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Eritrea → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Family1,853
  2. Visitor273
  3. Other87
  4. Work81
  5. Study34

Visas issued by year

1,6293,258201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,6293,258201020132016201920222025
Data table
20101,392
20111,124
20121,032
20131,084
2014978
2015985
20161,474
20171,781
20182,322
20192,573
20201,190
20211,431
20221,475
20232,411
20243,258
20252,328

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

51020242025
51020242025
Data table
202410
20255
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 Eritrea (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,22317
20181,32901,67815
20172,10901,10616
20162,01801,59319
20152,02201,41714
20142,578087424
20131,31701,81720
20121,01402,0370
20111,21501,6210
20101,25801,1650
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 Eritrea, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Eritrea, 2023
  1. Canada10,680
  2. Germany3,904
  3. Belgium2,219
  4. United States1,990
  5. Netherlands1,943
  6. Switzerland1,364
  7. France783
  8. Sweden768
  9. Norway686
  10. Luxembourg321
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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