Number of work visas granted in the UK 2011-2024
The number of work visas issued to people entering the United Kingdom for the year ending March 2024 was 605,264 compared with 616,371 in the previous year.
Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024
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UK Home Office. (May 23, 2024). Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024." Chart. May 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. (2024). Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office. "Number of Work Visas Granted in The United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
UK Home Office, Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Number of work visas granted in the United Kingdom from 2011 to 2024 [Graph], UK Home Office, May 23, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/293236/work-related-visa-in-the-united-kingdom/
