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Egypt → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Inflows by year

1,0002,00020122015
1,0002,00020122015
Data table
20121,000
20132,000
20141,000
20151,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——1,729
2022——1,392
2021—25,000927
2020——984
2019——1,118
2018—18,000848
2017—15,000584
2016—25,000834
20151,00010,000677
20141,00012,000695
20132,00019,573934
20121,00019,573844
2011—11,000775
2010—11,0001,001
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor31,176
  2. Work2,976
  3. Study1,543
  4. Family565
  5. Other314

Visas issued by year

21k42k201020122014201620182020202220242025
21k42k201020132016201920222025
Data table
201036,184
201135,270
201233,999
201336,061
201436,116
201538,225
201637,557
201733,362
201836,770
201942,492
202017,227
202114,864
202239,023
202335,281
202436,509
202536,574

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

1,7703,54020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,7703,540201520172019202120232025
Data table
20151,675
20162,050
20172,335
20182,600
20192,710
20202,855
20213,260
20223,455
20233,540
20243,135
20252,945
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 Egypt (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,1182,734
20183,57808482,565
20174,21105842,294
20163,62908342,010
20153,50306801,673
20143,46506951,413
20133,23509331,209
20122,82008440
20112,96307750
20103,08001,0010
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 Egypt, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyCairogov.uk
Consulate-generalAlexandriagov.uk
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Egypt, 2023
  1. Italy21,409
  2. United States9,990
  3. Germany8,712
  4. Türkiye3,434
  5. Canada2,515
  6. France1,371
  7. Netherlands1,251
  8. Australia1,163
  9. Austria864
  10. Japan759
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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