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EEA definition

What does EEA mean? In legal practice, EEA refers to the European Economic Area: the single‑market bloc comprising all EU Member States together with the EFTA States Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (Switzerland is not part of the EEA). The term appears in specific UK and Irish legislation and EU instruments, and is also used descriptively to identify the states to which single‑market rights and obligations (free movement of goods, services, persons and capital) apply. Post‑Brexit, the UK is not an EEA State. In UK legislation, some pre‑exit references to the EEA have been saved or modified by EU exit regulations, so practitioners should check the...

Frontier Worker Permits (UK): Practitioner Guide to Eligibility, Evidence, Retained Status, COVID-19 Concessions, Application Procedure, Rights, Family Members, Appeals and Administrative Review

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Frontier worker permit scheme

The frontier worker permit scheme enables EEA and Swiss nationals who are mainly resident overseas but who carried out employment or self-employment in the UK before IP completion day (11 pm on 31 December 2020) to continue entering the UK to work, without needing permission under the post-Brexit immigration system. Holders keep protection so long as they remain primarily resident outside the UK (as defined), and this route is not designed to lead to settlement. A person with pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) can apply for a frontier worker permit where it is clear they will not satisfy the residence requirement for settled status.

Demand has been higher than first expected, with 6733 permits granted in the year ending June 2021. It is an option that should always be considered where a UK business wants an EEA or Swiss national to work for a short period and the individual is not eligible under the EUSS or will not qualify for settlement in due course, and where the visitor rules do not apply...

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Pip Hague

Lewis Silkin LLP

Pip is a Senior Practice Development Lawyer in the immigration team at Lewis Silkin. Pip keeps her team up-to-date with relevant law and policy developments relating to immigration, nationality and business immigration matters including the Points Based System and the EU Settlement Scheme. Pip creates materials for the team to share with businesses in relation to immigration compliance and the prevention of illegal working. Pip has previously managed immigration teams and worked within the Big Four. She has extensive experience in immigration audit and corporate restructures, mergers and acquisitions. She has expertise in transferring staff outside the UK, working with employment and immigration specialists across the world....

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