, where then they have to put in another application to the scheme. In Feb 2022, the average time to get a decision was 7 months. 
The Withdrawal Agreement clearly states applications for family members of EU citizens should be processed "on the basis of an accelerated procedure".
How is the UK complying with this legal agreement with averages as high as 7 months?
How is the UK complying with this legal agreement with averages as high as 7 months?
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