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DR Congo → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,328
  2. Family141
  3. Study77
  4. Work55
  5. Other45

Visas issued by year

1,4752,949201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,4752,949201020132016201920222025
Data table
20101,804
20111,880
20121,919
20132,049
20142,081
20151,846
20162,077
20172,533
20182,187
20192,194
2020923
2021855
20222,176
20232,897
20242,949
20252,646

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

255020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
2550201520172019202120232025
Data table
201520
201630
201715
201815
201910
202030
202140
202250
202350
202450
202550
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 DR Congo (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20190049450
2018305053349
2017152038449
2016490055350
2015258046360
2014377058369
201336001,49763
201220802,2490
201121802,0360
201021002,1310
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 DR Congo, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

Where else people from DR Congo move (OECD, 2023).

Other destinations for people from DR Congo, 2023
  1. United States7,630
  2. Canada5,320
  3. France4,164
  4. Belgium2,295
  5. Norway730
  6. Sweden379
  7. Italy282
  8. Germany261
  9. Finland242
  10. Switzerland228
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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