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Azerbaijan → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Azerbaijan
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Azerbaijan to the United Kingdom

Inflows of nationals of Azerbaijan recorded by the United Kingdom; stock of nationals of Azerbaijan living there; and acquisitions of the United Kingdom's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

5001,0002014
5001,0002014
Data table
20141,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——130
2022——119
2021——102
2020——91
2019——87
2018——70
2017——95
2016——140
2015——118
20141,000—174
2013——180
2012——192
2011——111
2010——147
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Azerbaijan, and students from Azerbaijan at UK universities.

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor7,458
  2. Study872
  3. Work331
  4. Family68
  5. Other38

Visas issued by year

4,6479,293201020122014201620182020202220242025
4,6479,293201020132016201920222025
Data table
20105,132
20115,793
20127,571
20138,345
20149,293
20158,041
20166,299
20177,025
20186,456
20195,990
20201,833
20211,858
20226,475
20238,542
20249,198
20258,767

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

46092020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
460920201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015830
2016765
2017595
2018545
2019500
2020545
2021465
2022500
2023660
2024790
2025920
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0; HESA, Table 28: Non-UK permanent address students (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 24 Oct 2026

Residence permits in the United Kingdom

First residence permits issued by the United Kingdom to citizens of Azerbaijan (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20190087528
2018659070551
2017711095633
20166040140804
20157520118862
20148360174783
20138850180638
201274201920
201167801110
201070201470
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the United Kingdom in Azerbaijan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBakugov.uk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Azerbaijan move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Azerbaijan, 2023
  1. Türkiye17,676
  2. Germany5,479
  3. Lithuania1,743
  4. United States950
  5. Netherlands426
  6. Hungary307
  7. Czechia274
  8. Canada245
  9. France226
  10. Belgium210
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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