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YouTube video by Praxis, for Migrants and Refugees "The Government treats us like we're temporary"

Did you know that thousands of migrants are being forced to wait over ten years until they can permanently settle in the UK? And if this Government has their way, over a million more people will be trapped in this decade-long wait.

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The system that we all rely on to prove our immigration status in the UK...is down right now.

There is no alternative, no physical back-up, so no way of showing your employer, your landlord, or anyone else that you have the right to live here.

This heartbreaking situation highlights the urgent need for the Home Office to recognise the disproportionate impact the eVisa system has on older and vulnerable people. Technology is failing many people like Liudmyla when they need it most.

"When my mother got to the airport, the staff just kept not listening when she showed them the email from the Home Office. They were just saying ‘it’s your problem’."

This is what happens when the border is being pushed out and people have no physical proof of their rights.

Ukrainian grandmother stranded after being refused flight to UK over eVisa issues Her daughter Maria said the new electronic visa system was difficult for elderly people to navigate

Liudmyla (78) was stranded for days at Krakow airport, not allowed to come back home to the UK. She'd spent 25 hours on a bus from Ukraine, and despite having the right to live here, she was denied boarding. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

How can I check I’ve been in the UK for 30 out of the last 60 months, to be eligible for settled status? Do you have pre-settled status? You can use our absence calculator to see if you can qualify for settled status under the new rule. If you don’t yet, the calculator will tell you the future date when you may be eligible. Download the absence calculator: www.the3million.org.uk/absence-calculator

How the calculator works You enter the date you first arrived in the UK and all the dates you were absent from the UK in the last 5 years (and any planned future absences). It shows you if the total absence is less than 30 months in the last 60 months. If the total absence is more than 30 months (or if you’ve not been resident for at least 5 years), it will tell you the future date when you may be eligible.

The new absence rules for pre-settled status holders have come in: people are eligible for settled status if they have been resident in the UK for 30 months out of the last 60 months. Use our absence calculator to figure out how many absences you've had:
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Looking forward to taking your questions tonight in our webinar on changes to the absence policy for pre-settled status holders. Over 300 of you already registered!

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Nominations are now open for the 2025 EmpowerEU Awards! We are delighted to open nominations for the second year of the EmpowerEU Awards, marking Europe Day 2025. Following the success of its inaugural year, the EmpowerEU Awards are back to honour and cele...

We were thrilled to win at the 2024 #EmpowerEUAwards! It was an honour to recognised for our work highlighting issues that are important to EU citizens in the UK. Now it's
your turn - nominations for 2025 are open!

Nominate a project that deserves the spotlight:
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the3million | Donate | Giving a voice to EU citizens in the UK Join our supporters' scheme today so we can continue to give a voice to EU citizens in the UK and make a real difference in their lives.

🙏 Thank you to all the incredible people who are supporting us to make change happen! To enable us to carry on, please consider making a donation: the3million.org.uk/donate.

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🗓️ We’re sure you’ll have questions about how these changes affect your individual circumstances - so we’ll be organising a webinar with immigration lawyers in the coming weeks. Sign up to our newsletter to hear about it first: the3million.org.uk/subscribe

We’re delighted, as this will mean so many in our communities will be able to continue to live in the UK without fear and threats to our rights.

👏 A huge well done to all of you who spoke up on this issue! We’ve been raising the alarm for years, together with so many other organisations.

Today the government announced changes to the immigration rules. EU citizens and family members with pre-settled status will qualify for settled status when they’ve been resident in the UK for at least 30 months (2.5 years) in total in the most recent 60 month period (5 years).

🚨 WE WON!! Absence rules for people with pre-settled status are changing: absences of up to 2.5 years in 5 years are allowed. 🧵

UK’s error-prone eVisa system is ‘anxiety-inducing’ | Computer Weekly People experiencing technical errors with the Home Office’s electronic visa system have spoken with Computer Weekly about the psychological toll of not being able to reliably prove their immigration s...

"Pregnancy is tough, and the added stress made it much worse" - Yasin would have been left homeless within a matter of weeks without our support with her eVisa.

Issues are rife, leaving people with no way of proving their immigration status: www.computerweekly.com/news/3666253...

Today is a pivotal day for bi-national couples and families: for the first time people on the spouse/partner visa route were listened to by a Committee that wanted to learn what life is really like when you want to live in the UK and were moved by what we read in the report #FamiliesBelongTogether🧵

Email your MP and tell them to attend child poverty debate next week! On the 11th June, MPs will have the chance to speak up on the immigration restriction No Recourse to Public Funds and how this cruel policy is pushing children into poverty. We see the devastating imp...

Big news! We’ve secured a debate in Parliament on child poverty next week. We need your help to get your MP in the room to speak out about No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF), one of the most harmful policies facing migrant families.

📝 Email your MP now: act.praxis.org.uk/email-MP-NRP...

the3million | Report it! | Giving a voice to EU citizens in the UK Your reports of problems with viewing or proving your immigration status inform our work.

Reminder that EU citizens in the UK with rights protected under the withdrawal agreement can report issues they experience with their legal status to @the3million.bsky.social at this page: the3million.org.uk/report-it

the3million | Júlia Story | Giving a voice to EU citizens in the UK

Júlia followed every rule, but the UK’s immigration system trapped her in bureaucratic limbo for 7 months. Now, she faces being forced to leave.

This is the reality of an immigration system that isn’t working. We can do better.

Read her full story: the3million.org.uk/julia-story

👉 If you can’t attend the next mass lobby, take a few minutes to write to your MP and urge them to sign the EDM!

Use the template email: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

"Fix the Digital Status" mass lobby in Westminster Hall Monday 23rd June marks 9 years since the Brexit Referendum. On this day, policy issues relating to EU citizens and the Settlement Scheme will be at the forefront of MPs' minds. Together, we can capit...

Here’s what you can do:

👉 Join our next mass lobby on Monday 23rd June, the anniversary date of the Brexit Referendum. Take part in our briefing call & use the templates to invite your MP to meet you in Westminster.

Register: forms.gle/CP5EeKyHUSCX...

🗣️ A particular shout out goes to Lithuanian community leader Snieguole Maliavskaja from SOS.LT for organising a group meeting with their MP @andrewpakes.bsky.social who listened carefully to the lived experiences of injustices of our communities.

📝 We urged MPs to sign the Early Day Motion launched by Pete Wishart MP calling on the Government to conduct an Independent Review into the failures of the digital-only immigration system, and to consider alternatives. edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

💬 We then headed to Parliament for the Mass Lobby! Did you know constituents can request a meeting with their MP when they are in Westminster?

🏠 We started at the UK-EU Summit, sending a clear message that EU citizens’ rights should remain atop of the political agenda. This is our home!

✊ Fantastic to bring together dozens of community members from every corner of the UK to take part in a Mass Lobby to Fix Digital-Only Status!

Our own Dr Gilberto Estrada Harris joined Monday’s #MassLobby with @the3million.bsky.social, urging MPs to review the failing #eVisa system.

He was also interviewed by @agenciaefe.bsky.social:
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#DigitalStatus #ThisIsOurHome

Windrush commemoration monument, by Basil Walsh: image from the House of Lords website

*Why* does it matter that NOBODY in the UK currently knows whether or not they have Withdrawal Agreement based residence rights? A Court of Appeal judge asked this yesterday. IT MATTERS, as our evidence to the HoL European Affairs Committee explains, for 3 reasons (spolier alert: one is Windrush):