Derivative rights applicants are applicants who did not qualify for a right of residence under the Free Movement Directive but may have had a right to reside in the UK before the end of the transition period derived from other EU law. Derivative rights applicants can apply to the EUSS under one of the following routes:
Chen
Ibrahim and Teixeira
Family Member of a British Citizen (Lounes and Surinder Singh)
Zambrano
The Surinder Singh and Zambrano routes were generally closed to new applications at 11:59pm on 8 August 2023. More information on these routes and their eligibility requirements can be found in the EU Settlement Scheme user guide. Table 1: EU Settlement Scheme: Derivative Right to Reside applications by route and outcome type, 28 August 2018 to 31 December 2023
ChenFamily Member of a British citizenIbrahim/TeixeiraZambrano Applications received2,39013,90049015,300 Applications concluded2,31013,56046014,940 of which     Settled6204,9302001,390 Pre-settled1,0807,070120860 Refused5201,11012011,950 Withdrawn or Void6027020410 Invalid30200*340 Source: Table EUSS_DR_01, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables Notes
Lounes and Surinder Singh applications are recorded as Family Member of a British citizen in the statistics.
Table 1 shows that Zambrano applications accounted for 87% (11,950) of total refusals (13,700).