Last day for EU nationals in Channel Islands to apply for settled status
EU and other European nationals have until tonight (30 June) to apply for settled status if they wish to remain in the Channel Islands lawfully from July.
Applicants in Jersey can fill out the form online and have until midnight to do so. Those in Guernsey must go to the Immigration and Nationality Office at the New Jetty, White Rock, in St Peter Port by 7pm and complete the paperwork in person.
Citizens Advice Jersey says it is concerned there are hundreds of islanders who still have not applied and it has been inundated with requests for support in recent weeks.
17,000 people have registered in Jersey, while 4,000 applications have been submitted in Guernsey.
Jersey's Immigration Service says those who submit an application have protected rights to continue living and working in the island until the application is finalised, even if the process continues beyond the 30 June deadline.
The scheme has been open since 1 April 2019 for any EU, EEA or Swiss National who became resident in the Bailiwick on or by 31 December 2020.
Registering on the scheme allows citizens and their family members to continue living and working in the Channel Islands and they will have ongoing rights to healthcare, work arrangements and public services.
The scheme, agreed as part of Brexit arrangements, is separate to domestic population management laws set by the States of Guernsey and Government of Jersey.