Entry clearance visas granted (all types) during the Labour 2024– government
2023 → Year ending June 2026 · 4 periods
↓ 13.4%−455,123 visas
Entry clearance visas granted (all types) fell by 13.4% over the period, from 3,387,452 visas (2023, the level when the government took office) to 2,932,329 (Year ending June 2026, the latest available).
Inherited level 2023: 3,387,452
Latest Year ending June 2026: 2,932,329
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.