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Myanmar → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,709
  2. Study2,078
  3. Work353
  4. Family51
  5. Other46

Visas issued by year

2,6195,237201020122014201620182020202220242025
2,6195,237201020132016201920222025
Data table
20101,767
20111,489
20121,644
20131,764
20142,137
20152,544
20162,871
20173,338
20183,660
20194,369
20201,085
20211,248
20223,592
20234,421
20244,709
20255,237

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

1,3202,64020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,3202,640201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015405
2016410
2017485
2018540
2019560
2020580
2021475
2022695
20231,275
20242,065
20252,640
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 Myanmar (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
201900187592
20185000343538
20175020223501
20164470377424
20153960284416
20143540250348
201369704130
201237403650
201152502910
201051502450
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 Myanmar, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Myanmar, 2023
  1. Japan30,849
  2. South Korea12,601
  3. United States4,880
  4. New Zealand558
  5. Australia536
  6. Germany454
  7. Finland405
  8. Canada260
  9. Türkiye258
  10. Hungary167
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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