Statement of changes in Immigration Rules, HC 217—analysis

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Statement of changes in Immigration Rules, HC 217—analysis

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Published by a LexisNexis Immigration expert

Practice notes
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This analysis considers the main changes to the Immigration Rules (the Rules) set out in HC 217 which are of interest to business advisers.

The Statement of Changes was issued on 10 September 2024, along with an Explanatory Memorandum (EM).

For guidance on how to read a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules, see Practice Note: Sources of immigration law and their legal status.

The biggest news in the Statement is the roll-out of the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, and it includes the list of remaining countries whose nationals will require an ETA in advance of travel to the UK. A new Appendix ETA National List is being introduced with dates of expansion to two further (and final) cohorts. The Statement also amends the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS), including to confirm that the procedure for assessing continuing eligibility in applications will also be used in circumstances where this is being assessed but an application has not been made (such as, potentially, where pre-settled status is being ‘automatically converted’ to settled status, a change

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