According to EU Helpers, the software can be used to complete the identity stage of EU citizens' applications under the EU Settlement plan while verifying the validity and ownership of their identity documents.
If applicants are non-EU family members of EU, EEA, or Swiss citizens, they are advised to utilize either their biometric passport from an EU country, Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, or Switzerland, or their UK resident card with a biometric chip.
It is a requirement for app users to scan their documents.
"Make sure the app can read your document. On your paperwork, look for the electronic passport emblem. The logo consists of a white circle on a black background with two horizontal lines coming out of the sides. This sign indicates that the app can read the biometric chip on your passport, according to the UK Government.
Additionally, candidates must take a snapshot of their passport with their phone's camera. Given the two lines of numbers at the bottom of the page, it has been highlighted that the entire page must fit inside the frame.
Applicants must remove any cases or covers from their documents and phones before clicking the "check now" button in the app to begin the document verification process.
For permission to stay in the UK, citizens of the EU, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, or Liechtenstein may be eligible to apply for the EU Settlement Scheme.
"June 30, 2021, was the last day to submit an application to the EU Settlement Scheme. If you already have pre-settled status and are seeking for settled status, this deadline does not apply, according to the UK government.
However, applicants or their families who were residing in the UK as of December 31, 2020 from the EU, Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, or Liechtenstein may still submit an application.
Additionally, they must either satisfy one of the requirements for a later application deadline or have good cause for applying now rather than by the deadline or after it has passed.
Since the UK's formal exit from the EU, people of the two territories must follow separate regulations when making travel arrangements to the other territory.