United Kingdom
Destination country · work and study visas
- Licensed sponsors
- 125,921
- Work visas issued, 2025
- 260,430
- Study visas issued, 2025
- 427,340
- Non-UK students, 2024/25
- 685,545
Data as at 26 Oct 2026
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Work and study visas issued
Entry clearance visas issued, calendar years.
Work visas
Data table
| 2010 | 160,724 |
| 2011 | 149,310 |
| 2012 | 145,110 |
| 2013 | 154,760 |
| 2014 | 167,146 |
| 2015 | 165,900 |
| 2016 | 163,922 |
| 2017 | 164,943 |
| 2018 | 175,812 |
| 2019 | 192,559 |
| 2020 | 114,528 |
| 2021 | 239,193 |
| 2022 | 421,565 |
| 2023 | 613,627 |
| 2024 | 368,139 |
| 2025 | 260,430 |
| 2026 | 128,516 |
Study visas
Data table
| 2010 | 334,735 |
| 2011 | 323,276 |
| 2012 | 278,100 |
| 2013 | 296,226 |
| 2014 | 293,648 |
| 2015 | 272,919 |
| 2016 | 294,454 |
| 2017 | 330,101 |
| 2018 | 354,878 |
| 2019 | 404,410 |
| 2020 | 250,121 |
| 2021 | 435,110 |
| 2022 | 623,698 |
| 2023 | 604,253 |
| 2024 | 418,932 |
| 2025 | 427,340 |
| 2026 | 70,095 |
Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics (year ending June 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0Data as at Jun 2026
Licensed sponsors
- London36,372
- Birmingham3,047
- Manchester2,850
- Leicester1,407
- Glasgow1,361
- Bristol1,284
- Edinburgh1,154
- Leeds1,067
- Nottingham1,039
- Ilford944
- Reading905
- Coventry896
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