EU nationals have just weeks left to apply for settled status in Tendring
Thousands of EU nationals have been granted permission to continue living in Tendring ahead of this month's application deadline, figures show.
But a research hub at York University warns that many people across the UK will miss the fast-approaching post-Brexit "cliff-edge" and risk becoming illegal migrants overnight.
Around 2,330 people successfully applied to the EU settlement scheme in Tendring by the end of March, according to Home Office figures.
This was 190 more than the 2,140 who had been successful by the end of December, when the Brexit transition period ended.