Immigration: EU Nationals
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to increase EUSS caseworking resources to reduce waiting time for decisions on applications.
Answered by Mike Tapp
The Home Office allocates resources for case working of immigration applications in line with the forecasted demand.
The Home Office seeks to process all applications to the EUSS as swiftly as possible. As of 31 March 2026, 5.8 million people held status under the EUSS: 1.3 million had pre-settled status and 4.5 million had settled status.
To 31 March 2026, the Home Office had concluded 99% (8.8 million) of the 8.9 million applications received.
Details of the EUSS processing times can be found on the GOV.UK website – (EU Settlement Scheme: current estimated processing times for applications - GOV.UK(opens in a new tab)) which advises on expected processing times and common reasons why an application may take longer to conclude.
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