<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31</dc:identifier>
<dc:title>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</dc:title>
<dc:language>en</dc:language>
<dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher>
<dc:subject scheme="SIheading">IMMIGRATION</dc:subject>
<dc:modified>2024-05-20</dc:modified>
<dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor>
<dct:valid>2021-03-31</dct:valid>
<dc:description>These Regulations consolidate the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1003, as amended, “the 2006 Regulations”) implementing Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29th April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the member States (OJ No. L 158, 30.4.04, p77) (“Directive 2004/38/EC”).</dc:description>
<atom:link rel="self" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.xml" type="application/xml"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/resources" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/resources" title="More Resources"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/memorandum" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/memorandum" title="Explanatory Memorandum"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/memorandum/toc" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/memorandum/contents" title="Explanatory Memorandum Table of Contents"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/act" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/2021-03-31" title="whole act"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/introduction" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/introduction/2021-03-31" title="introduction"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/signature" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/signature/2021-03-31" title="signature"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/note" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/note/2021-03-31" title="note"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/body" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/body/2021-03-31" title="body"/>
<atom:link rel="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/def/navigation/schedules" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/schedules/2021-03-31" title="schedules"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/rdf+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.rdf" title="RDF/XML"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.akn" title="AKN"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/xhtml+xml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.xht" title="HTML snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.htm" title="Website (XHTML) Default View"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="text/csv" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.csv" title="CSV"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/pdf" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.pdf" title="PDF"/>
<atom:link rel="alternate" type="application/akn+xhtml" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2021-03-31/data.html" title="HTML5 snippet"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/tableOfContents" hreflang="en" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/contents/2021-03-31" title="Table of Contents"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/made" title="made"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1/2016-11-02" title="2016-11-02"/>
<atom:link rel="http://purl.org/dc/terms/hasVersion" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/1" title="current"/>
<atom:link rel="up" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/2021-03-31" title="Entire legislation"/>
<atom:link rel="prev" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/introduction/2021-03-31" title="Introduction; Introduction"/>
<atom:link rel="prevInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/introduction/2021-03-31" title="Introduction; Introduction"/>
<atom:link rel="next" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/2/2021-03-31" title="Provision; Regulation 2"/>
<atom:link rel="nextInForce" href="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/2/2021-03-31" title="Provision; Regulation 2"/>
<ukm:SecondaryMetadata>
<ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:DocumentCategory Value="secondary"/>
<ukm:DocumentMainType Value="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument"/>
<ukm:DocumentStatus Value="revised"/>
<ukm:DocumentMinorType Value="regulation"/>
...</ukm:DocumentClassification>
<ukm:Year Value="2016"/>
<ukm:Number Value="1052"/>
<ukm:Made Date="2016-11-02"/>
<ukm:Laid Date="2016-11-03" Class="UnitedKingdomParliament"/>
<ukm:ISBN Value="9780111151020"/>
<ukm:UnappliedEffects>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingProvisions="reg. 2(6)" RequiresApplied="false" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect." URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-45240f63aec1e6e5c92aaa61319ccf12" AffectingNumber="1383" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383" Row="112" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Type="inserted" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" AffectedProvisions="reg. 15A" AffectedNumber="1052" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." EffectId="key-45240f63aec1e6e5c92aaa61319ccf12" Comments="IP completion day" AffectingYear="2019" Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="regulation-15A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/15A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">reg. 15A</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/2/6">reg. 2(6)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingProvisions="reg. 43(9)" Type="inserted" Row="163" AffectedNumber="1052" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" AffectedProvisions="reg. 27A" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745" AffectingYear="2019" Comments="IP completion day - Reg. 43(9) omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2019/1383, regs. 1(2)(b), 3(2)(a), but S.I. 2019/1383 is an expired made affirmative SI and has no effect" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-fcdca15b40eba5f6dbb12cd6c059f2ca" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 43 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1309, regs. 1(2)(a), 48" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." EffectId="key-fcdca15b40eba5f6dbb12cd6c059f2ca" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedYear="2016" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingNumber="745" Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z" RequiresApplied="false" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="regulation-27A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/27A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">reg. 27A</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-43-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/regulation/43/9">reg. 43(9)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Savings>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/schedule/2/paragraph/4">para. 4</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:Savings>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedNumber="1052" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383" Comments="IP completion day" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" RequiresApplied="false" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" AffectingProvisions="reg. 2(9)" AffectedYear="2016" Type="inserted" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect." AffectingNumber="1383" AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedProvisions="reg. 27A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-07fd3e690bd7146074b185847cd67ffd" Row="164" AffectingYear="2019" EffectId="key-07fd3e690bd7146074b185847cd67ffd" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="regulation-27A" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/27A" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">reg. 27A</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-9" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/2/9">reg. 2(9)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." Type="words inserted" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" AffectedNumber="1052" Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z" AffectingNumber="1383" AffectedProvisions="reg. 36(6)(c)(ii)(aa)" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect." AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Comments="IP completion day" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" AffectingYear="2019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-5c54737806fb05fcd2da3f695900149e" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RequiresApplied="false" Row="204" AffectingProvisions="reg. 2(11)(b)" EffectId="key-5c54737806fb05fcd2da3f695900149e" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383" AffectedYear="2016">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-36-6-c-ii-aa" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/regulation/36/6/c/ii/aa" FoundRef="regulation-36">reg. 36(6)(c)(ii)(aa)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-11-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/2/11/b">reg. 2(11)(b)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedNumber="1052" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Row="252" Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2019" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-2adb7b11641e40f4bbef9cb231a347a0" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" EffectId="key-2adb7b11641e40f4bbef9cb231a347a0" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 7 para. 1(4)" AffectingProvisions="reg. 43(14)(a)" RequiresApplied="false" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedYear="2016" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. Reg. 43 omitted immediately before IP completion day by virtue of S.I. 2020/1309, regs. 1(2)(a), 48" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745" Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z" Comments="IP completion day - Reg. 43(14) substituted immediately before IP completion day by S.I. 2019/1383, regs. 1(2)(b), 3(2)(b), but S.I. 2019/1383 is an expired made affirmative SI and has no effect" AffectingNumber="745">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/schedule/7">Sch. 7 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-7-paragraph-1-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/schedule/7/paragraph/1/4" FoundRef="schedule-7-paragraph-1">para. 1(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration, Nationality and Asylum (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-43-14-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/regulation/43/14/a">reg. 43(14)(a)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Savings>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/schedule/2">Sch. 2 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-2-paragraph-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/schedule/2/paragraph/4">para. 4</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:Savings>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/745/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
<ukm:UnappliedEffect Type="inserted" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedYear="2016" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-4f91c6637df5524190d2f5fbb7287f79" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052" EffectId="key-4f91c6637df5524190d2f5fbb7287f79" Comments="IP completion day" AffectingNumber="1383" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 7 para. 1(4)" AppendedCommentary="2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)" AffectingProvisions="reg. 2(13)(a)" Modified="2021-08-19T13:33:39Z" RequiresApplied="false" AffectedExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectingEffectsExtent="E+W+S+N.I." AffectedNumber="1052" Notes="This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. The affecting statutory instrument has no legal effect. It was made under a procedure which meant that it ceased to have effect 28 days after signing unless it was debated and approved in Parliament within that time. It was not debated and approved within 28 days, so it has expired with no effect." Row="253" AffectingYear="2019">
<ukm:AffectedTitle>The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016</ukm:AffectedTitle>
<ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/schedule/7">Sch. 7 </ukm:Section>
<ukm:Section Ref="schedule-7-paragraph-1-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/schedule/7/paragraph/1/4" FoundRef="schedule-7-paragraph-1">para. 1(4)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectedProvisions>
<ukm:AffectingTitle>The Immigration (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019</ukm:AffectingTitle>
<ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-2-13-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/2/13/a">reg. 2(13)(a)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:AffectingProvisions>
<ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:Section Ref="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/1383/regulation/1/2">reg. 1(2)</ukm:Section>
...</ukm:CommencementAuthority>
<ukm:InForceDates>
<ukm:InForce Date="2020-12-31" Qualification="wholly in force"/>
...</ukm:InForceDates>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffect>
...</ukm:UnappliedEffects>
...</ukm:SecondaryMetadata>
<ukm:Notes>
<ukm:Note IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2016/1052/notes"/>
<ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/pdfs/uksiem_20161052_en.pdf" Date="2016-11-03" Title="UK Explanatory Memorandum" Size="66443"/>
...</ukm:Alternatives>
...</ukm:Notes>
<ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Alternative URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1052/pdfs/uksi_20161052_en.pdf" Date="2016-11-03" Size="277728"/>
...</ukm:Alternatives>
<ukm:Statistics>
<ukm:TotalParagraphs Value="75"/>
<ukm:BodyParagraphs Value="47"/>
<ukm:ScheduleParagraphs Value="28"/>
<ukm:AttachmentParagraphs Value="0"/>
<ukm:TotalImages Value="0"/>
...</ukm:Statistics>