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How many people do we grant protection to?

Updated 7 December 2023

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Data relates to year ending September 2023 and all comparisons are with the year ending September 2022 (unless indicated otherwise).

1. Overview of people offered protection

38,761 people were granted refugee status or other protection following an asylum application in the year ending September 2023 - the highest number granted in a year since 2002. There were:

• 36,003 people granted refugee permission
• 130 people granted temporary refugee permission
• 1,999 people granted humanitarian protection
• 629 people granted alternative forms of protection or leave (such as discretionary leave, UASC leave)

112,431 people were offered a safe and legal (humanitarian) route to the UK in the year ending September 2023, principally as Ukrainian nationals or British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders coming from Hong Kong. More information on safe and legal (humanitarian) routes can be found in ‘Safe and legal (humanitarian) routes to the UK’.

2. Asylum applications

An asylum application may relate to more than one person, if the main applicant has family members (or ‘dependants’) who are included in the same application. This release features data on both the number of asylum applications (‘main applicants only’), and the number of people related to asylum applications (‘main applicants and dependants’).

There were 75,340 asylum applications in the UK in the year ending September 2023, similar to the number in the previous year.

There were 75,340 asylum applications (relating to 93,296 people) in the UK in the year ending September 2023. This is similar to the number of applications in the year ending September 2022 (76,094 applications, relating to 92,766 people). As shown in Figure 1, the current number of applications is 10% lower than the previous peak in 2002 (84,132 applications).

Figure 1: Asylum applications lodged in the UK, years ending September 2002 to September 2023¹

Source: Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement –Asy_D01

Notes:

1. Main applicants only.

Of the 93,296 people who applied for asylum in the year ending September 2023, the majority (59%) were adult males aged 18 to 49.

There were 4,656 applications from unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) in the year ending September 2023, 16% less than in the year ending September 2022. UASC applications made up 6% of total asylum applications to the UK in the year ending September 2023.

2.1 Asylum applications by nationality

In the year ending September 2023, Afghanistan was the most common nationality applying for asylum, with 10,305 applications (14% of total applications).

In the year ending September 2023, the UK received 10,305 asylum applications (relating to 11,892 people) from Afghan nationals, making Afghanistan the most common nationality applying for asylum in the UK (14% of total applications). The number of asylum applications received from Afghan nationals has been higher over the past 2 years following the Taliban takeover in August 2021. 44% (4,556 out of 10,305) of the applications received from Afghan nationals in the year ending September 2023 were in October to December 2022 when small boat arrivals from this nationality were significantly high.

The second most common nationality to claim asylum in the UK were Iranian nationals, with 7,174 applications in the year ending September 2023 (10% of total applications), 28% fewer applications than in the year ending September 2022. Between 2016 and mid-2022, Iran was the top nationality claiming asylum in the UK.

The third most common nationality to claim asylum in the year ending September 2023 were Albanian nationals, with 5,106 applications. This is around one-third of (or 64% lower than) the number of Albanian applications received in the year ending September 2022. Asylum claims from Albanian nationals peaked in April to September 2022 when there were 11,092 applications in those 6 months, most of which were from people arrived on small boats over that period.

Applications from Indian nationals increased from 2,329 applications in the year ending September 2022 to 4,710 applications in the year ending September 2023, making India the fourth most common nationality applying for asylum in the UK in the latest year.

2.2 Asylum applications by route of entry to the UK

Due to the transition to a new data system, data for asylum claims from small boat arrivals for June to September 2023 was unavailable at the time of publication. Further updates will be included in future editions of this publication once available. Data for asylum claims from small boat arrivals in June 2023 was not available. Therefore, data for the ‘year ending June 2023’ covers July 2022 to May 2023.

The majority of small boat arrivals claim asylum. In the year ending June 2023, 90% (36,169 of 40,386 arrivals) had an asylum claim recorded either as a main applicant or dependant, at the time of data extraction. Small boat arrivals accounted for over one-third (37%) of the total number of people claiming asylum in the UK in the year ending June 2023. More detail on asylum claims from small boat arrivals is available in section 4 of the ‘Irregular migration to the UK, year ending June 2023’ release.

Other claimants may have arrived via other clandestine routes, or may have had a lawful visa before claiming asylum, and may have been present in the UK some time prior to making an asylum claim. More information on other entry routes to the UK for those claiming asylum can be found in section 2.2 of the ‘How many people do we grant protection to?’ chapter of the ‘Immigration system statistics, year ending June 2023’ release.

3. Asylum applications awaiting an initial decision

An asylum application may relate to more than one person, if the main applicant has family members (or ‘dependants’) who are included in the same application. This release features data on both the number of initial decisions on asylum applications (‘main applicants only’), and the number of people related to initial decisions (‘main applicants and dependants’).

At the end of September 2023, there were 125,173 cases awaiting an initial decision, 7% less than the previous quarter.

At the end of September 2023, there were 125,173 cases (relating to 165,411 people) awaiting an initial decision. This was 7% more than a year earlier (117,400 applications, relating to 143,377 people), but 7% lower than the end of June 2023 (when there were 134,046 applications awaiting an initial decision).

The number of cases awaiting an initial decision has increased over the last 10 years and more rapidly since 2018, when at the end of June that year there were 22,676 cases awaiting an initial decision. The rise in cases awaiting an initial decision since 2018 was due to more cases entering the asylum system than receiving initial decisions.

The latest decrease is the first quarter-on-quarter reduction in the initial decision backlog since the end of March 2018. In addition, the proportion of cases decided within 6 months is increasing. In the year ending March 2023, 16% of 87,366 asylum applications were decided within 6 months, compared with 7% in the year ending March 2022. This increase is partly due to increases in the number of asylum decision makers who can progress applications. Data on the percentage of applications processed within 6 months and the number of staff in the asylum system is published in the ‘Immigration and Protection’ data of the Migration Transparency Data collection. For more information, see section 6.1 below.

Despite the increase from 2021, the proportion decided within 6 months in 2022 is below pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels. In 2018, 39% of asylum applications were decided within 6 months, and at the height of the European migration crisis in the year ending June 2016 it was 73%. The change in the proportion decided within 6 months can be attributed to a range of factors. In 2018 policy was changed to give priority to older cases or high vulnerability cases (which typically take longer to progress due to the complex nature of the cases). More recently, new inadmissibility rules introduced in 2021 meant some cases were being considered under inadmissibility rules for around 6 months before their asylum claim is then admitted and considered substantively. In the short term, the proportion of cases decided within 6 months is likely to remain low whilst the Home Office focuses on processing the older cases in the legacy asylum application cohort from before 28 June 2022.

As a result of the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (NABA), which came into force on 28 June 2022, the management of the asylum backlog was divided between ‘legacy’ (asylum applications raised before 28 June 2022) and ‘flow’ cases (asylum applications raised on or after 28 June 2022) to ensure that cases which had spent a long time awaiting a decision were prioritised.

Of the 125,173 cases awaiting an initial decision at the end of September 2023, around one-third of applications were legacy cases. Since the previous quarter, the legacy backlog decreased by 42%.

At the end of September 2023, around one-third (39,668 or 32%) of applications awaiting an initial decision were legacy cases, and two-thirds (85,505 or 68%) were flow cases. Between the end of December 2022 and the end of September 2023, the legacy backlog decreased by 55% (a decrease of 48,772 applications, from 88,440 to 39,668). However, high numbers of small boat arrivals (though numbers have decreased between the year ending September 2022 and the year ending September 2023) have meant that the numbers of flow cases have continued to increase over the last year. See Figure 2 below for further breakdown of legacy and flow cases.

Figure 2: Number of applications awaiting an initial decision, as at 30 June 2022 to as at 30 September 2023^{1, 2, 3}

Source: Asylum and resettlement summary tables – Asy_10a

Notes:

1. Includes main applicants only.
2. Figures include the number of people awaiting a decision at the end of the period, rather than the total throughout the period.
3. ‘Legacy asylum cases’ refers to asylum applications made before 28 June 2022, and ‘Flow asylum cases’ refers to applications made on or after 28 June 2022.

More recent data on the asylum backlog up to October 2023 is available in the ‘Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act’ ad hoc release. As at 29 October, there were 122,585 cases (main applicants only) awaiting an initial decision, of which 33,253 (27%) were legacy cases and 89,332 (73%) were flow cases. This data is provisional and has not been cleansed to remove duplicates.

Previously published Home Office statistics show that the size of the asylum backlog is similar to the previous peak in backlog seen in 1999 (around 125,000 main applicants). For more information, see The Migration Observatory’s article on the asylum backlog which includes detailed analysis of previously published Home Office statistics.

In addition to those awaiting an initial decision, the asylum casework system includes cases who have appealed their initial decision and await an outcome, as well as failed asylum seekers who are subject to removal from the UK. Data on the total number of outstanding cases in the asylum system (‘asylum work in progress’), along with further information on numbers of staff in the asylum system, published in the ‘Immigration and Protection’ tables in the Migration Transparency Data collection. The latest data available (for the end of June 2023) shows a total of 215,308 cases as ‘work in progress’ in the asylum system as a whole.

4. Support provided to asylum seekers

People in the asylum system who are destitute receive support from the UK Government. This could be the provision of accommodation, subsistence (cash support) or both, overseen by the Home Office.

At the end of September 2023, there were 123,758 individuals in receipt of asylum support, of which 45% were in hotel accommodation.

At the end of September 2023, there were 123,758 individuals in receipt of asylum support, 23% more than at the end of September 2022. Of the 123,758 individuals in receipt of support at the end of September 2023:

• 56,042 people were in hotel accommodation (45%)
• 62,968 people were in other accommodation (51%)
• 4,748 people were in receipt of subsistence support only (4%)

Data on asylum seekers on support by local authority area is also published and can be found at Asylum seekers in receipt of support by local authority – Asy_D11.

5. Asylum claims considered inadmissible

From 1 January 2021, following the UK’s departure from the EU, updated inadmissibility rules came into effect. The inadmissibility rules provide the grounds for treating an asylum claim as inadmissible to the UK asylum system, if a person has earlier presence in, or connection to, a safe third country. It also provides for the person to be removed to that or another safe third country, with that country’s permission.

Since 2021, 83 people have been served with inadmissibility decisions and 23 people have been removed on inadmissibility grounds.

Between 1 January 2021 and 30 September 2023:

• 69,645 asylum claimants were identified for consideration on inadmissibility grounds
• 31,910 ‘notices of intent’ were issued to individuals, to inform them that their case was being reviewed to determine whether removal action on inadmissibility grounds was appropriate and possible
• 83 individuals were served with inadmissibility decisions, meaning the UK would not admit the asylum claim for consideration in the UK system, because another country was considered to be responsible for the claim, owing to the claimant’s previous presence in, or connection to a safe country
• there were 23 enforced removals of individuals considered for removal on inadmissibility grounds
• 42,976 individuals were subsequently admitted into the UK asylum process for substantive consideration of their asylum claim

The 23 returns were made to Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

For further information, including breakdowns of the data by quarter and nationality, see Asy_09a and Asy_09b of the summary tables.

6. Outcomes of asylum applications

6.1 Initial decisions

In the year ending September 2023, there were 41,858 initial decisions made on asylum applications, over 2.5 times more than in the previous year.

In the year ending September 2023, there were 41,858 initial decisions made on asylum applications, over two and a half times more than in the previous year. 56% (23,345) of these initial decisions were made in July to September 2023. This is the highest number of decisions in a quarter since January to March 2002 (23,535 decisions).

The increase in decisions in the latest year is due to a combination of factors, including the increase in the number of asylum decision makers employed by the Home Office. At the end of October 2023, there were 2,463 asylum decision makers, more than double the number than at the end of October 2022 (1,175); source: ‘Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act’ ad hoc release. In addition, there have been several changes introduced to speed up asylum processing itself, including simplified guidance, shorter focused interviews, and streamlining initiatives (including the Streamlined Asylum Process, which seeks to accelerate the processing of manifestly well-founded asylum claims and, where possible, allow positive decisions to be taken without the need for a substantive interview).

In the year ending September 2023, there were 17,316 withdrawn asylum applications, more than 4 times the number in the previous year (when there were 4,260). Withdrawn claims occur for a number of reasons, including where someone has already left the UK before their claim was considered, where they fail to attend their asylum interview, or they choose to or pursue another application for permission to stay.

6.2 Grants of refugee status and other protection

The asylum grant rate relates to cases receiving an initial decision in the year ending September 2023. However, these applications may have been made some time before. Therefore, the latest grant rate may not necessarily be indicative of the outcomes for claims made more recently.

The data on grants in this section include only those granted at initial decision following an asylum application. There will be additional people who receive a grant of protection following an appeal against the initial decision on their application. See section 6.3 for further detail.

Three-quarters (75%) of the initial decisions in the year ending September 2023 were grants.

Three-quarters (75%) of the initial decisions in the year ending September 2023 were grants of refugee status, humanitarian protection or alternative forms of leave. Since 2021, the grant rate has been over 70% - substantially higher than prior to COVID-19 when only around one-third of applications were successful at initial decision. Prior to this latest period, the highest grant rate was over 30 years ago in 1990, when 82% of applications were granted at initial decision, although volumes were much lower – there were 4,025 initial decisions in 1990, compared with 41,858 in the year ending September 2023.

With the high grant rate and the increase in decisions, the number of people granted (38,761) is the highest since records began (in 1984) and higher than the previous peak in 2002 (when 33,460 people were granted and the grant rate was 34%).

The overall grant rate can vary for a number of reasons, including the mix of nationalities applying for asylum, the protection needs of those who claim asylum in the UK, along with operational resourcing and policy decisions. Grant rates vary considerably by nationality as the protection needs of specific groups or individuals differ, usually depending on the situation in their home country. Currently, there are a large number of applications from individuals from countries with ongoing conflict. The department is also prioritising deciding older claims, high harm cases, those cases with extreme vulnerability, children and those in receipt of support. Certain cases are more likely to be granted; a large number of these, or prioritising these cases, will tend to increase the grant rate.

Figure 3 shows that some of the top 10 nationalities that commonly claim asylum in the UK typically have very high grant rates at initial decision. Almost all applications from Afghans, Eritreans and Syrians are granted at initial decision, and a high proportion of Turkish (89%) and Iranian (86%) nationals are granted also. In contrast, some other nationalities who claim asylum in significant numbers have much lower grant rates. Albania and India were the third and fourth most common nationalities applying for asylum but had grant rates of 14% and 7% respectively.

Figure 3: Top 10 nationalities claiming asylum in the UK, years ending September 2021 to 2023, and grant rate at initial decision (%), year ending September 2023^{1, 2, 3}

Source: Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement – Asy_D01 and Asy_D02

Notes:

1. Top 10 nationalities in the year ending September 2023 (excluding stateless); main applicants only.
2. The percentages in the chart are the grant rate at initial decision for each nationality in the year ending September 2023. Grant rate is the proportion of initial decisions which resulted in a grant of protection or other leave.
3. Unlike most nationalities applying for asylum, Albanians have a high rate of withdrawing their application. If these withdrawals are taken into account, their grant rate drops from 14% to 4%.

Within a nationality, the grant rate can vary. For example, despite the overall grant rate for Albanians in the year ending September 2023 being 14%, for Albanian adult men the grant rate was 2% but for Albanian adult women and children it was 37% and 30% respectively. The majority of recent Albanian small boat arrivals comprise adult males.

Unlike most other nationalities applying for asylum, Albanians had a high rate of withdrawing their asylum applications (73% of Albanian asylum outcomes in the year ending September 2023 were withdrawals, compared to 17% for all other nationalities combined).

The grant rates shown in this release typically exclude withdrawals as they are not a substantive decision. However, if withdrawals are included, only 4% of Albanian cases in the year ending September 2023 were a grant (rather than 14% when excluding withdrawals). For all nationalities if withdrawals are included, 53% of cases were a grant (rather than 75%).

Many Albanian cases decided in the latest year have been awaiting a decision for some time and the grant rate will not reflect the significant number of Albanians who arrived on small boats in 2022.

6.3 Appeals against initial decisions

Appeals data for April to September 2023 was not available at the time of data extraction for this release due to ongoing work on a new case working system. Updated data will be included in a future edition of the immigration system statistics release. The data below is the most recent available, to March 2023.

Some initial decisions (mainly, but not entirely, refusals) will go on to be appealed. Appeals against an initial decision made by the Home Office will be considered by HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS), part of the Ministry of Justice.

There were 4,300 appeals lodged on initial decisions in the year ending March 2023, 15% more than in the year ending March 2022 and the first year-on-year increase since 2018.

Of the appeals determined in the year ending March 2023, around half (53%) were allowed (meaning the Home Office was asked to reconsider their decision). The proportion of appeals allowed has risen from 29% in 2010.

The latest data on the final outcomes of asylum applications, following appeals, can be found in table Asy_D04 of the asylum and resettlement detailed datasets; further explanation of the trends can be found in section 6.4 of ‘How many people do we grant protection to?’ chapter of the year ending June 2023 release.

7. International asylum comparisons

The numbers published by Eurostat relate to the total numbers of individuals, so include dependants. The EU+ refers to the 27 countries in the EU, 3 additional countries who are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland, and Montenegro.  The latest available comparative data relates to the year ending June 2023.

In the year ending June 2023, 1.37 million people claimed asylum in the EU+, 31% more than the previous year.

In the year ending June 2023, there were 1.37 million people claiming asylum in the EU+, an increase of 32% compared to the previous year (compared to 22% in the UK).

In the year ending June 2023, Germany received the highest number of asylum applicants (408,930) in the EU+, followed by France (210,020) and Spain (174,845) (see Figure 4).

When compared with other European countries in the year ending June 2023, the UK received the sixth largest number of applicants (97,390 – including both main applicants and dependants). This equates to 7% of the total asylum applicants across the EU+ and UK combined over that period, but the 20th largest intake when measured ‘per head of population’.

Figure 4: The number of asylum applicants to the UK and the top 3 countries in the EU+, year ending June 2019 to year ending June 2023^{1, 2, 3}

Source: Eurostat Asylum statistics, and Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement – Asy_D01 and Asy_D02

Notes:

1. Top 3 countries in the EU+ receiving asylum applicants in the year ending June 2023.
2. Includes main applicants and dependants.
3. Data for the UK is sourced from Home Office data. Prior to October to December 2020, data for the UK was sourced from Eurostat.

The EU+ and the UK received 51,276 applications from UASCs in the year ending June 2023. The UK received the third largest intake of UASC applications in the EU+ and UK, with 5,186 applications in the year ending June 2023 (10% of all UASC applications in the EU+ and UK). Germany received the highest number with 12,430 (24%) applications, and Austria second with 11,130 (22%).

8. About these statistics

This section provides information on those applying for asylum in the UK. Information on those offered safe and legal (humanitarian) routes to come to the UK, including resettlement and family reunion visas can be found in ‘Safe and legal (humanitarian) routes to the UK’.

Further data relating to asylum and protection can be found in our data tables, and further details on the statistics can be found in the user guide.

The data is used to assess the trends in numbers of people seeking and being granted protection, the effect of policy changes, and to understand the demographics of those coming to the UK to claim protection. Data on support, broken down by local authority, can help local authorities understand the demands on their services and resources to aid with planning.

8.1 Asylum applications and initial decisions

An asylum applicant (also referred to as ‘asylum seekers’) is someone who makes a claim to be recognised as a refugee under the ‘Refugee Convention’ and receive protection and assistance. Asylum applicants will receive a decision on their application, which may be a grant of refugee status, humanitarian protection, or another form of permission to stay, or a refusal.

Provisions within the Nationality and Borders Act 2022 (NABA), which came into force on 28 June 2022, set out the framework to differentiate between 2 groups of refugees who ultimately remain in the UK: “Group 1” and “Group 2”. Section 12 of the 2022 Act outlines that individuals who come to the UK directly, claim asylum without delay, and are able to show good cause for any illegal entry or presence, will be recognised as ‘Group 1 refugees’. Those who fail to meet one or more of these requirements will be ‘Group 2 refugees’ and may be given lesser entitlements as a result.

However, the differentiation policy was paused in the July 2023 Immigration Rules changes. This means we have stopped taking grouping decisions under the differentiated asylum system and those individuals who are successful in their asylum application, including those who are granted humanitarian protection, will receive the same conditions.

Data on asylum applications relates to the period in which the application was lodged, and initial decisions relate to the period in which the decision was made. Initial decisions may, therefore, relate to an application made in an earlier period, and thus the 2 are not directly comparable.

Data on initial decisions on asylum applications will not represent the total number of people granted refugee status or other protection as some initial decisions may be overturned following appeal. Data on the number of appeals lodged, and their outcomes, is published in ‘Asylum appeals lodged and determined – Asy_D06 and Asy_D07’. Asylum appeals data for April to June 2023 was not available at the time of data extraction for this release due to ongoing work as immigration data transitions to a new case working system. Updated data will be included in a future edition of the immigration system statistics release.

UASC application data includes those treated as an unaccompanied minor for at least one day between the date of application and the date of initial decision. Some UASC applicants may subsequently be found to be an adult following conclusion of an age dispute. Data on age disputes is published in Age Disputes – Asy_D05. Data relating to UASCs who are found to be aged 18 years and over are not available for 2022 onwards due to ongoing work as immigration data transitions to a new case working system. Updated data will be included in a future edition of the immigration system statistics release.

8.2 Support provided to asylum seekers

The data on support includes support provided under Section 95, Section 98 and Section 4. Further details on these types of support can be found in the user guide.

The data shows the number of people in receipt of support on a given day, but do not show the length of time for which someone receives support or the amount of support they receive.

8.3 Asylum claims considered inadmissible

The inadmissibility rules provide the grounds for treating an asylum claim as inadmissible to the UK asylum system, if a person has earlier presence in, or connection to, a safe third country. It also provides for the person to be removed to that or another safe third country, with that country’s permission.

From 1 January 2021, following the UK’s departure from the EU, updated ‘inadmissibility rules’ came into effect. Prior to the UK leaving the EU, most inadmissibility decisions were made according to the ‘Dublin Regulation’, which for the cases in its remit, established the criteria and mechanisms for determining which state was responsible for examining an application for international protection. Further details can be found in the user guide.

Data on inadmissibility is taken from internal Home Office management information and should be considered provisional. The data covers the following:

1. ‘Identified for consideration’, is where an asylum case might be suitable for a refusal on inadmissibility grounds. Case working teams will review available information to determine whether a case may be appropriate for decisions under the third country inadmissibility provisions in the Immigration Rules. If they assess that inadmissibility action might be appropriate, they will issue an individual with a ‘notice of intent’.
2. ‘Notice of intent issued’, is an information letter to the claimant, to inform them that their claim is being considered under inadmissibility rules. It is not a formal decision.
3. ‘Inadmissibility decision served’ and ‘Removals’, if the case meets the inadmissibility requirements, and another country accepts the applicants return, the Home Office will treat the asylum application as inadmissible under the inadmissibility rules and arrange the return. The returns figures include all enforced removals of those entering the inadmissibility process. Some of these removals may have been for reasons other than inadmissibility. For the total number of asylum-related returns (beyond those in the inadmissibility process), see the Returns summary table Ret_05.
4. ‘Subsequently admitted into UK asylum process’, following consideration on inadmissibility grounds, where there is insufficient evidence to meet the requirements of the inadmissibility rules, or another country has not accepted responsibility for the claim within a reasonable timescale, then the asylum claim will be fully considered in the UK. Cases are counted in our total asylum applications when they initially submit their application, and they are not counted again if they later get subsequently admitted into the UK asylum process following consideration on inadmissibility grounds.

Data on transfers into and out of the UK under the Dublin Regulation (prior to the UK leaving the EU) is available in Dub_D01.

8.4 International comparisons

Eurostat asylum statistics can be used to compare asylum statistics with EU member states. Eurostat data is not directly comparable with other Home Office immigration system statistics data. Eurostat figures combine main applicants and dependants, and as such that is how comparative UK statistics are presented in this section. For a full list of differences between Eurostat and Home Office asylum statistics, see the user guide.

9. Data tables and further links

Data referred to here can be found in the following tables:

• Asylum and resettlement data tables

Additional data relating to asylum, protection and resettlement published in earlier immigration system statistics releases include:

• Transfers to the UK under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016

Further links:

• Irregular migration to the UK statistics
• Asylum claims on the basis of sexual orientation, 2022
• Ukraine Visa Schemes: visa data
• Safe and legal (humanitarian) routes to the UK
• How many people come to the UK each year (including visitors)
• Hong Kong British Nationals (Overseas) route
• Migration transparency data
• Migrant journey: 2022 report
• Statistics relating to the Illegal Migration Act
• Afghan Resettlement Programme: Operational Data
• Eurostat asylum statistics

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