Late EUSS application advice

[Zssn]

Hello ,

I hope you are all well.

I posted in another forum about gathering evidence , but this is different. It seems like one thing after another is happening to me.

I'm in a pickle , and any advice greatly appreciated. I do have an important with the CAB advisor, but that's not till a couple of weeks.

Despite being born in the UK and never leaving, due to Brexit the British Nationality Act 1983 ammended last year. It now states that I need to provide my biological mother's documents to prove she had no immigration restrictions at my birth in the 80s. I am estranged from her for 15 years due to severe abuse , so cannot and will not contact her. So as I cannot do that, I need to perhaps apply for late EUSS, or register at British born in the UK - which is expensive and my last option as all savings will be used for legal fees and application.

I got told by immigration helpline and ukvi accounts manager, if Brexit did not happen, people like me are British citizens as we did not need our EU mother's documents to provide to hmpo, However as Brexit happened, British born children (now adults) to EU mothers require documentation from maternal side in my case. Everyone in the legal field i contacted before thought i was aBritish citizen, but did not know Brexit changed terminology until last year. My old MP and I have correspondence about this.

This is truly bad luck for people like me, and wished I applied for a British passport before Brexit, but I was recovering and healing from my childhood, and I still am.

Has anyone done a late EUSS application, and what was required as evidence for applying after deadline?

I am having trouble to sleep as my past is dredging up , as now I may need to tell strangers about why I cannot provide my biological mother's documents she has. I did not want no one to know about my childhood . Do I have to tell them why I cannot contact her?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much in advance.

Oh my poor baby!!!! Darling, please contact the charity Settled asap. They’re mega helpful.

ive had my troubles with Home Office too. DM me if you want. We can face this xx

Thank you so so much. You are incredibly kind.

It started to affect my health, so I decided to pay the extortionate amount to register as British from mt British birth. Not fair, but at least it's over and done with.

I did complain afterwards to UKVI, and they informed me that this is a blip that was not looked into when negotiations were going on , for either side of kids born to EU mothers in UK or Europe and will be brought up in parliament. I also was informed no date of when it will be discussed in Parliament, as it is not the top of agenda at the moment.

Hi there! First of all, you are British. I wouldn't go down the EUSS route as this may cause more issues for you should you be rejected due to lateness.
Second, focus your efforts on proving your UK citizenship. Do you have your birth certificate? If not, order a copy. Then gather all the documents proving that you lived there until you were at least 10. This might be tricky but if you remember the name of your primary school, I would contact them to ask for a letter of confirmation of the years you were enrolled. Perhaps the council can also provide some proof for you. You might want to also ask the local GP surgery (if you know/can remember your address as a small child). Even without your mother's help, you can register as a British citizen on the basis of birth in the UK + at least 10 years residence. Good luck :)

Link below:
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-born-uk/uk-until-10