Half a million Romanians applied for permanent UK residence after Brexit

Nearly half a million (498,700) Romanians have applied until January 31 for resident status in the United Kingdom as part of the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) made available by the British authorities to European citizens who wish to continue living in the United Kingdom after December 31, 2020, the Romanian Embassy in London announced on its Facebook page.

Some 63,000 Romanians applied for this scheme in January alone.

In total, within the EU Settlement Scheme, more than 3.1 million applications were registered by European citizens, of which 2.73 million have already been validated. About 58% of the applicants received settled status and 41% – pre settled status.

Read more via Romania Insider

Discover more from The Dispatch

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading

Verified by MonsterInsights