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Côte d’Ivoire → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Côte d’Ivoire
To
United Kingdom
Inflow 2023—OECD
Data as at 2025
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UK visas

Entry clearance visas issued to nationals of Côte d’Ivoire, and students from Côte d’Ivoire at UK universities.

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,062
  2. Study123
  3. Other66
  4. Family50
  5. Work43

Visas issued by year

1,1722,344201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,1722,344201020132016201920222025
Data table
20101,865
20111,657
20121,626
20131,726
20141,582
20151,664
20161,523
20171,605
20181,791
20192,083
2020706
2021804
20221,538
20232,151
20242,019
20252,344

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

6513020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
65130201520172019202120232025
Data table
201515
201640
201735
201895
2019115
2020110
2021130
202290
202385
202480
2025120
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 Côte d’Ivoire (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900238156
20181920261111
2017284019287
2016204025368
2015284020337
2014357023457
2013346047654
201244905760
201142705110
201057405200
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 Côte d’Ivoire, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from Côte d’Ivoire move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from Côte d’Ivoire, 2023
  1. France7,945
  2. Italy5,093
  3. Canada2,585
  4. Germany1,998
  5. United States1,200
  6. Belgium666
  7. Türkiye202
  8. Switzerland141
  9. Japan130
  10. South Korea83
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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