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Entry clearance visas refused: record highs and lows

The extremes of entry clearance visas refused as published by Home Office, across the 86 periods held here (2005 Q1 to 2026 Q2). Each record is a published figure, not a computed one, and the scope is this series — not “ever”.

Highest published

185,5092025 Q3

Lowest published

3,4612020 Q2

The full series

Entry clearance visas refused: 2005 Q1 to 2026 Q2LabourLabourLabourCoalitionCoalitionConservativeConservativeConservativeConservativeLabourLabour050k100k150k200520102015202020252005 Q1: 108,812 visas · published 27 August 20262005 Q2: 122,175 visas · published 27 August 20262005 Q3: 132,089 visas · published 27 August 20262005 Q4: 95,973 visas · published 27 August 20262006 Q1: 96,853 visas · published 27 August 20262006 Q2: 123,046 visas · published 27 August 20262006 Q3: 147,316 visas · published 27 August 20262006 Q4: 111,567 visas · published 27 August 20262007 Q1: 109,976 visas · published 27 August 20262007 Q2: 125,617 visas · published 27 August 20262007 Q3: 139,269 visas · published 27 August 20262007 Q4: 94,613 visas · published 27 August 20262008 Q1: 92,365 visas · published 27 August 20262008 Q2: 110,118 visas · published 27 August 20262008 Q3: 132,438 visas · published 27 August 20262008 Q4: 93,682 visas · published 27 August 20262009 Q1: 100,490 visas · published 27 August 20262009 Q2: 105,531 visas · published 27 August 20262009 Q3: 120,849 visas · published 27 August 20262009 Q4: 101,404 visas · published 27 August 20262010 Q1: 89,925 visas · published 27 August 20262010 Q2: 101,632 visas · published 27 August 20262010 Q3: 107,595 visas · published 27 August 20262010 Q4: 80,304 visas · published 27 August 20262011 Q1: 75,410 visas · published 27 August 20262011 Q2: 84,455 visas · published 27 August 20262011 Q3: 95,772 visas · published 27 August 20262011 Q4: 65,134 visas · published 27 August 20262012 Q1: 65,162 visas · published 27 August 20262012 Q2: 81,742 visas · published 27 August 20262012 Q3: 96,166 visas · published 27 August 20262012 Q4: 82,589 visas · published 27 August 20262013 Q1: 68,304 visas · published 27 August 20262013 Q2: 88,236 visas · published 27 August 20262013 Q3: 103,069 visas · published 27 August 20262013 Q4: 72,140 visas · published 27 August 20262014 Q1: 56,847 visas · published 27 August 20262014 Q2: 78,269 visas · published 27 August 20262014 Q3: 96,636 visas · published 27 August 20262014 Q4: 76,731 visas · published 27 August 20262015 Q1: 75,135 visas · published 27 August 20262015 Q2: 99,238 visas · published 27 August 20262015 Q3: 112,239 visas · published 27 August 20262015 Q4: 85,625 visas · published 27 August 20262016 Q1: 79,310 visas · published 27 August 20262016 Q2: 114,335 visas · published 27 August 20262016 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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The chart as a table
PeriodEntry clearance visas refused
2005 Q1108,812 visas
2005 Q2122,175 visas
2005 Q3132,089 visas
2005 Q495,973 visas
2006 Q196,853 visas
2006 Q2123,046 visas
2006 Q3147,316 visas
2006 Q4111,567 visas
2007 Q1109,976 visas
2007 Q2125,617 visas
2007 Q3139,269 visas
2007 Q494,613 visas
2008 Q192,365 visas
2008 Q2110,118 visas
2008 Q3132,438 visas
2008 Q493,682 visas
2009 Q1100,490 visas
2009 Q2105,531 visas
2009 Q3120,849 visas
2009 Q4101,404 visas
2010 Q189,925 visas
2010 Q2101,632 visas
2010 Q3107,595 visas
2010 Q480,304 visas
2011 Q175,410 visas
2011 Q284,455 visas
2011 Q395,772 visas
2011 Q465,134 visas
2012 Q165,162 visas
2012 Q281,742 visas
2012 Q396,166 visas
2012 Q482,589 visas
2013 Q168,304 visas
2013 Q288,236 visas
2013 Q3103,069 visas
2013 Q472,140 visas
2014 Q156,847 visas
2014 Q278,269 visas
2014 Q396,636 visas
2014 Q476,731 visas
2015 Q175,135 visas
2015 Q299,238 visas
2015 Q3112,239 visas
2015 Q485,625 visas
2016 Q179,310 visas
2016 Q2114,335 visas
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

What a record here is, and is not

A record is the extreme of the periods this site holds for the current series, at each period’s newest published release. Earlier series measured under different methods are not compared against it. Money is in cash terms: a record set years ago stands against the money of its own year.