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Thailand → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Inflows by year

3,0006,00020122015
3,0006,00020122015
Data table
20124,000
20134,000
20143,000
20156,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2023——1,316
2022——1,223
2021—21,000934
2020——890
2019——1,239
2018——948
2017——734
2016——1,150
20156,000—1,007
20143,000—1,249
20134,000—3,597
20124,000—2,249
2011——1,888
2010——2,151
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

UK visas

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Visitor50,149
  2. Study3,434
  3. Family676
  4. Work439
  5. Other327

Visas issued by year

44k89k201020122014201620182020202220242025
44k89k201020132016201920222025
Data table
201052,164
201158,117
201259,859
201369,849
201467,515
201566,837
201673,808
201781,694
201881,874
201988,816
202023,967
202110,915
202253,661
202363,947
202459,633
202555,025

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

3,3656,73020152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
3,3656,730201520172019202120232025
Data table
20156,250
20166,110
20176,195
20186,365
20196,380
20206,730
20214,460
20225,360
20236,195
20246,150
20255,870
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 Thailand (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2019001,2396,314
20184,46809486,203
20175,12107346,103
20165,28001,1505,992
20155,82901,0016,135
20145,87101,2476,246
20137,84603,5935,983
20127,41602,2490
20118,22101,8860
20108,29802,1510
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 Thailand, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Thailand, 2023
  1. South Korea34,846
  2. Japan16,777
  3. United States4,790
  4. Germany3,345
  5. Australia2,325
  6. New Zealand2,043
  7. France954
  8. Sweden777
  9. Netherlands768
  10. Hungary740
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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