EU national with settled status travelling back to the UK on a new passport - how to prove settled status? [closed]

Imagine the following scenario - an EU national with settled status tied to their current passport who has gone home to their EU member state to renew it.

This particular member state does not allow their nationals to keep their existing ID when they renew it and so they have to hand it in when they collect their replacement.

On their return to the UK, they will have a passport different from the one their settled status is linked to and will not have a physical copy of their old one.

How can they establish their right to live and work in the UK to border control?

I've run this scenario through my head several times and discussed it with people and it seems the general advice is to note down any existing passport/ID details and have them to hand when going through immigration control.

Is there something else that this EU national can do to demonstrate to border control they have settled status and so have residence rights in the UK (equivalent to indefinite leave to remain)?

For added complexity, imagine this EU national is coming back from a red list country, from which travellers are currently not permitted to travel to the UK unless they can demonstrate that they're either British or Irish nationals, or have residence rights in the UK.

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Best Answer

Here is all the information you might need to update your details (including your current ID): https://www.gov.uk/update-uk-visas-immigration-account-details

If you applied for settled or pre-settled status you should have a UKVI account as said in the article.

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How do I prove settled status when returning to UK?

You can prove your rights in the UK using both:

your passport or national ID card.

your EU Settlement Scheme application certificate - you would have been emailed your certificate when you applied.

How do I change my new passport details on settled status?

If you want to spend time outside the UK If you have settled status, you can spend up to 5 years in a row outside the UK, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man without losing your status.

How long can you live outside the UK without losing settled status?

See this FAQ for more information. However, once you arrive in the UK, it is important that your travel document (either passport or national identity card) is linked to your pre-settled or settled status. UK Border Control should be able to see your linked status when they scan your passport or identity card.

How to switch from Pre-settled status to Settled status under the EU Settlement scheme

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