ONLINE European Citizens’ Fair: Information & Support – coming soon

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In place of the live event originally planned for Saturday 28th March, we have recorded content and making it available at beginning of April.

Bath & North East Somerset Council, in association with Wera Hobhouse MP, Bath for Europe and other local community groups, invite you to our online European Citizens’ Fair: Information & Support. Content will include:

  • A recorded talk and Q&A session by lawyer Christopher Desira of Seraphus. Christopher will offer the latest expert advice on European citizens’ rights and applying for Settled Status
  • Short recorded talks by B&NES Council Leader Cllr Dine Romero; Bath MP Wera Hobhouse; Reverend Roger Driver; Les Redwood, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice; Véronique Martin of the In Limbo Project 

Overview of the EU Settlement Scheme

EU citizens must be resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. Those who are resident before this date have until 30 June 2021 to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme.

If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen, you and your EU or non-EU family members can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme to continue living in the UK after 30 June 2021.

To find out whether you need to apply for Settled Status, and what steps you need to take, follow this link.

B&NES Council offers an EU digital document verification service. To book an appointment, please call 01225 477234 between 09:30 – 16:00, Monday to Friday. The cost of the EU Settlement Document Verification Service is £14.00, payable at the time of booking.

Find more information on the service provided by B&NES Council here.

This event has been organised by Bath & North East Somerset Council in association with Wera Hobhouse MP and the following local groups:

The In Limbo Project is a not for profit project that gives a voice to 3.6m EU citizens living in the UK and 2.2m UK citizens living in the rest of the EU. 

Bath for Europe is a non-party-aligned community group affiliated with Britain for Europe and the European Movement. The group campaigns for the UK to retain strong ties with the European Union.