More than half a million EU citizens in the UK are still awaiting decisions over their status six weeks after the June deadline for applying for the settlement scheme.
EU nationals and their families were asked to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) by 30 June so they can carry on living and working in Britain after Brexit.
But just over 569,000 applications to the scheme were still pending in July, according to the latest Home Office data. The government’s failure to clear the backlog had left a large number of people “in limbo”, campaigners said.
The 3million group, which advocates for the rights of EU citizens, said people waiting on a decision were having problems in applying for jobs, moving house and – in some cases – entering and exiting the UK.
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