FOI release
SIA security guarding licences held by foreign nationals
Updated 2 July 2026
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| 3.Breakdown by Nationality | 4.Temporal Breakdown: | ||||||
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| Non- UK Nationality | Count of Licences granted | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set |
| Pakistani | 4155 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nationality |
| Nepalese | 2731 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Afgan |
| Italian | 1599 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Albanian |
| Indian | 1530 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Algerian |
| Nigerian | 1452 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | American |
| Irish | 1245 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Angolan |
| Polish | 1215 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Antiguan |
| Portuguese | 1080 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Argentinian |
| Ghanaian | 920 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Australian |
| Spanish | 871 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Austrian |
| Dutch | 856 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bahraini |
| Romanian | 683 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bangladeshi |
| German | 508 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Barbadian |
| Sudanese | 493 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Batswana |
| Lithuanian | 377 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Belarusian |
| Somali | 322 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Belgian |
| Swedish | 315 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Belisean |
| French | 292 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Beninese |
| Hungarian | 292 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bermudian |
| Gambian | 255 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bhutanese |
| Bangladeshi | 226 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bolivian |
| Jamaican | 205 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bosnian |
| Bulgarian | 196 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Brazilian |
| Zimbabwean | 184 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | British Virgin Islander |
| South African | 177 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Bulgarian |
| Austrian | 169 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Burkinabe |
| Slovakian | 164 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Burmese |
| Belgian | 146 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Burundian |
| Latvian | 146 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Cameroonian |
| Afgan | 123 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Canadian |
| Sierra Leonean | 123 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Central African |
| Kenyan | 106 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Chadian |
| Greek | 101 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Chilean |
| Norwegian | 96 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Chinese |
| Danish | 92 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Colombian |
| Algerian | 88 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Congolese |
| Eritrean | 86 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Croatian |
| American | 78 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Cuban |
| Ugandan | 72 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Cypriot |
| Congolese | 67 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Czech |
| Czech | 65 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Danish |
| Brazilian | 50 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Dominican |
| Ethiopian | 47 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Dutch |
| Australian | 42 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ecuadorean |
| Sri Lankan | 41 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Egyptian |
| Tanzanian | 38 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Emirian |
| Finnish | 37 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Eritrean |
| Iranian | 37 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Estonian |
| Mauritian | 36 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ethiopian |
| Filipino | 35 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Fijian |
| Nigerien | 35 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Filipino |
| Cameroonian | 33 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Finn |
| Canadian | 33 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Finnish |
| Ivorian | 33 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | French |
| Libyan | 33 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Gambian |
| Syrian | 32 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Georgian |
| Turkish | 31 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | German |
| Moroccan | 30 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ghanaian |
| Ukrainian | 30 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Greek |
| Egyptian | 25 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Grenadian |
| Tunisian | 24 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Guatemalan |
| Zambian | 24 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Guinea-Bissauan |
| Fijian | 22 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Guinean |
| Other | 22 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Guyanese |
| Malawian | 21 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Honduran |
| Estonian | 20 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Hong Kongese |
| Croatian | 19 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Hungarian |
| None | 19 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Icelander |
| Senegalese | 19 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Indian |
| Yemeni | 19 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Indonesian |
| Russian | 18 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Iranian |
| Kuwaiti | 16 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Iraqi |
| Colombian | 15 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Irish |
| Malaysian | 15 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Israeli |
| Maltese | 15 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Italian |
| Liberian | 14 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ivorian |
| Palestinian | 14 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Jamaican |
| Saint Lucian | 14 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Japanese |
| Albanian | 13 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Jordanian |
| Iraqi | 13 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Kenyan |
| Moldovan | 13 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Kosovan |
| Vincentian | 13 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Kuwaiti |
| Israeli | 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Kyrgyz |
| Rwandan | 12 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Latvian |
| Guinean | 11 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Lebanese |
| Barbadian | 10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Liberian |
| Grenadian | 10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Libyan |
| Netherlands Antillian | 10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Lithuanian |
| Not Known | 10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Luxembourger |
| Angolan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Macedonian |
| Bosnian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Malagasy |
| Burundian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Malawian |
| Chinese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Malaysian |
| Guyanese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Malian |
| Hong Kongese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Maltese |
| Macedonian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Mauritanian |
| Trinidian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Mauritian |
| Burmese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Mexican |
| Finn | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Moldovan |
| Kosovan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Moroccan |
| Serbian / Montenegrinese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Motswanan |
| Cuban | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Mozambican |
| Cypriot | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Myanmar |
| Georgian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Namibian |
| Jordanian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nauruan |
| Lebanese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nepalese |
| Mexican | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Netherlands Antillian |
| Uzbekistani | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | New Zealander |
| Venezualan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nigerian |
| British Virgin Islander | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Nigerien |
| Mauritanian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | None |
| Swiss | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Norwegian |
| Belarusian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not Known |
| Kyrgyz | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Other |
| Myanmar | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Pakistani |
| New Zealander | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Palestinian |
| Peruvian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Peruvian |
| Chadian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Polish |
| Ecuadorean | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Portuguese |
| Emirian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Romanian |
| Guinea-Bissauan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Russian |
| Malian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Rwandan |
| Motswanan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Saint Lucian |
| Namibian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Salvadorian |
| Salvadorian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Saudi Arabian |
| Saudi Arabian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Senegalese |
| South Sudanese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Serbian / Montenegrinese |
| Togolese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Seychellois |
| Tongan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sierra Leonean |
| Turkish Cypriot | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Singaporean |
| (blank) | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Slovakian |
| Argentinian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Slovene |
| Bahraini | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Somali |
| Batswana | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | South African |
| Belisean | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | South Korean |
| Beninese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | South Sudanese |
| Bhutanese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Spanish |
| Bolivian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sri Lankan |
| Dominican | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Sudanese |
| Honduran | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Swazi |
| Icelander | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Swedish |
| Japanese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Swiss |
| Mozambican | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Syrian |
| Nauruan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Tanzanian |
| Seychellois | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Tobagonian |
| Singaporean | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Togolese |
| Slovene | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Tongan |
| South Korean | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Trinidian |
| Swazi | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Tunisian |
| Antiguan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Turkish |
| Bermudian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Turkish Cypriot |
| Burkinabe | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ugandan |
| Central African | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Ukrainian |
| Chilean | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Uzbekistani |
| Guatemalan | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Venezualan |
| Indonesian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Vietnamese |
| Luxembourger | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Vincentian |
| Malagasy | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Yemeni |
| Tobagonian | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Zambian |
| Vietnamese | <10 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Zimbabwean |
| Grand Total | 25299 | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Not set | Grand Total |