Entry clearance visas granted (all types) during the Conservative 2017–2019 government
2016 → 2018 · 2 periods
↑ 17.1%+423,022 visas
Entry clearance visas granted (all types) rose by 17.1% over the period, from 2,478,973 visas (2016, the level when the government took office) to 2,901,995 (2018, the last complete period before it left office).
Inherited level 2016: 2,478,973
Level when it left 2018: 2,901,995
method: latest complete period before start / before end
Changes during this period do not by themselves show what the government caused. Statistics reflect many influences, including earlier decisions, the economy and how the data is collected.
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Definition and caveats
The total number of entry clearance (out-of-country) visas granted in a 12-month period across all routes, including visitor and transit visas and dependants.
Doesn’t measure: Long-term migration, arrivals, in-country extensions of stay, or people who came to the UK without needing a visa.