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Nepal → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Inflows by year

1,0002,00020122015
1,0002,00020122015
Data table
20122,000
20131,000
20141,000
20152,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——1,529
2022——1,298
2021—20,0001,129
2020——1,061
2019——1,350
2018——1,550
2017——1,800
2016——3,270
20152,000—2,361
20141,000—2,706
20131,000—7,488
20122,000—4,366
2011——3,559
2010——2,148
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Study20,558
  2. Visitor11,667
  3. Family2,776
  4. Work2,350
  5. Other1,175

Visas issued by year

19k39k201020122014201620182020202220242025
19k39k201020132016201920222025
Data table
201014,692
201112,050
20129,642
20138,056
20148,584
20159,107
20169,866
201710,094
201811,313
201914,112
20205,753
20219,605
202223,635
202333,834
202434,192
202538,526

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

12k24k20152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
12k24k201520172019202120232025
Data table
20151,185
2016875
2017615
2018505
2019575
20201,245
20212,035
20224,845
20237,715
202412,710
202524,445
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 Nepal (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,350596
20181,95201,550520
20172,92901,803606
20162,89103,270860
20153,45002,3151,197
20142,94902,6641,741
20135,16407,4431,699
20125,98304,2800
20118,53703,4640
201010,87402,1160
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 Nepal, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Nepal, 2023
  1. Japan39,564
  2. South Korea20,147
  3. Australia13,771
  4. United States11,150
  5. New Zealand2,811
  6. Denmark2,149
  7. Canada1,760
  8. Germany1,470
  9. Finland1,319
  10. Belgium427
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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