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Our joint letter with ECIT regarding the disenfranchisement of EU citizens
This letter urges the European Commission to act against the disenfranchisement of EU citizens living and working ... read more
Parents and carers to check their children’s EUSS application status
The Independent Monitoring Authority urges parents and carers to check their children’s EUSS application status. ... read more
The new online eVisa system
eVisas are a key part of delivering a border and immigration system which will be ‘digital by default’ by 2025. The read more
Statement on UK riots by New Europeans UK
New Europeans UK utterly condemns the racist and xenophobic violence seen on the UK’s streets over the past ... read more
Citizens’ Rights Watchdog Issues Reminder Over Summer Travel
The Independent Monitoring Authority for the Citizens’ Rights Agreement (IMA) is issuing a reminder about the right read more
Outreach in Leicester: July 2024 update
EUSS Advice and Support in Leicester From January to June 2024 in Leicester, we have helped over 200 EU and non EU ... read more
Outreach in London: July 2024 update
EUSS Advice and Support in London In June 2024, our advice service received 27 incoming referrals from London ... read more
Danes in UK among EU citizens prevented from voting in EU elections
Brontë Aurell, named an “Exceptional Londoner” by City Hall was among Danes unable to vote As millions of ... read more
How your pre-settled status is changing?
The Home Office will increase the length of pre-settled status extensions from 2 to 5 years. This will not impact ... read more
Digital immigration status – what role for the voluntary and community sector?
The survey below comprises 20 questions which will help us compare our findings provided by the voluntary and ... read more
Should people in Northern Ireland have a vote in European Parliament elections?
“It does seem a bit odd that if you are a French citizen living in Bali, then you can vote in the European ... read more
A compelling case for overseas constituencies
Italian politician, Massimo Ungaro makes a compelling case for overseas constituencies By Clarissa Killwick, ... read more
“Complex and unfair” rules exclude millions of migrants from voting
Ahead of local elections (May 2) the case for all long-term residents to have a right to vote in UK General ... read more
The Diversity of EU Citizens in Leicester
The Diversity of EU Citizens in Leicester - meeting at the University of Leicester, 23 April 2024 On 23 April, the ... read more
My first month as a London Projects Community Outreach Worker
By Denisa Strango, London Community Outreach Worker, New Europeans UK "My upbringing as a first-generation migrant ... read more
Information meeting on the state of voting rights for EU citizens
17 April 2024 | Europe House, London & online In person and online discussion with Member of European ... read more
London Projects Community Outreach Worker
New Europeans UK is looking to recruit an enthusiastic London Projects Community Outreach Worker to help achieve ... read more
Overseas Constituencies could give Brits abroad their voice back
British citizens living overseas are poorly represented and neglected by the UK’s current constituency system. ... read more
Children born in the EU living in Wales
A preliminary analysis on education data relating to children born in the EU living in Wales and children born in ... read more
My first month as a Community Outreach Worker
By Marinela Bojaxhiu, Community Outreach Worker, New Europeans UK ‘’My wife’s Settled Status has been refused for ... read more
After Brexit: Visiting, working, and living in the EU
This briefing provides an overview of the implications of the UK’s new relationship with the EU for people wishing ... read more
Help dispel the myth of Brits abroad for campaign
Are you a Brit living and/or working abroad? We are looking for case stories of Brits of all ages and backgrounds ... read more
Overseas constituency campaign attracts media coverage
Our campaign for overseas constituencies is gathering momentum with more parliamentarians backing the campaign and ... read more
British citizens living abroad together with EU citizens
British citizens living abroad together with EU citizens and others who have made the UK their home before Brexit ... read more
A campaign for overseas constituencies
We celebrate #EuropeDay2023 by highlighting the various work we do to secure EU citizens' rights. For the ... read more
A community approach to resource creation
We celebrate #EuropeDay2023 by highlighting the various work we do to secure EU citizens' rights. Community ... read more
A collective approach to policy and advocacy
We celebrate #EuropeDay2023 by highlighting the various work we do to secure EU citizens' rights. First off, read more
Campaign for overseas constituencies gets underway
(Image) New Europeans UK invited Tom Brake to our last Citizens’ Rights APPG to set out the case for ... read more
It takes a community to fill van for Ukraine
Community packs vans with donations for Ukrainians Our New Europeans UK board member Michal Siewniak tells me he ... read more
Homes for Ukrainians scheme lacks government support
Image: Michal Siewniak addresses one of many gathering in support of Ukraine held in his local community in Welwyn ... read more
Watch our APPG on Britons in Europe
Michaela Benson, Professor of Public Sociology at Lancaster University, has given a presentation to MPs and ... read more
New RETORNO study
The EU-funded RETORNO study intends to investigate how Brexit is affecting social and health issues in returned ... read more
British Citizenship: Precious, Costly, and Precarious
Citizenship still matters; its absence denotes precarity. As Covid19 travel restrictions reminded us, at its ... read more
New Europeans UK sign open letter by JCWI
As the Public Inquiry into the government’s handling of COVID-19 gets underway, New Europeans UK has signed an open read more
Building the Civil Society EUSS Alliance
New Europeans UK has been building the Civil Society EUSS Alliance since February 2021 when it took over ... read more
Survey: Did you stay or did you go?
Rebordering Britain and Britons after Brexit is an innovative research project exploring the long-term impacts of ... read more
How a little known rule deprived me of British citizenship
Our Greek board member explains how he was denied British citizenship after 20 years in UK. My name is Michael ... read more
The art of story-telling
When New Europeans was first set up in 2013, EU citizens in the UK were often seen but not heard. That has now ... read more
A year of growth and development – 2021 in review
Most of us are as fed up with the Brexit issue as we are with the COVID pandemic. But if you have lost rights or ... read more
End of year message from Ruvi Ziegler, Chair of New Europeans UK
This has been an important year for New Europeans UK during which our grant-funded projects have developed ... read more
EUSS in prisons and detention centres
We have updated our Resource Hub with a selection of new resource translations and videos available in community ... read more
New Europeans UK condemns removal of voting rights for some EU citizens
As we predicted, the UK government has decided to remove voting rights in local elections for EU citizens who moved read more
Italian MPs briefed about challenges facing EU citizens in the UK
At a meeting in the Italian parliament on 7 October, Roger Casale, founder and CEO of New Europeans UK, spoke about read more
New Europeans UK meets in person for first time since COVID outbreak
Following the success of New Europeans UK’s application for charity status, staff and trustees met at the Coram ... read more
Tribute to Sir David Amess MP
Our thoughts are with his family and friends and with all who knew and worked with David over his decades long ... read more
New translations of our resources
We have updated our Resource Hub with a selection of new resource translations and videos available in community ... read more
Joint letter to the Home Secretary on the Afghanistan crisis
Over 100 organisations from across civil society, as well as 14 cross-party MPs have urged the Home Secretary to ... read more
Challenges after EUSS deadline
Immigration barrister Colin Yeo set out the main issues facing EU citizens in the UK now the deadline for applying ... read more
UK National Srebrenica Memorial Day
UK National Srebrenica Memorial Day took place on 8 July - it was one of nearly a thousand Memorial events and ... read more
The view of New Europeans UK
Author Cecilia Mellana is New Europeans UK's EUSS Caseworker & Development Officer. She has experience in ... read more
Rough sleepers and the challenges they face
Author Swetha Mathan is the Digital Inclusion Project Lead at Skills Enterprise with over 7 years of experience ... read more
Insights from an EUSS Immigration Adviser
Author Natalia Byer is OISC Level 1 EUSS Immigration adviser, volunteering for Settled and UK Butterflies. She’s ... read more
The movement to protect EU citizens’ rights must start with the Hostile Environment
Author Caitlin Boswell joined the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) in July 2019 to lead on the ... read more
It is not enough to have rights – we need to be able to use them
Author Alexandra Bulat is the Co-Manager of the Young Europeans Network, the youth wing of citizens’ rights ... read more
Calls for EUSS deadline to be lifted
New Europeans UK is calling for an extension to the EUSS deadline. read more
Helping minoritised women and girls
Author Frank Hayman is an administrator at Hopscotch Women’s Centre, a charity based in Euston, London. Hopscotch ... read more
The dual nationality question
Author Alketa Hystuma holds a BA (Hons) in Law and Sociology with extensive and transferable (advice & ... read more
New Europeans UK calls for extension of EUSS deadline on ITV News
New Europeans UK is calling for an extension to the EUSS deadline. read more
Herculean actions – the case of Newham
Author Phil Veasey currently works as a Public Health Consultant in the London Borough of Newham where he has led ... read more
The EU Settlement Scheme approaches its last month
Author Michał Siewniak is a Trustee of New Europeans UK. He works in the community voluntary sector and supports ... read more
Sign Refugee Action’s open letter
The Government is asking the public to consult with them on their cruel and unworkable new immigration plans. read more
JCWI launches free legal advice for Windrush victims
The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has launched a free legal advice initiative in collaboration read more
Without freedom of movement, who will pick the fruit?
Reports of daffodils left unpicked in the fields at the Varfell Farms in Cornwall reflect many of the challenges ... read more
Elections on 6 May – still time to make your voice heard
EU citizens in the UK still have the right to vote in the local elections that will take place in England and Wales read more
(Video) Accessing and proving you status
Step-by-step video explainers on accessing and proving you status. We have developed two explainer videos, taking ... read more
New Europeans UK is awarded charity status
New Europeans UK, founded in 2013 by former MP Roger Casale and Tamara Flanagan OBE to safeguard the rights of EU ... read more
Know Your Rights cards
Your rights with Settled or Pre-Settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. In collaboration with the Brexit ... read more
Statement following the publication of the Race and Ethnic Disparities Report
New Europeans UK welcomes the response of the Runnymede Trust, trade unions, MPs, and campaigners to the Report of ... read more
EU citizens with pre-settled status can access benefits says UK court
In a landmark case, the UK Court of Appeal has ruled that EU citizens with pre-settled status can access welfare ... read more
EU students in the UK
There are over 140,000 EU students at UK universities (1/3 of all international students) and over 53,000 EU staff ... read more
(Video) Applying to the EUSS with a criminal record
A selection of explainer videos on applying to the EU Settlement Scheme with a criminal record. People assume that ... read more
Digital Status: Handle with care report
"Digital Status: Handle with care", our report on the experience of vulnerable EU communities accessing the EU ... read more
Seasonal migrants and food security during the pandemic
A new research project to study seasonal agricultural migrant work during the COVID-19 pandemic has been launched ... read more
EU citizens in the UK under the points based system
The EU Withdrawal Bill, now in the Committee stage before the House of Lords, ends EU nationals’ freedom of ... read more
EUSS Aftercare Guide
A step-by-step Aftercare Guide to help you view and prove your status, and update your personal details. We have ... read more
Overcoming lockdown to support vulnerable groups
In this new segment we highlight some of the community groups and organisations that we have the pleasure of ... read more
New Europeans UK win the Sheila McKechnie Foundation People’s Choice Award 2017
We are delighted to announce that the Sheila McKechnie Foundation has awarded their People's Choice Award 2017 to ... read more