EU citizens ‘waiting for months for applications processing’
June 30, 2021
LONDON: More than 100,000 people have waited for more than three months for their applications to the EU Settlement Scheme to be processed, according to official figures obtained by a think tank.
Some 102,000 EU citizens and family members, including 23,900 children, had applications outstanding for more than three months as of May 7, the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) said.
Applications for 13,000 people, including 650 children, had been outstanding for at least six months – while 8,000 people, including 285 children, have waited at least a year.
The figures were obtained following a Freedom of Information request to the Home Office. Since then, a flurry of applications ahead of the deadline on June 30 has led to a growing backlog of cases, the IPPR said. Its new report, the EU Settlement Scheme and the hostile environment, says these delays raise concerns over the situation for thos
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