Official Statistics

EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics, September 2021

Updated 25 November 2021

1. Introduction

In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) enables EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK by the end of the transition period at 11pm on 31 December 2020, and their family members, to obtain a UK immigration status. Further information about the EUSS, including eligibility requirements and details regarding making a late application, can be found on the GOV.UK EU Settlement Scheme webpage.

The scheme is a simple digital system which allows EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK by the end of the transition period, and their family members, to obtain, free of charge, settled status or pre-settled status in the UK. Find out more about what settled and pre-settled status means.

The EU Settlement Scheme launched on 30 March 2019, following the success of two private beta testing phases and public beta testing of the application process. During the testing phases (between 28 August 2018 and 29 March 2019) there were over 230,000 applications. A final report on the public beta test phase was published on 2 May 2019.

1.1 About this release

This publication takes an in-depth look at the total number of applications to the EU Settlement Scheme between 28 August 2018 and 30 September 2021 and their outcomes. This covers the period between the launch of the first private beta scheme to the end of Q3 2021.

Applications to the scheme and their outcomes are presented by nationality, age, and geography (which includes constituent parts of the UK, region and local authority). Additional information on applications made on the basis of a derivative right to reside is also included.

Repeat applicants and their outcomes are included in this publication reflecting a data matching methodology which enables us to link multiple applications to individual applicants. Additional detail on repeat application data can be found in the ‘About the data’ section and in section 5.3 in the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide.

1.2 What’s new this quarter

This publication provides high level provisional management information on applications received from 1 July to 30 September 2021 by application type. Finalised data will be provided in the next quarterly statistics in February 2022.

Additional breakdowns by repeat applicants and their outcomes, as well as those moving from pre-settled to settled status by nationality are provided in this quarter.

Estimates on the number of people who have applied to the EUSS overall by nationality grouping have been provided for the first time. The Home Office will continue to develop these statistics to provide overall figures by people alongside total applications to the scheme.

Finally, figures on ‘other’ outcomes by Local Authority have been expanded to provide more detailed information on applications that are Refused, Withdrawn or void, or Invalid.

1.3 Related data

High-level monthly statistical updates complement the detailed quarterly statistics and can be found at: EU Settlement Scheme statistics.

The monthly figures provide more timely updates on the high-level progress of the EU Settlement Scheme, whereas the quarterly release provides users with greater detail on the applications received, their outcomes and additional supporting data.

The previous monthly update, covering the period up to the end of October 2021, was published on 11 November 2021.

2. Key points

This report covers the period from 28 August 2018 up to 30 September 2021.

Figure 1 - EU Settlement Scheme: cumulative number of applications received, and applications concluded at the end of each month since the start of the scheme

Source: Table EUSS_MON, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

Applications received

• as seen in Figure 1, as of 30 September 2021, 6.2 million (6,223,350) applications had been received, with 89% received in England, 5% in Scotland, 2% in Wales and 2% in Northern Ireland

• of the 6.2 million applications received, 93% (5.8 million) were from EEA and Swiss nationals with the highest number of applications received from Romanian, Polish and Italian nationals

• of the 6.2 million applications received, 7% (443,380) were from non-EEA nationals, with the highest applications from Indian (73,510), Pakistani (59,960) and Brazilian nationals (44,820)

• there were over 1 million (1,046,720) applications received from people under 18 years of age, 5 million (5,018,810) applications from those aged 18 to 64 and 157,800 applications from those aged 65 and above (17%, 81% and 3%, respectively)

• there were 171,300 applications received between 1 July and 30 September 2021. Of those, 89,900 were late applications, 45,700 were repeat applicants (with the majority being those moving from pre-settled to settled status) and 35,800 were from joining family members

Applications concluded

• 5.8 million (5,823,080) applications had been concluded up to 30 September 2021

• of the concluded outcomes, 52% (3,027,230) were granted settled status, 42% (2,441,100) were granted pre-settled status and 7% had other outcomes (including 165,550 refused applications, 99,730 withdrawn or void applications, and 89,200 invalid applications)

• for applications received between 1 July to 30 September 2021, 46,400 were concluded. Of those, 16,400 were concluded late applications, 29,500 were from repeat applicants and 400 were concluded joining family members

Repeat applicants

• of the 6.2 million applications made, 9% were from repeat applicants (530,290)

• this indicates that an estimated 5,655,230 people had applied to the scheme up to 30 September 2021, with over 5.2 million obtaining a grant of status

• it is estimated that a total of 5,264, 100 EEA and Swiss applicants and 388,600 non-EEA applicants had applied to the scheme up to 30 September 2021

• Romanian nationals accounted for the highest number of repeat applicants to the scheme (135,950, 26%).

• 90% of repeat applicants have received a grant of status (settled or pre-settled status)

• 47% (247,010) of repeat applicants have moved from pre-settled to settled status

• as of 30 September, just over a quarter (63,830, 26%) of those moving from pre-settled to settled status were Romanian nationals

Local authority statistics

• as of 30 September 2021, Newham saw the highest number of applications to the scheme (146,910)

• of all the local authorities, Newham had the highest number of applications from Romanian nationals (46,150) and Ealing for Polish nationals (26,610)

3. Applications to the EU Settlement Scheme

The total number of applications received up to 30 September 2021 was 6,223,350.

Total number of applications received from 1 July to 30 September 2021 was 171,300.

3.1 Applications post 30 June 2021 deadline

Following the 30 June 2021 deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) by those resident in the UK by the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, the EUSS continues to receive applications from three categories of applicants as detailed below:

Late applications

For EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members resident in the UK by the end of the transition period, the deadline for applications to be made to the EUSS was 30 June 2021. However, in line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, they can make a late application to the EUSS where there are reasonable grounds why they missed that deadline.

Repeat applicants

Applicants who have previously applied to the EUSS, and were granted pre-settled status, need to apply again for settled status before their pre-settled status expires.

Joining family members

A person can apply to the EUSS as a joining family member of an EU, other EEA or Swiss citizen resident in the UK by the end of the transition period and who, with some exceptions, has pre-settled or settled status under the EUSS, where the family relationship existed by the end of the transition period (except in the case of a child born or adopted after that date) and continues to exist when the person applies to the EUSS. A late application can also be made by a joining family member where there are reasonable grounds why they missed the deadline for their application of three months from the date they arrived in the UK (or 30 June 2021 where they arrived by 31 March 2021 ).

Applications from 1 July and 30 September 2021 provisionally show:

• there were 89,900 late applications
• 45,700 applications were from repeat applicants (mainly from those moving from pre-settled to settled status)
• 35,800 were applications from joining family members

3.2 Repeat applicants

Of the 6.2 million applications received, approximately 9% were repeat applicants (530,290). This indicates that an estimated 5,655,230 people have applied to the scheme with over 5.1 million (5,151,990) obtaining a grant of status ^{[footnote 1]}.

It is estimated that a total of 5,264,100 EEA and Swiss applicants and 388,600 non-EEA applicants had applied to the scheme up to 30 September 2021 ^{[footnote 2]}.

Table 1 - EU Settlement Scheme: number of applications to the scheme by people, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Applications submitted	People applied to EUSS
1 application	5,124,940
2 applications	496,490
3 or more applications	33,810
Total	5,655,230

Source: Table EUSS_RA_01, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

As Table 1 shows, of the people that made a repeat application (530,290), the vast majority made just one further application (94%).

Of the repeat applicant cohort, as of 30 September 2021:

90% (477,020) of repeat applicants have received a grant of status:

• of those, 47% (247,010) moved from pre-settled to settled status
• 16% (85,170) recieved a grant of settled status following an ‘other’ outcome(s)^{[footnote 3]}
• 27% (144,830) received a grant of pre-settled status following an ‘other’ outcome(s) or a previous grant of pre-settled status

In addition:

• 10% (53,270) of repeat applicants have not yet recieved a grant of status (either pre-settled or settled)
• of those, 2% (10,460) have not yet received an outcome

Figures on repeat applicants can be found in data Table EUSS_RA_01 [EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables]

Repeat applicants by nationality

As of 30 September 2021, there were 479,800 repeat applicants from EU nationals, with Romanian nationals (135,950) submitting the highest number of repeat applications (26%). This has resulted in Romanian nationals now having the highest number of applications to the EUSS overall. Italian (63,150, 12%) and Polish (56,940, 11%) nationals made the 2nd and 3rd highest number of repeat applications.

46,630 (9%) of repeat applicants were non-EEA nationals.

Outcomes by nationality

In terms of repeat applicants by outcome, overall, Slovenian nationals (77%) had the highest proportion of settled status grants, closely followed by Hungarian nationals (76%). For pre-settled status, non-EEA nationals (40%) had the highest proportion of pre-settled status followed by Bulgarian nationals (33%)^{[footnote 4]}.

Repeat applicants moving from pre-settled to settled status by nationality

As of 30 September 2021, just over a quarter (63,830, 28%) of those moving from pre-settled to settled status were Romanian nationals, followed by Italian nationals (40,940, 18%).

Figures on repeat applicants by nationality can be found in data Table EUSS_RA_01- EUSS_RA_04 [EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables]

More detail on repeat applicants definitions and methodology can be found in the EUSS user guide.

3.3 Applicants who have moved from pre-settled to settled status

Figure 2 below shows the number of applicants who have moved from pre-settled to settled status per month since the launch of the scheme. There has been a steady increase in numbers from December 2019 onwards with June 2021 seeing the largest number of people moving from pre-settled to settled status (25,060 applicants). This coincided with the June 2021 deadline which saw the 3rd largest volume of applications per month to the scheme (438,260) overall. August 2021 saw a dip in these figures (9,470), which reflected the low number of applications for that month.

Figure 2: EU Settlement Scheme: Repeat applicants moving from pre-settled to settled status by month, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Source: Table EUSS_MON, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

3.4 Applications from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Most applications were received from England (5,568,130; 89%) with an additional 299,720 from Scotland (5%), 102,170 from Wales (2%) and 102, 260 from Northern Ireland (2%)^{[footnote 5]}.

3.5 Applications by nationality

In total, there were 5,717,720 applications received from EU nationals, 62,020 received from other EEA and Swiss nationals and 443,380 received from non-EEA nationals. The nationalities with the highest number of applications received were:

• Romania (1,133,980) of which 52,620 were post 30 June 2021
• Polish (1,124,930) of which 19,040 were post 30 June 2021
• Italian (560,720) of which 11,420 were post 30 June 2021

Romanian nationals accounted for a third of all applications received from 1 July to 30 September 2021, resulting in Romania now having the highest number of applications to the EUSS overall.

Figure 3 – Highest number of EUSS applications by Romanian, Polish and Italian nationals across local authorities in the UK

Source: Table EUSS_LA_01, EU Settlement Scheme local authority tables

Table 2 - EU Settlement Scheme: top five nationalities by applications received and UK country, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

England	Scotland	Wales	Northern Ireland
1. Romania	Poland	Poland	Poland
2. Poland	Romania	Romania	Lithuania
3. Italy	Italy	Bulgaria	Romania
4. Portugal	Spain	Portugal	Portugal
5. Spain	Bulgaria	Italy	Bulgaria

Source: Table EUSS_01, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

As seen in table 2, the top five nationalities have remained the same from the previous quarter. England has the highest number of applications from Romanian nationals whilst Poland remains the top nationality across the remaining nations.

3.6 Applications from Non-EEA nationals

There were 443,380 applications from non-EEA nationals. The nationalities with the highest number of applications received up to 30 September 2021 were:

• Indian (73,510)
• Pakistani (59,960)
• Brazilian (44,820)
• Nigerian (30,260)
• Ghanaian (29,990)

The top five Non-EEA nationalities reflect a similar pattern to applications received through the EUSS family permit route, which were published in the latest Immigration Quarterly statistics. EUSS family permits enable family members of EU, other EEA and Swiss citizens resident in the UK by the end of the transition period (and of qualifying British citizens returning to the UK after living in the EEA or Switzerland) to join them in the UK. Once here the family member can then apply to the EUSS for the immigration status they need to continue living in the UK.

Figure 4 below shows the top five Non-EEA nationalities to have applied to the scheme up to the end of September 2021

Figure 5 - EU Settlement Scheme: top five nationalities by applications received and UK country, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Source: Table EUSS_Non_EEA_01, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

June 2021 saw the highest number of applications from non-EEA nationals (44,870), whilst there was just under 25,000 applications between 1 July and 30 September 2021.

Figures on applications by non-EEA nationals can be found in data Tables EUSS_NON_EEA_01 and EUSS_NON_EEA_02 [EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables]

3.7 Applications by age group

Of the 6,223,350 applications received:

• 1,046,720 (17%) were made from applicants under 18 years of age
• 5,018,810 (81%) were made from applicants aged between 18 and 64
• 157,800 (3%) were made from applicants aged 65 and over

Figure 5 - EU Settlement Scheme: proportion and number of applications by UK country by age group, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Source: Table EUSS_02, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

4. Concluded applications to the EU Settlement Scheme

The number of concluded applications up to 30 September 2021 was 5,823,080. Of those, 52% (3,027,230) were granted settled status and 42% (2,441,100) were granted pre-settled status. There were 165,550 refusals, 99,730 withdrawn or void outcomes and 89,200 invalid outcomes in the same period, representing combined, 6% of total outcomes. Of the refusals, 99% were refused on eligibility grounds and less than 1% were refused on suitability grounds^{[footnote 6]}.

4.1 Concluded applications by type post 30 June 2021

There were 46,400 concluded applications, of which:

• 16,400 were from late applications (with 49% granted settled status)
• 29,500 from repeat applicants (with 87% granted settled status)
• 400 from joining family members (with 75% granted pre-settled status)

Figures on outcomes by repeat applicants can be found in section 2.1.

4.2 Concluded applications by UK country

The majority of concluded applications were received from England (5,237,240; 90%), with an additional 286,300 from Scotland (5%), 96,620 from Wales (2%) and 95,230 from Northern Ireland (2%).

Refused, withdrawn or void, and invalid outcomes occurred across all constituent parts of the UK. Applications from England accounted for the largest proportion of the 165,550 EU Settlement Scheme refusals (136,030, 82%).

Figure 6- Settled status proportion of grants by region for the whole of the UK

Source: Table EUSS_LA_03, EU Settlement Scheme local authority tables

4.3 Concluded applications by nationality

As seen in Figure 7, there were 5,395,850 concluded applications from EU nationals, 57,620 from other EEA and Swiss nationals, and 369,520 from non-EEA nationals. Similar to the number of applications received, the nationalities with the highest number of concluded applications were:

• Polish (1,069,900)
• Romanian (1,036,030)
• Italian (539,000)
• Portugal (407,900)
• Spain (346,620)

For non-EEA nationals, the top five concluded nationalities were:

• India (62,560)
• Pakistan (48,830)
• Brazil (39,570)
• Ghana (25,000)
• Nigeria (23,610)

Eligible non-EEA nationals had a greater proportion of pre-settled outcomes (59%) than settled outcomes (30%). Proportions of refusals for non-EEA nationals remain low at 5% but are nearly double that of EU nationals at 3%.

Figure 7 - EU Settlement Scheme: number and proportion of concluded applications by nationality and outcome, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021 - top 10 nationalities (and non-EEA nationals) by number of concluded applications

Source: Table EUSS_03_UK, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

4.4 Concluded applications by age group

There were 4,766,780 concluded applications from persons between 18 to 64 years of age, 911,300 from people under 18, and 144,980 from individuals aged 65 and over. Of the concluded applications made by those aged 65 and over, the majority (70%) resulted in a settled outcome, higher than concluded applications for people under 18 and those aged 18 to 64 (59% and 50%, respectively).

Refused, withdrawn or void, and invalid outcomes occurred across all age groups. Individuals aged between 18 and 64 accounted for the vast majority of the 165,600 EU Settlement Scheme refusals (83%).

5. Applications to the EU Settlement Scheme by local authority

Applications to the EU Settlement Scheme were made from all 379 UK local authorities ^{[footnote 7]}. Newham saw the highest number of applications to the scheme (149,910).

Table 3 - EU Settlement Scheme: top five London local authorities by applications received, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Local Authority	UK Region	Applications
1. Newham	London	146,910
2. Brent	London	134,860
3. Ealing	London	109,940
4. Haringey	London	99,940
5. Barnet	London	92,940

Source: Table EUSS_LA_01, EU Settlement Scheme local authority tables

Figure 8 below shows the top nationality in each local authority within London.

Figure 8 – EUSS applications by top nationalities in London

Source: Table EUSS_LA_01, EU Settlement Scheme local authority tables

Birmingham saw the highest number of applications to the scheme (143,980) of all the local authorities outside of London.

Table 4 - EU Settlement Scheme: top five local authorities outside London by applications received, 28 August 2018 to 30 September 2021

Local Authority	UK Region	Applications
1. Birmingham	West Midlands	143,980
2. Manchester	North West	94,480
3. Leicester	East Midlands	94,250
4. Edinburgh	Scotland	70,030
5. Leeds	Yorkshire and The Humber	67,470

Source: Table EUSS_LA_01, EU Settlement Scheme local authority tables

Newham (46,150) and Harrow (41,090) saw the highest applications from Romanian nationals. Ealing (26,610) and City of Edinburgh (19,570) saw the highest applications from Polish nationals.

At a local authority level, of all local authorities with at least 10,000 applications:

• Bolton and Oldham had the highest joint proportion of applications from people under 18 (32%)
• Islington had the highest proportion of applications from people aged 18 to 64 (91%)
• Broxbourne had the highest proportion of applications from people over 65 (8%)

6. Applications based on a derivative right to reside

Derivative rights applicants are applicants who did not qualify for a right of residence under the Free Movement Directive but may have had a right to reside in the UK derived from other EU law. Derivative rights applicants can apply to the EU Settlement Scheme under one of the following routes:

• Chen
• Ibrahim & Teixeira
• Lounes & Surinder Singh
• Zambrano

More information on these routes and eligibility requirements can be found in the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide.

There were 4,840 applications received (4,690 concluded) from family members of British citizens (Lounes and Surinder Singh), 9,450 applications received (3,700 concluded) from Zambrano applicants, 1,700 applications received (1,170 concluded) from Chen applicants and 410 applications received (170 concluded) from Ibrahim & Teixeira applicants.

When looking at the total refusals in the derivative rights applicants (2,620), Zambrano applications accounted for 86% of the total (2,260).

7. About these statistics

This is the tenth quarterly statistical publication on the progress of the EU Settlement Scheme, which are designed to complement higher-level monthly data published on the EU Settlement Scheme.

If, as a user, you have any comments on this report please email MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please include the words ‘EUSS PUBLICATION FEEDBACK’ in the subject of your email.

The findings presented here are based on data collected from Home Office administrative systems. These systems hold records of individual applications that have been received to the EU Settlement Scheme and their outcomes (settled or pre-settled status, and other outcomes). As these are sourced from live operational systems, numbers may change and may not precisely reflect other published statistics produced at a different point in time. The majority of applicants to the scheme are EEA nationals, but non-EEA nationals are eligible to apply in some cases. Non-EEA nationals who have submitted an application to the scheme are included in these statistics.

The Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide provides further details on this topic, including definitions used, data conventions, methods, data quality, and further considerations arising from figures based on data sourced from a live operational database.

7.1 About the data

These statistics are released as Experimental Statistics, meaning they are going through development and evaluation. The Home Office is continuing to work to improve these statistics to ensure they meet the needs of users. Further details can be found in the ONS Guide to Experimental Statistics.

Totals published in the quarterly release may not necessarily match the totals in the monthly updates. Figures are sourced from a live operational database, to which revisions may be made. Data used to produce the quarterly report are extracted after the monthly data covering the corresponding time period, so there may be slight variation between the figures.

Figures in this publication refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme and cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. Figures in this report include non-EEA national family members and eligible EEA nationals not resident in the UK. None of these are usually included in estimates of the resident EU/EEA population. Furthermore, the population estimates do not take account of people’s migration intentions and will include people who have come to the UK for a range of purposes, including some who have no intention to settle in the UK.

Paper applications including derivative rights to reside

Applications to the EU Settlement Scheme are generally made through an online system, although there are certain exceptions where applications may be submitted using a paper application form.

Paper application forms may be submitted by applicants who:

• are applying on the basis of a derivative right to reside
• do not hold a valid identity document and are unable to obtain one
• are unable to apply using the online application form and cannot be supported to do so

Additional information can be found on the GOV.UK EU Settlement Scheme webpage and in the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide.

Repeat Applications

The data in this report account for the number of applications to the system, including individuals making applications on more than one occasion. An individual who has been granted pre-settled status can make a new application at a later stage to apply for settled status. As these are separate applications with separate outcomes, they are counted separately in the statistics. There are several caseworking systems used to administer applications to the scheme, each with a unique application number but not a single person identifier to distinguish repeat applicants. Analysis using probabilistic data matching methods have been developed to better understand the number of repeat applicants to the scheme. This allows us to provide more accurate figures on the number of people who have applied to the EU Settlement Scheme overall, including their outcomes. More information regarding the methodology is provided in section 5.3 in the Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide

7.2 User Guide

The Home Office EU Settlement Scheme statistics: user guide provides further details on this topic including, definitions used, data conventions, methods, data quality, and issues arising from figures based on data sourced from a live operational database.

8. Other related data

The Home Office publishes high-level progress information on the EU Settlement Scheme through monthly Experimental Statistics, available from the EU Settlement Scheme Statistics collection on GOV.UK.

Key findings of the earlier test phases of the EU Settlement Scheme can be found on GOV.UK at EU Settlement Scheme private beta 1, EU Settlement Scheme private beta 2 and EU Settlement Scheme public beta testing phase report.

The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Family Permit facilitates entry into the UK of an eligible family member, in order to join or accompany, an EEA or Swiss citizen who has been granted settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. Data on EUSS Family Permits are published as part of the quarterly Home Office “Immigration Statistics”, and are covered in the chapter ‘Why do people come to the UK? For family reasons’. The latest quarterly Immigration Statistics report was published on 25 November 2021.

The Home Office Looked After Children and Care Leavers Survey, 2021 provides estimates of the numbers of looked after children and care leavers eligible to apply to the EU Settlement Scheme. The follow up survey findings identified 3,660 looked after children and care leavers eligible to apply to the EUSS, and that 67% had applied to the scheme as of 23 April 2021. The updated report was published on the 13 May 2021.

8.1 Feedback

We welcome feedback on the ‘EU Settlement Scheme statistics’ publications. Additionally, we’re always looking to improve the accessibility of our documents. If you find any problems, or have any feedback relating to accessibility or otherwise, please contact us by emailing MigrationStatsEnquiries@homeoffice.gov.uk. Please include the words ‘EUSS PUBLICATION FEEDBACK’ in the subject of your email.

9. Data tables

Further data on the EU Settlement Scheme for the period 28 August 2018 to 30 June 2021, are available in:

• EUSS_01 to EUSS_05, EUSS_DR_01, EUSS_POST_30_JUNE, EUSS_RA_01 to EUSS_RA_04 , EUSS_MON, EUSS_Non_EEA_01 and EUSS_Non_EEA_02 EU Settlement Scheme quarterly statistics tables

• EUSS_LA_01 to EUSS_LA_03, EU Settlement Scheme quarterly local authority tables

10. Upcoming publications

The next quarterly EU Settlement Scheme release is due for publication in February 2022.

1. Figures on repeat application analysis may not exactly match those in the analysis of cases processed ↩

2. Figures in this publication refer specifically to applications made to the EU Settlement Scheme, including repeat applications as people transition from pre-settled to settled status. These estimates cannot be directly compared with estimates of the resident population of EU/EEA nationals in the UK. Please see the EUSS user guide (section 6.1) for more information. ↩

3. ‘Other’ outcome includes refused, withdrawn/void or invalid. ↩

4. Outcomes were extracted in order of Settled Status, Pre-settled Status, Refused, Withdrawn or void, Invalid or Awaiting outcome from the repeat applicant’s latest outcome decision as of 30 September 2021 ↩

5. The EUSS user guide (section 3.6) provides information on applications where locational data is not currently in an analysable form from live systems. This proportion (2.6%) includes applications associated with a non-UK address. ↩

6. Refusals by suitability stand at less than 0.1% of total refusals ↩

7. Local Authority Districts (April 2020) Names and Codes in the United Kingdom ↩