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Date 15 April 2021
Claudia Regina De Castro
Vieira Kaizer

Dear Claudia Regina De Castro Vieira Kaizer,

I am pleased to inform you that your application under the EU Settlement Scheme has
been successful and that you have been granted Indefinite Leave in the United
Kingdom under paragraph EU2 of Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules . This is also
referred to as settled status.
If you were within the UK on the date of your application, you have been granted
Indefinite Leave to Remain. If you were outside the UK on the date of your application,
you have been granted Indefinite Leave to Enter. This means that you have a secure
status under UK law and there is no time limit on how long you can stay in the UK.
You can (as set out in the important information below):

work in the UK
use the NHS
study in the UK
access public funds such as benefits and pensions, if
you are eligible for them
travel in and out of the UK
Your status takes effect from the date of this letter, which can be found above.
Read the section below entitled important information to find out more about viewing your
status online, including how to share it with others, and about your status and rights,
including your right to work and to access benefits and services.
This letter is your written notification of leave, which you may wish to keep for your
personal records, but it is not proof of your status and cannot be used to prove your
status to others.
Instead, you can view your status online, via the 'view and prove your immigration status'
service: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. This online service provides a secure
record of your immigration status which is held digitally by the Home Office and which is
available to you at all times.

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Next steps
If you have any questions or would like to discuss this letter, you can call the EU
Settlement Resolution Centre (SRC):
Calling from inside the UK: 0300 123 7379
Calling from outside the UK: +44 203 080 0010
Further details on contacting us can be found on our website: www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-
inside-outside-uk/y/inside-the-uk/eu-settlement-scheme-settled-and-pre-settled-status
If you do not currently hold a valid biometric residence card, you should receive your
biometric residence card within 10 working days of the date of this letter. More information
is included in the important information section below.
Yours sincerely,
UKVI European Casework
On behalf of the Secretary of State

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 Important information
Your status
As you now have settled status there is no time limit on how long you can stay in the UK.
Your settled status gives you the right to stay in the UK under UK immigration law.
This status has been granted to you in accordance with the EU exit separation
agreements. For EU citizens, and those applying as the family members of EU citizens or
of UK citizens, this is the Withdrawal Agreement. For EEA EFTA citizens, and those
applying as the family members of EEA EFTA citizens, this is the EEA EFTA Separation
Agreement. For Swiss citizens, and those applying as the family members of Swiss
citizens, this is the Swiss Citizens' Rights Agreement.
Evidencing your status
This letter is not proof of your status in the UK and cannot be used to prove your status
with employers, landlords or other organisations.
You can view your immigration status online, via the 'view and prove your immigration
status' service: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. This online service provides a
secure record of your immigration status which is held digitally by the Home Office and
which is available to you at all times.
Employers, landlords or other organisations may need to check your immigration status to
see if you are allowed to work, rent property or access services. The online view and
prove service can be used to share your immigration status information with third parties.
If you need help accessing your status through the online status service, assistance is
available through our Settlement Resolution Centre on 0300 123 7379, or +44 (0)203 080
0010 if you are outside the UK. Calls made to this number from within the UK may cost up
to 10p a minute from landline telephones and between 3p and 40p a minute from mobile
telephones depending on your provider.
To access your online status you will need the number of the identity document you used
in your application – therefore please make a note of this number for future reference.
You should tell us about any changes to your personal details, such as your name and
nationality. You should also tell us if any of the information displayed on your online
immigration status profile is incorrect. You can do this online by going to
www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status.
You can also use this service to update your sign in details and passport, identity card or
travel document details so that you can continue to access your immigration status
information online.
Work and access to benefits and services
As a person with settled status, you may engage in business or an occupation, or be self-
employed, as long as you comply with any legal requirements for that activity. You do not
need permission from a Government department to take or change employment, but you
will still need to prove your right to work in the UK to employers.
You do not need permission to study.
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You are entitled to NHS healthcare if you are ordinarily resident in the UK. In this context
ordinarily resident means living in the UK on a lawful, voluntary and properly settled basis
for the time being.
The status you have been granted entitles you to access benefits and services, provided
you meet the relevant eligibility requirements for the specific benefit or fund.
Until 30 June 2021 you can demonstrate your eligibility to work and apply for benefits and
services in the UK and your right to rent property in England using your existing valid
biometric residence card, or with the new card you will receive if you do not already have
one (the Right to Rent scheme only applies to England, which means you do not need to
demonstrate your right to rent if you are renting in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland).
There is no requirement to demonstrate your settled status until 1 July 2021. From 1 July
2021, it will be an essential requirement to demonstrate your settled status when applying
for benefits and services and to show your eligibility to work and rent in England when
applying for a new job or entering into a tenancy agreement.
Alternatively, should you wish to, you can use the online status service now to evidence
your right to work with employers or your eligibility to access benefits and services. You
are also able to use the online status service to evidence your right to rent in England to
landlords and letting agents.
The online status service is available at: www.gov.uk/view-prove-immigration-status. You
will be guided through a step by step process to view your status and then, should you
wish to, share it with someone else by generating a 'share code' to give to them. The
person you are sharing your status with will also need your date of birth.
More information about how to use the service is available at: www.gov.uk/view-prove-
immigration-status.
Entering the UK
When you come back into the UK after travelling abroad, you must present your valid
passport and biometric residence card at the UK border.
If you are issued with a biometric residence card under the EU Settlement Scheme, that
card will not provide you with an exemption from any requirement to obtain a visa to travel
to an EU27 Member State.
Time outside the UK
If you leave the UK and return within five years, you can enter the UK and continue to live
here as a person with settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. If you leave the
UK for more than five consecutive years, your settled status will lapse, and you will need
to make a new application under one of the routes which may be available to you to return
to the UK. In the application, you will need to meet the requirements of the Immigration
Rules in force at that time. The EU Settlement Scheme may no longer be available to you
if you make a further application after your settled status has lapsed. If you are a Swiss
citizen or the family member of a Swiss citizen, you can only be absent for four
consecutive years before your settled status lapses.
Time outside the UK does not include time spent in the Islands (the Bailiwick of Guernsey,
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the Bailiwick of Jersey or the Isle of Man).
British citizenship
If you would like to find out about becoming a British citizen, you can find information at:
www.gov.uk/becoming-a-british-citizen.
If a child is born to you in the UK while you have settled status, they will be a British
citizen automatically at birth. You can find further information about this at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-nationality-policy-guidance.
Removal from the UK
Where a person who is not a British citizen commits a serious criminal offence,
consideration will be given to whether they should be permitted to continue living in the
UK.
Residence card
If you do not currently hold a valid biometric residence card, you should receive your
biometric residence card within 10 working days of the date of this letter. A leaflet will
accompany the card which will give you more information about it.
If you do not receive the card within 15 working days of the date of this letter or you find a
mistake on your card, please report this using the service at www.gov.uk/brp.
Data protection
The Data Protection Act 2018 governs how we use personal data. For details of how we
will use your personal information and who we may share it with, please see our Privacy
Notice for the Border, Immigration and Citizenship system at:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/personal-information-use-in-borders-immigration-
and-citizenship.
This also explains your key rights under the Act, how you can access your personal
information and how to complain if you have concerns.
Further information
For further information or if you have any queries, our contact details are on our website:
www.gov.uk/contact-ukvi-inside-outside-uk/y/inside-the-uk/eu-settlement-scheme-settled-
and-pre-settled-status.

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