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Mexico → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Inflows by year

2,0004,00020122015
2,0004,00020122015
Data table
20121,000
20131,000
20142,000
20154,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——357
2022——302
2021—18,000265
2020——233
2019——267
2018——212
2017——183
2016——269
20154,000—227
20142,000—251
20131,000—298
20121,000—252
2011——259
2010——229
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Study1,350
  2. Work419
  3. Family242
  4. Visitor74
  5. Other35

Visas issued by year

1,2262,452201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,2262,452201020132016201920222025
Data table
20101,940
20112,010
20121,923
20131,945
20142,232
20152,452
20162,421
20172,331
20182,417
20192,282
20201,297
20212,110
20222,353
20232,300
20242,208
20252,120

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

1,0632,12520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,0632,125201520172019202120232025
Data table
20151,940
20162,055
20172,125
20181,975
20192,095
20201,870
20211,560
20221,630
20231,580
20241,620
20251,720
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 Mexico (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019002672,053
20182,48002121,912
20172,94301832,065
20162,80002692,008
20153,29602281,907
20142,35602511,645
20133,86602981,560
20122,91902510
20113,17102580
20102,60302290
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 Mexico, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Mexico, 2023
  1. United States190,560
  2. Spain9,597
  3. Canada5,735
  4. Germany4,902
  5. Japan1,052
  6. Netherlands985
  7. France942
  8. Chile832
  9. Italy638
  10. Switzerland636
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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