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Entry clearance visas refused

Entry clearance visas refused: 2016 Q3 to 2026 Q2ConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k150k2016201820202022202420262016 Q3: 116,090 visas · published 27 August 20262016 Q4: 87,832 visas · published 27 August 20262017 Q1: 76,332 visas · published 27 August 20262017 Q2: 88,817 visas · published 27 August 20262017 Q3: 87,476 visas · published 27 August 20262017 Q4: 81,408 visas · published 27 August 20262018 Q1: 77,898 visas · published 27 August 20262018 Q2: 98,834 visas · published 27 August 20262018 Q3: 107,411 visas · published 27 August 20262018 Q4: 89,145 visas · published 27 August 20262019 Q1: 83,153 visas · published 27 August 20262019 Q2: 105,223 visas · published 27 August 20262019 Q3: 129,481 visas · published 27 August 20262019 Q4: 113,825 visas · published 27 August 20262020 Q1: 87,477 visas · published 27 August 20262020 Q2: 3,461 visas · published 27 August 20262020 Q3: 32,782 visas · published 27 August 20262020 Q4: 58,734 visas · published 27 August 20262021 Q1: 67,403 visas · published 27 August 20262021 Q2: 52,097 visas · published 27 August 20262021 Q3: 47,875 visas · published 27 August 20262021 Q4: 66,072 visas · published 27 August 20262022 Q1: 91,184 visas · published 27 August 20262022 Q2: 82,953 visas · published 27 August 20262022 Q3: 115,001 visas · published 27 August 20262022 Q4: 178,267 visas · published 27 August 20262023 Q1: 155,305 visas · published 27 August 20262023 Q2: 161,775 visas · published 27 August 20262023 Q3: 173,970 visas · published 27 August 20262023 Q4: 161,466 visas · published 27 August 20262024 Q1: 146,408 visas · published 27 August 20262024 Q2: 155,596 visas · published 27 August 20262024 Q3: 177,531 visas · published 27 August 20262024 Q4: 155,737 visas · published 27 August 20262025 Q1: 142,929 visas · published 27 August 20262025 Q2: 173,897 visas · published 27 August 20262025 Q3: 185,509 visas · published 27 August 20262025 Q4: 161,640 visas · published 27 August 20262026 Q1: 134,795 visas · published 27 August 20262026 Q2: 155,468 visas · published 27 August 2026
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PeriodEntry clearance visas refused
2016 Q3116,090 visas
2016 Q487,832 visas
2017 Q176,332 visas
2017 Q288,817 visas
2017 Q387,476 visas
2017 Q481,408 visas
2018 Q177,898 visas
2018 Q298,834 visas
2018 Q3107,411 visas
2018 Q489,145 visas
2019 Q183,153 visas
2019 Q2105,223 visas
2019 Q3129,481 visas
2019 Q4113,825 visas
2020 Q187,477 visas
2020 Q23,461 visas
2020 Q332,782 visas
2020 Q458,734 visas
2021 Q167,403 visas
2021 Q252,097 visas
2021 Q347,875 visas
2021 Q466,072 visas
2022 Q191,184 visas
2022 Q282,953 visas
2022 Q3115,001 visas
2022 Q4178,267 visas
2023 Q1155,305 visas
2023 Q2161,775 visas
2023 Q3173,970 visas
2023 Q4161,466 visas
2024 Q1146,408 visas
2024 Q2155,596 visas
2024 Q3177,531 visas
2024 Q4155,737 visas
2025 Q1142,929 visas
2025 Q2173,897 visas
2025 Q3185,509 visas
2025 Q4161,640 visas
2026 Q1134,795 visas
2026 Q2155,468 visas

Source: Home Office, Immigration system statistics: entry clearance visa outcomes datasets (refusals), Year ending June 2026 (published 27 August 2026). Data presentation: Civometry.

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