Uncertainty over what leaving the EU would mean for them sparked a 14% spike in applications for British citizenship by EU nationals living in the UK in the run-up to the Brexit vote.
That included a 26% rise in applications from Italians and a 9% rise from Polish nationals in Britain.
The Home Office has also confirmed it is trialling a fast-track online system to handle an expected surge in permanent residency applications from EU migrants in the UK who are concerned about their British immigration status in the lead-up to Brexit.
What will happen to the rights of the 3.5 million EU citizens currently living in Britain is anyone’s guess. Theresa May has been accused of using EU migrants in the UK as a bargaining chip in the Brexit negotiations. But until all the details of the separation are worked out, many EU citizens will see question marks over their future in the country.
Are you an EU national who has applied for UK citizenship because of the referendum? Why did you do it and what were your experiences of the process? If your application for citizenship was approved, how do you feel about it after the leave vote? And if you were rejected, were you told why and what are your thoughts now?
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