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Sudan → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor2,297
  2. Family2,237
  3. Work836
  4. Study242
  5. Other180

Visas issued by year

3,5997,197201020122014201620182020202220242025
3,5997,197201020132016201920222025
Data table
20107,197
20116,884
20125,758
20136,155
20145,210
20154,103
20164,218
20175,669
20186,449
20196,775
20203,324
20214,129
20226,806
20235,822
20245,716
20255,792

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

18837520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
188375201520172019202120232025
Data table
2015240
2016285
2017225
2018240
2019300
2020330
2021375
2022375
2023325
2024280
2025235
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 Sudan (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,198323
20181,93701,179282
20172,4370811270
20162,8760700299
20153,6840401280
20141,8560336277
20131,6710631273
20121,47009820
20111,50601,0850
20101,56808990
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 Sudan, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Sudan, 2023
  1. United States3,820
  2. Germany2,177
  3. Canada2,010
  4. Türkiye1,908
  5. France1,603
  6. Netherlands369
  7. Italy316
  8. Sweden310
  9. Norway243
  10. Belgium184
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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