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Yemen → United Kingdom

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

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

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

Visas issued by group, 2025
  1. Family1,663
  2. Visitor1,372
  3. Other160
  4. Work97
  5. Study83

Visas issued by year

1,6883,375201020122014201620182020202220242025
1,6883,375201020132016201920222025
Data table
20102,462
20111,983
20122,106
20132,538
20142,379
20151,081
20161,056
20171,902
20182,181
20192,455
20201,193
20211,611
20222,586
20232,810
20242,721
20253,375

Students at UK universities (academic year ending)

6312520152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
63125201520172019202120232025
Data table
201575
201665
201740
201840
201935
202030
202140
202230
2023100
2024125
202550
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 Yemen (Eurostat).

YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
20190017977
2018518020483
2017389014395
20163870196101
20153610172112
20143800147112
20133970424120
201221004390
201141003630
201048405810
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 Yemen, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

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

Compared with other corridors

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

Other destinations for people from Yemen, 2023
  1. United States5,880
  2. Netherlands3,076
  3. Germany2,529
  4. Türkiye1,712
  5. Canada650
  6. Belgium345
  7. South Korea208
  8. France202
  9. Sweden164
  10. Hungary154
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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