Guidance

EU Settlement Scheme: child born 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021 (accessible)

Published 5 June 2025

Version 1.0

This guidance is for His Majesty바카라 사이트™s Passport Office staff dealing with passport applications for customers born August 2018 to 30 June 2021 whose nationality claim is through a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen parent (or the family member of an EEA citizen) who was granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

About: EU Settlement Scheme: child born 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications for customers born August 2018 to 30 June 2021 to a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen parent (or the family member of an EEA citizen) who was granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme. It also tells them how to deal with the passport application.

This guidance includes references to:

• settled status, which must be read to include EUSS:
  • indefinite leave to remain (ILR); or,
  • indefinite leave to enter (ILE)
• pre-settled status, which must be read to include EUSS:
  • limited leave to enter (LLE); or,
  • limited leave to remain (LLR)
• EEA citizen and when it does, it must be read to include European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and Swiss citizens
• 바카라 사이트˜Withdrawal Agreement바카라 사이트™ which:
  • means the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK and to the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement; and,
  • they do not apply to the UK; Swiss Citizens바카라 사이트™ Rights Agreement as Swiss citizens cannot acquire a right of permanent residence but they can apply for settled status

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Publication

Below is information on when this version of the guidance was published:

• version 1.0
• published for Home Office staff on 3 March 2025

Changes from last version of this guidance

This is new guidance.

EUSS: child born 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021

This section tells HM Passport Office operational staff how to deal with passport applications for children born in the UK (mainland) or the Isle of Man between 28 August 2018 and 30 June 2021 whose parent is a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen or is the family member of an EEA citizen with status under the EU Settlement Scheme.

Children born in the UK mainland and British overseas territories from 28 August 2018 up to and including 30 June 2021 to a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen (or to the family member of an EEA citizen) will be a British citizen if their parent:

• was granted settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) before they were born; or,
• had an automatic right of permanent residence through exercising Treaty rights for 5 continuous years (or less if they met an exception) before their child was born (these parents may have been granted pre-settled status at the time of their child바카라 사이트™s birth)

However, some parents may not be able to give us evidence of any of the above. Therefore, for every case, you must:

1. Carry out an EUSS check to confirm if (and when) the parent was granted settled status under the EUSS. If the customer applied through the EUSS in the Isle of Man, you must raise a guidance query to request information from the Isle of Man authorities).

2. Review the outcome of the EUSS check by checking the reason code.

3. Address any fraud concerns, by:

• completing additional checks (if you are processing on Digital Application Processing)

• referring the application to Enhanced Application Checking (if you are processing on Application Management Service)

• referring to the Counter Fraud team (if you have fraud concerns)

4. Raise a guidance query if

• the parent provides evidence they were granted settled status under the EUSS, but the UKVI Atlas system shows no record

• there are differences between the parents바카라 사이트™ personal details on the UKVI Atlas system and the passport application

• the UKVI Atlas system shows the case is a protected record

• you have any other concerns with an EUSS record

5. Deal with the case depending on the reason code shown, for example:

• EUSS check: parent granted settled status, if the check shows the parent was granted settled status or was previously granted ILR; or,

• EUSS check: parent granted pre-settled status, if the check shows the parent holds pre-settled status; or,

• EUSS check: unsuccessful EUSS applications if the check shows the parent has not made an EUSS application or their application was unsuccessful, or their application is ongoing or under appeal

EUSS check: parent granted pre-settled status

You must deal with the application in line with the British citizenship guidance if the outcome of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) check shows the parent was not granted settled status because they are already a British citizen (identified by EUSS outcome reason code EUEREJABC, EUEVEIC, EUEVBC or EUEVROA).

You must deal with the application under Treaty rights, if the outcome of the EUSS checks shows the parent was not granted settled status for any of the following reasons:

• they did not make an EUSS application or its ongoing or under appeal
• they were granted pre-settled status (identified by EUSS outcome reason code EUEGRANTL)
• their EUSS application was unsuccessful for any of the following EUSS outcome reason codes:
  • EUEREJBIO
  • EUEREJID
  • EUEREJFEE
  • EUERSCNAR
  • EUERERLNAR
  • EUERERSNAR
  • EUEWAPP
  • EUEVAD
• the outcome reason code shows as EUETRANSFER and no decision has yet been made on the EUSS application

EUSS check: unsuccessful EUSS applications

You must follow the guidance in

• British citizenship if the parent:
  • is a British citizen; or,
  • holds Right of Abode in the UK
• Treaty rights, if the:
  • parent did not apply for EUSS status; or,
  • parent바카라 사이트™s EUSS application is ongoing or under appeal; or,
  • parent바카라 사이트™s application was unsuccessful for another reason

EUSS check: parent granted settled status

If the EUSS check shows the parent was granted settled status you must check what date UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) granted it and refer to: 

• EUSS check: parent granted settled status before child was born (if the parent was granted settled status before their child was born); or,
• EUSS check: parent granted settled status after child was born (if the parent was granted settled status after their child was born); or,
• EUSS check: parent previously granted ILR (if the parent already held indefinite leave to remain (ILR) before they submitted an EUSS application)

If you notice a parent has been granted ILR twice, you must use the date they were first granted it, providing there is no evidence to suggest they lost it, or it is no longer valid.

EUSS check: parent granted settled status before child was born

If the EUSS check shows the parent was granted settled status before their child was born, you must:

1. Not set the complexity indicator (for applications on the Application Management System).

2. Accept the date UKVI granted the parent settled status as evidence the child is British without asking for any more documents or settlement evidence.

3. Add a case note, to say:

바카라 사이트˜Check completed and confirms parent granted settled status through EUSS and settled on the day the child was born. Applicant is 바카라 사이트˜BC 1 (1) (b) BNA 81 OTBD바카라 사이트™

4. Continue to process the passport application.

EUSS check: parent granted settled status after child was born

If the EUSS check shows the parent was granted settled status after their child was born, you must:

1. Add a case note to say:

바카라 사이트˜Check completed and confirms parent granted settled status through EUSS after child born, application to be dealt with in line with Treaty rights guidance바카라 사이트™

2. Deal with the application in line with Treaty rights passport applications guidance.

EUSS check: parent already held ILR

If the EUSS check shows the parent already held ILR before they submitted an EUSS application, you must check the date ILR was originally granted and follow the guidance in:

• EUSS check: parent granted settled status before child was born (if the parent was granted settled status before their child was born); or,
• EUSS check: parent granted settled status after child was born (if the parent was granted settled status after their child was born)