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Ecuador → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor4,992
  2. Study142
  3. Other107
  4. Work89
  5. Family55

Visas issued by year

2,9945,987201020122014201620182020202220242025
2,9945,987201020132016201920222025
Data table
20103,111
20112,613
20122,854
20133,007
20143,390
20154,237
20164,094
20175,110
20185,743
20195,987
20202,036
20211,277
20224,739
20235,381
20245,426
20255,385

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

27855520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
278555201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015330
2016485
2017475
2018555
2019520
2020385
2021325
2022330
2023315
2024275
2025265
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 Ecuador (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900137551
20185310156556
2017671077512
20167270118512
20157770123360
20146490169287
20135870331148
201243803620
201149303500
201052204930
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 Ecuador, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Ecuador, 2023
  1. Spain21,762
  2. United States11,660
  3. Chile3,385
  4. Italy1,591
  5. Germany1,190
  6. Canada775
  7. Mexico601
  8. Belgium211
  9. Switzerland202
  10. Netherlands151
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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