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Belarus → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Belarus
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor8,251
  2. Work120
  3. Study58
  4. Family39
  5. Other27

Visas issued by year

6,84914k201020122014201620182020202220242025
6,84914k201020132016201920222025
Data table
20108,109
20119,093
20129,889
201311,414
201410,228
20159,430
20169,862
201710,711
201811,741
201913,697
20205,697
20216,836
20225,922
20237,332
20247,987
20258,495

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

7515020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
75150201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015150
2016135
2017120
2018145
2019125
2020120
2021105
2022100
202365
202460
202555
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 Belarus (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900161160
20184570198172
20176210117164
20165500194174
20155990202198
20146130196169
20131,0790280182
201268902780
201191902320
201071202680
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 Belarus, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Belarus, 2023
  1. Lithuania15,675
  2. Germany2,754
  3. United States2,600
  4. Israel1,840
  5. Türkiye1,025
  6. Italy785
  7. Netherlands504
  8. Latvia374
  9. Austria288
  10. France286
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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