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WQ.447/2021
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HOME AFFAIRS BY DEPUTY I. GARDINER OF ST. HELIER
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2021 ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 8TH NOVEMBER 2021
Question
Will the Minister provide up-to-date figures for the number of E.U. nationals who have been granted settled status' in the Island, providing the following information broken down by country of origin of applicant –
- how many applications have been approved;
- how many applications have been refused, and the reasons for such refusal; and
- how many applications are still outstanding?
Answer
The first table below provides the total settlement scheme figures and the second table provides details of the highest 7 nationalities that have applied to the scheme, which make up 92% of the applications.
Total number of applications received (finalised) | 17363 (88%) |
Total granted | 14798 |
Total refused | 63 |
Total withdrawn | 438 |
Total pending | 1836 |
Under review - duplicates | 30 |
Unprocessed applications (late applications) | 198 (198) |
| Applications | Granted | Refused | Pending | Withdrawn |
Portuguese | 9824 | 8463 | 18 | 1059 | 152 |
Polish | 3161 | 2740 | 18 | 306 | 77 |
Romanian | 1759 | 1462 | 11 | 188 | 71 |
French | 614 | 519 | 6 | 59 | 18 |
Italian | 270 | 236 | 2 | 25 | 7 |
Bulgarian | 212 | 144 | 1 | 43 | 18 |
Latvian | 204 | 174 | 1 | 25 | 2 |
Of the applications that have been refused;
• One is due to having failed the criminality test
• The majority have been refused on the basis that they are not eligible under the residency criteria, for example having not lived in Jersey prior to 2021 or the period of residency was too long ago to qualify
• A small number are applications for Joining Family Members who fall outside the qualifying criteria
Of those pending, every applicant has been contacted by the settled status team who are now waiting for either evidence of residency or identity. Each one is now being contacted directly in order to finalise the application. There are 180 pending applications from children that are being prioritised.