101,700 Hungarian citizens have already applied to stay in the United Kingdom following Brexit, according to the British Home Office.
According to its recent summary, 3,612,400 EU citizens – out of the 27 EU countries – living in Britain applied by May 31st. By the end of May, the UK authorities had already processed 3,319,000 applications, accepting almost all of them, the number of rejected applications only 900.
On the official list as of May 31st, Polish nationals are at the top with 697,900 applications submitted. They are followed by Romanians with 590,100 applications. Although the number of Hungarians having applied for a permanent residence permit to date is only a fraction of those from the two aforementioned countries, it is already three times higher than in September.
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Britain withdrew from the European Union on January 31st, but EU citizens who are legally and habitually residents of the country can continue to retain all their acquired rights. However, they must apply for a residence permit of indefinite duration, a legal status established under an official name.