The UK left the European Union (EU) on 31 January 2020. The terms of the UK’s departure mean that the remainder of 2020 is a ‘transition period’ during which the rights of EU citizens and their family members do not change. However Brexit means that EU citizens and their family members will lose their current rights to reside in the UK in 2021. Those who want to stay in the UK must apply for a new immigration status to allow them to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021. 

There are an estimated 3.5 million EU citizens and their family members living in the UK, all of whom will need to make an application to the Home Office’s ‘EU Settlement Scheme’ to continue living in the UK in 2021. The EU Settlement Scheme opened on 30 March 2019 and it has processed almost 4 million applications so far. There remain a considerable number of vulnerable people who had yet to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme, including women affected by gender-based abuse and their children. 

This FREE 3.5 hour training webinar will provide you with knowledge to support EU citizens and their family members who are victims of gender-based abuse secure the immigration status they need to continue living in the UK. 

In this session you will learn about: 

Who should attend? This seminar is open to non-legal professionals working in England & Wales on violence against women and girls (VAWG) issues from the community, voluntary and statutory sectors including refuge workers, outreach workers, IDVAs and ISVAs. Professionals who attend should be providing or likely to provide free support to women who are EU citizens or their family members and who have been affected by VAWG

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