What will happen to new PR applications after Brexit?

[Casa]

If UK decides to leave the EU, do you think it will slow down the existing ILR applications under process?

ILR or PR applications? There's a difference.

[Richard W]

If ILR is applied based on an employment related route (Tier 1 or 2), it typically takes five years, whereas for all other routes, it takes 10 years of legal residence in the UK.

The family route (for a spouse) also takes 5 years to get ILR.

[nemerkh]

It may likely to be to stay the same if they PR will still be valid as much as ILR

Whether PR will be considered the equivalent of settled status in the event of a Brexit is an open question, though all indications are that that will remain the case.

Due to the legacy of colonialism, UK nationality law is fiendishly complex and I doubt any government in the near future has the will to reopen that particular Pandora's box.

How about eu citizens on eea1/2? These are also legally residing.

[rocktheparty]

If UK decides to leave the EU, do you think it will slow down the existing ILR applications under process?

ILR or PR applications? There's a difference.

I thought both are same.

[Noetic]

If UK decides to leave the EU, do you think it will slow down the existing ILR applications under process?

ILR or PR applications? There's a difference.

I thought both are same.

ILR doesn't exist on the EEA immigration route. PR is its equivalent for EEA nationals.

[secret.simon]

If UK decides to leave the EU, do you think it will slow down the existing ILR applications under process?

ILR or PR applications? There's a difference.

I thought both are same.

Both of them have the same effect in UK domestic law. But both of them are completely different and unrelated to each other.

ILR is granted by the Home Office, under UK domestic legislation (the Immigration Act 1971) and has no effect outside the UK.

PR is acquired automatically if the requirements stated in the EEA Regulations 2006, which transpose EU legislation (Directive 2004/38/EC) into UK law, are met. While PR status is applicable only in the country that you earn it in, you can travel across the EU using the PR card and your passport. As a status under EU law, it is recognised by the other EU countries as well.

Both ILR and PR are considered as "settled status" in the UK for the purposes of nationality and benefits laws.

[secret.simon]

It may likely to be to stay the same if they PR will still be valid as much as ILR

Whether PR will be considered the equivalent of settled status in the event of a Brexit is an open question, though all indications are that that will remain the case.

Due to the legacy of colonialism, UK nationality law is fiendishly complex and I doubt any government in the near future has the will to reopen that particular Pandora's box.

How about eu citizens on eea1/2? These are also legally residing.

Firstly I am not familiar with the slightly dated EEA1/2 terminology. I presume that you mean EEA-QP/EEA-FM?

Secondly, while EEA citizens and their non-EEA family members are legally residing while the EEA citizen is exercising treaty rights, they are not settled for the purposes of immigration law until they acquire PR status.

[mia777]

Secondly, while EEA citizens and their non-EEA family members are legally residing while the EEA citizen is exercising treaty rights, they are not settled for the purposes of immigration law until they acquire PR status.

Is a PR confirmation card required or is automatic PR after 5 years enough to be considered settled for the purposes of immigration law?

Thanks.

[ohara]

Secondly, while EEA citizens and their non-EEA family members are legally residing while the EEA citizen is exercising treaty rights, they are not settled for the purposes of immigration law until they acquire PR status.

Is a PR confirmation card required or is automatic PR after 5 years enough to be considered settled for the purposes of immigration law?

Thanks.

Permanent residence status is automatic, and EEA residence documentation is optional. The card does not grant or confer PR, it just confirms it.

[secret.simon]

Is a PR confirmation card required or is automatic PR after 5 years enough to be considered settled for the purposes of immigration law?
Thanks.

Permanent residence status is automatic, and EEA residence documentation is optional. The card does not grant or confer PR, it just confirms it.

At the moment, Permanent Residence status is automatic and there is no need to prove it except for the purpose of applying for naturalisation.

In the event of a Brexit, I would imagine that documentary proof of holding PR would be required, as it is currently the practice with ILR.

[Noetic]

Easier and safer to hold a card that confirms what you'd normally have to back up with an enormous pile of documentation. I panicked after the Swiss vote to breach the Bilateral Agreements with the EU in 2014 and got the DCPR. Really glad I did at the time as it meant I could apply for citizenship before the Brexit vote next week.

[Richard W]

At the moment, Permanent Residence status is automatic and there is no need to prove it except for the purpose of applying for naturalisation.

Or proving that children were born British.

In the event of a Brexit, I would imagine that documentary proof of holding PR would be required, as it is currently the practice with ILR.

My feeling too.

It is conceivable that undocumented permanent residence may cease to make one settled.

[mia777]

In the event of a Brexit, I would imagine that documentary proof of holding PR would be required, as it is currently the practice with ILR.

I suppose documentary proof could be the card itself or the documents that you would need to supply to get the card in the first place.

My EEA partner is less concerned about the future than I am I'm trying to figure out if her sending an application out before the actual date of the referendum has any real significance which I guess is the purpose of this thread.

[secret.simon]

In the event of a Brexit, I would imagine that documentary proof of holding PR would be required, as it is currently the practice with ILR.

I suppose documentary proof could be the card itself or the documents that you would need to supply to get the card in the first place.

I apologise for being imprecise. I meant that my presumption is that a PR card/DCPR would be specifically required to demonstrate PR status, as opposed to the current situation of no specific documentation being required.

My EEA partner is less concerned about the future than I am I'm trying to figure out if her sending an application out before the actual date of the referendum has any real significance which I guess is the purpose of this thread.

I would suggest applying for the DCPR before the referendum on the basis that the application would be covered by transitional provisions if things went pear-shaped.