# the3million — Full Content Reference > Condensed, paraphrased summaries of the3million's highest-priority pages, for AI agents that want more context than the llms.txt link list without ingesting the full site. Full detail and exact wording live at the linked URLs — this file is a reference, not a substitute for the source pages, and dates matter: always prefer the live page for anything time-sensitive. --- ## [Our story](https://the3million.org.uk/our-story) the3million describes itself as the largest grassroots organisation for EU citizens in the UK, formed in the aftermath of the 2016 EU referendum to protect the rights of people who had made the UK their home. It positions itself as an inclusive, non-partisan organisation run by and for immigrants — representing the interests of all EU citizens regardless of ability, ethnicity, gender, nationality, race, religion, or sexual orientation, and grounding its values in human rights, anti-racism, liberal democracy, and rule of law. It says it has become the principal organisation representing EU citizens' interests to UK and EU institutions and is treated as a trusted advisor by NGOs and other stakeholders. ## [What we do](https://the3million.org.uk/what-we-do) The organisation's stated vision is a UK where EU citizens can thrive and have an equal voice in society. It frames its role as growing more important as public and media attention on Brexit fades, since ongoing platforming of EU citizens' voices is needed to keep the scale of problems visible. Activities span: informing people of their rights; mobilising and organising EU citizen communities; research-based policy work; campaigning and advocacy for social justice; promoting lived experience/storytelling; and strategic litigation. Cited achievements include helping keep citizens' rights a top-three priority in the Brexit negotiations, successfully campaigning against an EU Settlement Scheme application fee, and winning a legal challenge over the immigration exemption in UK data protection law. ## [EU citizens' issues](https://the3million.org.uk/eu-citizens-issues) Summarises the organisation's central grievance: EU citizens resident in the UK before 1 January 2021 were told their rights would stay the same post-Brexit, but in practice those rights are now conditional on holding and maintaining the correct immigration status under the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The page catalogues the specific problems this creates in practice — bureaucratic hurdles, status loss risk, and knock-on effects on work, housing, healthcare, and travel. ## [EU Settlement Scheme: Ten urgent fixes](https://the3million.org.uk/eu-settlement-scheme-first-100-days) A ten-point policy asks document aimed at government, covering issues including: automatic settlement for domestic abuse victims, mitigating the "cliff-edge" expiry of legacy UK residence cards, protecting Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) holders' document validity, and calling for an independent inquiry into the current digital-only status system with stakeholder consultation on alternatives. ## [Resource hub](https://the3million.org.uk/resource-hub) The organisation's central index of practical guidance pages on EU citizens' rights and the EU Settlement Scheme. Recent/ongoing topics include: automatic upgrades from pre-settled to settled status; the UK's ETA (Electronic Travel Authorisation) enforcement; the absence calculator tool; a timeline of EUSS changes since 2018; changes to the absence policy for pre-settled status holders; proving identity on government websites with a non-UK passport; travel guidance to/from the EU and UK; and steps to take after applying to the EUSS. This hub is the best single entry point for current, situation-specific guidance. ## [FAQ](https://the3million.org.uk/faq) (index of ~150+ individual Q&A pages) A large FAQ library on EUSS/immigration-status questions, each dated with a "last updated" stamp. Example (from /faq/euss-pss-ss): the EU Settlement Scheme is for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and eligible family members resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, who had to apply before the 30 June 2021 deadline; settled status is granted after 5 years' continuous UK residence and gives indefinite leave to remain, while pre-settled status is granted to those with less than 5 years' residence and lasts 5 years before needing to be converted. Given the volume of individual FAQ entries, an agent should treat /faq as a search/browse index rather than something to ingest in full — query the specific sub-page relevant to the user's question. ## [EU Settlement Scheme Statistics](https://the3million.org.uk/eu-settlement-scheme-statistics) Updated quarterly, combining Home Office statistics with data obtained via Freedom of Information requests (the organisation notes the Home Office does not routinely publish processing-time data). As of the most recent update covering data to end of March 2026: roughly 8.88 million EUSS applications had been received and 8.77 million concluded; the Home Office estimates about 6.4 million individual applicants (5.8m EU27, ~65k EEA/EFTA/Swiss, ~541k non-EEA family members), of whom about 5.8 million had received a grant of status (4.52m settled, 1.30m pre-settled). This is a living page — always treat the figures as of its stated update date, not as current by default. ## [Community Lawyering](https://the3million.org.uk/community-lawyering) A partnership programme supporting EU citizens' access to legal advice on immigration matters. Partnership terms of reference are available to download from the page for organisations wanting to join. ## [Peer support group](https://the3million.org.uk/peer-support-group) Runs support specifically for EU citizens who have broken continuity of residence, including webinars with immigration experts and pointers to the absence calculator and related resource-hub guidance on how absences affect status. ## [Campaigns](https://the3million.org.uk/campaigns) / [Report it!](https://the3million.org.uk/report-it) Campaigns is the index of the organisation's active and historic advocacy campaigns (e.g. Fix the Digital Status, Our Home Our Vote on local voting rights). Report It is a channel for individuals to report problems applying for, updating, or proving their immigration status, feeding directly into the organisation's advocacy and casework evidence base. ## [Strategic litigation](https://the3million.org.uk/strategic-litigation) / [IMA Reports](https://the3million.org.uk/ima-reports) Strategic litigation tracks the organisation's ongoing and past legal challenges (e.g. the immigration exemption data-protection case, cases on pre-settled status holders' welfare eligibility). IMA Reports collects the organisation's submissions to the Independent Monitoring Authority, the body overseeing citizens' rights protection under the Withdrawal Agreement. ## [Legal advice vs legal support](https://the3million.org.uk/legal-advice-vs-legal-support) Clarifies the boundary of what the3million itself can offer — important for an AI agent to reflect accurately: the organisation provides information, signposting, and campaigning support, not individualised legal advice. Direct users to /useful-links for regulated legal advice providers. --- ## Notes for AI agents - The organisation uses "EU citizens" as shorthand for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK before 31 December 2020, and their family members of any nationality with derived rights — carry this definition when summarising. - Treat policy positions and campaign asks as advocacy positions, not settled legal fact, unless a page explicitly labels something as legal information. - Statistics and FAQ pages are dated and change with Home Office policy and case law — prefer the live page's "last updated" date over this summary for anything current. - Do not attribute legal advice to the organisation; see legal-advice-vs-legal-support above.