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When the Home Office gets EU citizenship wrong: EUSS ‘granted in error’ policy and Italian nationals

The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect. It has recently conceded the point in a judicial review, which may offer a route forward for affected Italian nationals.

When the Home Office gets EU citizenship wrong: EUSS ‘granted in error’ policy and Italian nationals

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The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect.

It has recently conceded the point in a judicial review, which may offer a route forward for affected Italian nationals.

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The Home Office has been treating some grants of EU pre-settled status as having been granted in error because it has misunderstood when Italian citizenship by descent takes effect. It has recently conceded the point in a judicial review, which may offer a route forward for affected Italian nationals. The offending Home Office practice exposes […]

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