Brexit: The EU citizens applying to stay in NI
More than 86,000 people in Northern Ireland have applied to remain in the UK post-Brexit, according to official figures.
The settlement scheme is designed to give EU citizens - who entered the UK under the EU's freedom of movement principle - the right to remain.
Latest figures show that by the end of December, a decision had been reached on just over 80,000 applications.
More than 96% of those applicants were granted settled or pre-settled status.
The majority of those who have applied are from Poland, Lithuania and Romania.
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