However – EU settled status is not an automatic right. EU citizens had to apply for, and be granted, EU settled status. Since 1 July 2021, EU citizens have been required to provide proof of their settled status
behave and how we dress ourselves." (ID01) Some participants reflected on their own difficult pasts and the ongoing struggles of people in their home coun- tries, but having been accepted in a new country, viewed these struggles as an opportunity to provide meaning and direction in their ...