Guidance

EU Settlement Scheme: child born 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021

This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications for a child born between August 2018 to 30 June 2021.

• From: HM Passport Office
• Published: 5 June 2025

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This guidance tells HM Passport Office staff about passport applications for customers born August 2018 to 30 June 2021 to a European Economic Area (EEA) citizen parent (or the family member of an EEA citizen) who was granted status under the EU Settlement Scheme. It also tells them how to deal with the passport application.

This guidance includes references to:

• settled status, which must be read to include EUSS:
  • indefinite leave to remain (ILR); or,
  • indefinite leave to enter (ILE)
• pre-settled status, which must be read to include EUSS:
  • limited leave to enter (LLE); or,
  • limited leave to remain (LLR)
• EEA citizen and when it does, it must be read to include European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA) citizens and Swiss citizens
• ‘Withdrawal Agreement’ which:
  • means the Withdrawal Agreement between the EU and the UK and to the EEA EFTA Separation Agreement; and,
  • they do not apply to the UK; Swiss Citizens’ Rights Agreement as Swiss citizens cannot acquire a right of permanent residence but they can apply for settled status

Published 5 June 2025