EASA issued some Guidelines for continued exemptions due to covid based on Article 71, see here:
https://www.easa.europa.eu/document-...rdance-article
Some authorities who have received this memo and started applying it apparently done away with validity requirements for SOLI on or after November 19th.
Some authorities however insist that by December 31st the UK issued EASA licenses will sublime into thin air, so the late publication by EASA did not help many, however some authorities construed that if the application arrives to them by December 31st, they will honor the request and issue a license next year.
This was all before the Brexit agreement done today, which no one knows if it has any effect on professional licenses. I'm assuming someone here will find the document and the applicable clauses soon.
So everyone who got stuck, may still have a chance this week to apply out, but consider if it's worth it in
your situation and with
your license held.