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Ethiopia → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,382
  2. Family1,346
  3. Work351
  4. Study125
  5. Other114

Visas issued by year

2,3534,706201020122014201620182020202220242025
2,3534,706201020132016201920222025
Data table
20103,441
20112,903
20123,123
20132,939
20142,682
20153,106
20162,433
20173,190
20183,251
20193,388
20201,135
20211,295
20223,304
20234,352
20244,706
20254,318

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

9519020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
95190201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015130
2016130
201770
2018120
2019130
2020120
2021135
2022190
2023135
2024155
2025175
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 Ethiopia (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900381169
20186300424155
20178200257131
20169100331170
20151,0870245170
20146180325185
20136740662197
201257401,0860
201163509760
201078806700
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 Ethiopia, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Ethiopia, 2023
  1. United States5,630
  2. Canada3,820
  3. Germany1,988
  4. Türkiye511
  5. Belgium501
  6. Netherlands485
  7. France472
  8. Sweden453
  9. Finland413
  10. Italy407
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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