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Kazakhstan → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Inflows by year

1,0002,00020132015
1,0002,00020132015
Data table
20131,000
20142,000
20151,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——171
2022——148
2021——108
2020——119
2019——123
2018——132
2017——111
2016——147
20151,000—109
20142,000—124
20131,000—122
2012——140
2011——121
2010——117
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor10,786
  2. Work5,997
  3. Study1,123
  4. Other109
  5. Family66

Visas issued by year

9,74119k201020122014201620182020202220242025
9,74119k201020132016201920222025
Data table
201013,937
201115,528
201216,532
201317,556
201417,541
201515,572
201612,378
201714,370
201814,862
201913,731
20203,953
20214,050
202213,302
202319,090
202419,482
202518,081

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

8081,61520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
8081,615201520172019202120232025
Data table
20151,615
20161,560
20171,465
20181,355
20191,240
20201,235
20211,175
20221,095
20231,050
20241,125
20251,210
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 Kazakhstan (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001231,272
20181,52401321,321
20171,72901111,436
20161,78101471,545
20151,94501091,576
20142,09701241,596
20131,85701211,725
20122,03801400
20112,37301210
20102,56301170
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 Kazakhstan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Kazakhstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye10,813
  2. South Korea10,127
  3. United States2,570
  4. Germany2,042
  5. Lithuania1,594
  6. Czechia1,437
  7. Latvia900
  8. Hungary604
  9. Canada485
  10. Japan423
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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