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Spanish woman removed from UK after returning from Christmas holiday, told she was “wasting her time” if she thought that Home Office documentation showing her right to live in the UK was valid (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/europe@feddit.de

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"I went home because my sister had a little baby girl, and literally four days later in Luton airport they took me to the detention room, took my stuff and my phone and told me to wait there. I was left there all night and then put on a plane,” said Maria, whose name has been changed.

The removal has left her in shock but also illustrates the jeopardy facing EU citizens whose applications to remain in the UK under the Brexit withdrawal agreement are yet to be concluded.

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[–] Chup@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

"Her application was refused in June on the grounds she did not provide sufficient evidence, but she had asked for an administrative review of the decision and had a certificate of application (CoA) from the Home Office. It states “you can work in the UK until you receive a decision on your application to the EU settlement scheme”."

"The Border Force refused entry on the grounds that her “application for EUSS [EU settlement scheme] has been refused” [...]"

Could be just overlapping on the timing, that she got the decision in her post box in the UK, while she was abroad in Spain. Would be the simplest explanation for the situation.