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<p>Our primary focus is on ensuring all eligible for status under the EU Settlement
Scheme make an application before the 30 June 2021 deadline for the status they deserve
under UK law. Those who apply before the deadline, but whose application is not decided
until after it, will have their rights protected pending the outcome of their application
and of any appeal.</p><p>In line with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, the UK Government
has made clear where a person eligible for status under the EU Settlement Scheme has
reasonable grounds for missing the 30 June 2021 deadline for applications by those
resident in the UK by the end of the transition period, they will be given a further
opportunity to apply.</p><p>Where a person with reasonable grounds for missing the
deadline applies to the EU Settlement Scheme after it, including where they do so
after being given a 28-day notice, and is granted status under the scheme, they will,
consistent with the Citizens’ Rights Agreements, enjoy the same rights from the time
they are granted status as someone who applied before the deadline.</p><p>Where a
person does not have reasonable grounds for applying to the EU Settlement Scheme after
the deadline or fails to make an application within the 28-day period, any immigration
enforcement taken will be based on consideration of the circumstances of their case.</p><p>Immigration
Enforcement will continue to keep its operational priorities under constant review
in the light of the latest intelligence and deploy resources accordingly.</p>
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