If you moved after 1 January 2021

If you started living in Scotland from 1 January 2021, you must apply for a visa to live, work and study here.

You must do this through the UK Government's points-based immigration system.

What type of visa you apply for depends on why you’re in Scotland. For example, it will depend on whether you’re working or studying.

Check if you need a UK visa on GOV.UK.

If you moved before 1 January 2021

The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) helps to protect the rights of citizens from the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway who came to live in the UK before 1 January 2021. It does not cover Swiss citizens.

The IMA does 2 main things:

it monitors how UK public bodies are protecting EU citizens’ rights
it helps public bodies understand where they could be pushing citizens' rights more effectively

You can report a problem on the IMA website.

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