Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the EU Settlement Scheme Statistics dated 22 August 2019, for what reasons 88,900 outstanding applications have yet to be concluded.
It usually takes around 5 working days for applications for status under the EU Settlement Scheme to be processed, but it can take longer.
An application may take longer to process if:
Any applications that have not been concluded remain under consideration. The EU Settlement Scheme monthly statistics show that up to 30 September 2019, only two applications have been refused.