What happens to EU citizens if they miss the settled status deadline?

The Home Office is receiving up to 120,000 new applications a day for the scheme, say reports

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Thousands of EU citizens living in the UK risk being stripped of their rights as the deadline to apply for settled status looms.

While over five million applicants have already been granted some form of settled status before today’s deadline, there are fears for thousands of vulnerable and elderly EU citizens who are yet to apply, with efforts to meet the deadline “hampered by jammed Home Office helplines, website delays and overwhelmed advisers turning applicants away”, reports The Independent.

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