In the year ending March 2023, there were approximately 3.06 million entry clearance visas granted by the United Kingdom, compared with 1.6 million in 2022, and 1,3 million in 2021. The sudden fall in visa grants that can be observed between 2019 and 2020, was almost certainly down to travel restrictions brought about due to the Coronavirus pandemic in that year.
Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023
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UK Home Office. (May 25, 2023). Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. (2023). Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of Entry Clearance Visas Granted in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office, Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited October 04, 2023)
Number of entry clearance visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], UK Home Office, May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293133/visas-issued-in-the-united-kingdom/