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Miguel
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According to the guidelines for the "Settled and pre-settled status for EU citizens" scheme https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families/applying-for-settled-statusIf you have criminal convictionsIf you’re 18 or over, the Home Office will check you have not committed serious or repeated crimes, and that you don’t pose a security threat. You’ll be asked about your criminal history in the UK and overseas. You’ll also be checked against the UK’s crime databases. If you’ve only been convicted of a minor crime, for example you’ve had a speeding fine, you’ll still be eligible for settled or pre-settled status. You may still get settled or pre-settled status even if you have other convictions. This will be judged on a case-by-case basis. As I explained in one of my earlier threads, I'm not 100% sure what my criminal record is. Will the Home Office use the PNC or other records? What should I declare as my criminal record? Thanks.
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Miguel
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Anyone? PLEASE!!! I need to apply for Settled Status as soon as possible! In the meantime, I found this on the EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance
p37: All applications are subject to a check against the Police National Computer (PNC) and the Warnings Index (WI). From information provided by the applicant and obtained from the PNC and WI, UK Visas and Immigration must conduct an initial assessment of suitability, taking account of length of previous residence where relevant, to establish whether the application should be referred to Immigration Enforcement (IE) for full case by case consideration of the individual’s conduct under the public policy, public security or public health test as set out in the EEA Regulations 2016. I'm not sure what the Warnings Index is, but with regards to the PNC, there is nothing on record in my case. Can anybody put my mind at rest and confirm me I don't have to declare anything? Thanks.
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Yankee
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+xAnyone? PLEASE!!! I need to apply for Settled Status as soon as possible! In the meantime, I found this on the EU Settlement Scheme caseworker guidance
p37: All applications are subject to a check against the Police National Computer (PNC) and the Warnings Index (WI). From information provided by the applicant and obtained from the PNC and WI, UK Visas and Immigration must conduct an initial assessment of suitability, taking account of length of previous residence where relevant, to establish whether the application should be referred to Immigration Enforcement (IE) for full case by case consideration of the individual’s conduct under the public policy, public security or public health test as set out in the EEA Regulations 2016. I'm not sure what the Warnings Index is, but with regards to the PNC, there is nothing on record in my case. Can anybody put my mind at rest and confirm me I don't have to declare anything? Thanks. If there are no entries on the PNC there will be no entries on the Warnings Index in respect of any criminality or concerns from a UK perspective. The Warnings Index is used primarily by UK Border force for immigration purposes and will contain information about people of interest received via alerts from other countries e.g. terrorism watch lists, interpol notices, ... Unless you have committed a very serious crime overseas and it has been flagged to the UK authorities, you will be OK. (Note that the UK authorities cannot check criminal records in other countries if you are not an UK national)
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Miguel
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Thanks. I'll go for not declaring anything.
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Debbie Sadler
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+xThanks. I'll go for not declaring anything. Hi Miguel I'm really interested for an update on your application for settled status. How did you get on? Best wishes Debbie
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Miguel
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+xHi Miguel I'm really interested for an update on your application for settled status. How did you get on? I haven't done it yet. I'm too afraid I'll get a rejection (and not for the criminal record thing). I'm also considering leaving the country. Britain 2019 is not as welcoming as Britain 1995.
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Debbie Sadler
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+x+xHi Miguel I'm really interested for an update on your application for settled status. How did you get on? I haven't done it yet. I'm too afraid I'll get a rejection (and not for the criminal record thing). I'm also considering leaving the country. Britain 2019 is not as welcoming as Britain 1995. Hi Miguel Found this about the Warning Index System which might help to set your mind at rest - https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/10/border_control_disaster_story/. We've also got details of organisations offering immigration advice on our information hub site - https://hub.unlock.org.uk/important-links/#Immigration. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. Debs
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Frances
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Like Miguel, I'm going to have to apply for settled status. I have a criminal record and served a prison sentence so this might make me ineligible.
Even if I'm not excluded because of my criminal record, there are other complications. I've been 'working' as an unpaid carer for my husband so I don't have any payslips to prove that I've been working in the UK. Also, I don't have my own bank account - when I left prison I had very little ID and so opening an account was really difficult.
Can anybody help me? Do you think I'll get settled status.
Frances
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+xLike Miguel, I'm going to have to apply for settled status. I have a criminal record and served a prison sentence so this might make me ineligible. Even if I'm not excluded because of my criminal record, there are other complications. I've been 'working' as an unpaid carer for my husband so I don't have any payslips to prove that I've been working in the UK. Also, I don't have my own bank account - when I left prison I had very little ID and so opening an account was really difficult. Can anybody help me? Do you think I'll get settled status. Frances It's worth looking at Unlock's information here. The stuff about settled status is quite a way down the page, so don't give up! They obviously didn't deport you, which is a good sign, and it looks like an applicant who has been to prison needs five years continuous residence since release. If that's a problem, don't forget there's always pre-settled status as well. As for the unpaid caring, it might also be worth looking at the government information here.
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I am Francophone Caribbean and came to the UK with my parents aged eight. I was naturalised in the early 90s and became a British citizen last year, despite the caution and conviction (theft of a pineapple and false representation - an overpayment of benefits). Be sure to disclose your full criminal record and make sure a certain period of time has elapsed before you apply (read the guidance notes). Character references are also good. I was a nursing student at the time, so my personal tutor and a placement mentor wrote these on my behalf. I am now a qualified nurse working for the NHS.
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