Dual EU/British Citizenship and settled status

[Lukefr]

Hi all,

I was wondering something. I am allowed to apply for settled status when made available to us?

I am both British and French, living in the UK.

Basically, I want to avoid being stuck if needing to travel back on my EU passport after 2021 (if UK passport goes missing, if I forget it or if out of date).

Also settled status should give us some rights (like bringing foreign spouse easily?) I guess the only way to retain those rights would be the settled status?

To cut a long story short, I would like to retain my rights as an EU citizen despite Brexit.

Not sure if I worded this properly, but I would appreciate your imput.

Thanks!

[alterhase58]

If you are a British citizen you cannot apply for settled status. In the UK you count as a British citizen, irrespective of any other nationality you may hold. Even under current EU regulations a UK citizen cannot sponsor under EU regulations.

[secret.simon]

You cannot exercise treaty rights and therefore acquire any status under EU law in any EEA member-state of which you are already a citizen.

If you had exercised treaty rights and acquired PR before you naturalised, then your PR status persists in addition to your citizenship acquired after your PR.