The number of work visas issued to people entering the United Kingdom for the year ending March 2023 was 487,771 compared with 276,486 in the previous year.
Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023
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UK Home Office. (May 25, 2023). Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023." Chart. May 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. (2023). Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of Work Visas Granted in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office, Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited December 08, 2023)
Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2023 [Graph], UK Home Office, May 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/