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Brazil → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Brazil
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Brazil to the United Kingdom

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

Inflows by year

4,5009,00020122015
4,5009,00020122015
Data table
20121,000
20133,000
20149,000
20152,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——1,425
2022——1,268
2021—79,0001,133
2020——1,003
2019——1,122
2018——1,019
2017——897
2016——1,104
20152,000—885
20149,000—903
20133,000—1,190
20121,000—1,119
2011——898
2010——993
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Work1,434
  2. Family919
  3. Study854
  4. Other276
  5. Visitor228

Visas issued by year

3,5917,182201020122014201620182020202220242025
3,5917,182201020132016201920222025
Data table
20105,187
20114,215
20124,435
20136,910
20147,182
20155,571
20164,125
20174,473
20184,792
20195,002
20202,507
20214,746
20225,438
20234,831
20244,139
20253,711

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

1,3852,77020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,3852,770201520172019202120232025
Data table
20152,770
20162,165
20171,760
20181,720
20191,555
20201,590
20211,410
20221,400
20231,410
20241,300
20251,335
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 Brazil (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,1221,571
20189,13101,0191,648
201710,71208981,730
20168,34401,1042,135
201510,51908842,713
201410,47209032,184
20139,47501,1881,573
20128,83501,1170
20119,88408980
20109,96809930
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 Brazil, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyBrasíliagov.uk
Consulate-generalSão Paulogov.uk
ConsulateBelo Horizontegov.uk
ConsulateRecifegov.uk
ConsulateRio de Janeirogov.uk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Brazil, 2023
  1. Portugal147,264
  2. United States27,440
  3. Spain19,553
  4. Italy15,000
  5. Germany9,616
  6. Japan8,767
  7. Canada7,225
  8. France3,412
  9. Australia3,102
  10. Netherlands2,612
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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