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<p>We have continued to receive and process thousands of applications a day to the
EU Settlement scheme throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with over 5.6 million applications
received and over 5 million grants of status made by 31 May 2021. Given this success
we have no plans to extend the deadline for applications to the EU Settlement Scheme.</p><p>The
Home Office has invested nearly £8 million in marketing campaigns to encourage EU
citizens and their family members to apply to the scheme. We recently launched a new
wave of UK advertising to ensure EU citizens and their family members are aware of
the deadline and know they need to apply. We are also working closely with employers,
local authorities and charities to raise awareness.</p><p>In line with the Citizens’
Rights Agreements, we have made clear where a person eligible for status under the
scheme has reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline, they will be
given a further opportunity to apply. The non-exhaustive guidance on reasonable grounds
for submitting a late application was published on 1 April 2021 and includes where
there are compelling practical or compassionate reasons why a person may have been
unaware of the requirement to apply to the scheme by the deadline or may have failed
to do so.</p>
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