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Unsettled.
Top chef who cooked for Olympics and Royals 'denied' settled status after Brexit
Damian Wawrzyniak has cooked for the Cambridges and baked with Mary Berry - but says he was granted only 'pre-settled status' in a Home Office letter
A top chef who has cooked for the London Olympics and the Royal Family has slammed the government for denying him full settled status after Brexit .
Damian Wawrzyniak told the Mirror he moved to the UK from Poland in 2005 and has lived in Britain full-time since.
But today the dad-of-two received a letter from the Home Office saying he would be granted "pre-settled status" - not the full settled status available to EU citizens who have lived here more than five years.
If the decision is not overturned, it will mean the 39-year-old - who has baked with Mary Berry in a BBC show - is forced to apply again for full settled status within five years.
It would also mean he must maintain continuous residence in the UK to ensure he earns the right to stay from 2022.
The chef - who has vowed to appeal - posted a screenshot the letter on Twitter writing: "Have lived in the UK for 15 years. Always employed, without gaps, now running own restaurant. Paid thousands of pounds in taxes.
It comes as hardline Home Secretary Priti Patel draws up fresh plans to end free movement for EU citizens on the first day of a no-deal Brexit.
Critics have warned of another Windrush-style scandal if Border Force officials can't tell the difference between citizens who are and aren't eligible to stay.
The 39-year-old has lived here for 15 years and set up acclaimed restaurant House of Feasts outside Peterborough, Cambs.
"People are going through looking for loopholes to kick people out, and I am one of the victims.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-chef-who-cooked-olympics-18991304
Damian Wawrzyniak has cooked for the Cambridges and baked with Mary Berry - but says he was granted only 'pre-settled status' in a Home Office letter
A top chef who has cooked for the London Olympics and the Royal Family has slammed the government for denying him full settled status after Brexit .
Damian Wawrzyniak told the Mirror he moved to the UK from Poland in 2005 and has lived in Britain full-time since.
But today the dad-of-two received a letter from the Home Office saying he would be granted "pre-settled status" - not the full settled status available to EU citizens who have lived here more than five years.
If the decision is not overturned, it will mean the 39-year-old - who has baked with Mary Berry in a BBC show - is forced to apply again for full settled status within five years.
It would also mean he must maintain continuous residence in the UK to ensure he earns the right to stay from 2022.
The chef - who has vowed to appeal - posted a screenshot the letter on Twitter writing: "Have lived in the UK for 15 years. Always employed, without gaps, now running own restaurant. Paid thousands of pounds in taxes.
It comes as hardline Home Secretary Priti Patel draws up fresh plans to end free movement for EU citizens on the first day of a no-deal Brexit.
Critics have warned of another Windrush-style scandal if Border Force officials can't tell the difference between citizens who are and aren't eligible to stay.
The 39-year-old has lived here for 15 years and set up acclaimed restaurant House of Feasts outside Peterborough, Cambs.
"People are going through looking for loopholes to kick people out, and I am one of the victims.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/top-chef-who-cooked-olympics-18991304