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Reasons for migration are changing, with a rise in arrivals to work and a drop in arrivals on study and humanitarian grounds.
The visa follows similar terms to the post-study visa option available to graduates from British universities with eligible graduates given a 2-year work visa (3-year for those with a PhD). [47] Graduates who have received a qualification from the following institutions between November 2022 and October 2023 in the past 5 years are eligible: [48]
Lunar House in Croydon, which houses the headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration. As of 2017, UKVI is spread over nine buildings across the country. [8] The headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration are in South London in Lunar House. Other immigration offices, such as the Public Enquiry Office, are also there. Belfast; Cardiff; Croydon, London
Net migration to the UK reached a record high of 764,000 in 2022, with immigration at 1.26 million and emigration at 493,000. [7] Most of the migrants came from non-EU countries, including India, Nigeria, China and Pakistan. Of the 1,218,000 immigrants who came to the UK in 2023, only 126,000 were citizens of EU member states. [6]
The Met Office confirms that 2022 was the UK's warmest year since records began in 1884, with an average annual temperature above 10 °C (50 °F) for the first time. [8] BioNTech announces a strategic partnership with the UK government to provide up to 10,000 patients with personalised mRNA cancer immunotherapies by 2030. [9]
[citation needed] Approximately 45,000 people arrived on small boats in the calendar year 2022. [27] In the year ending March 2023, almost half of small boat arrivals were from two nationalities – Albanians (28%) and Afghans (20%) [28]
On 18 May 2009, Bolivian citizens were no longer able to enter the UK without a visa and Venezuelan citizens were required to present a biometric passport to enter the UK without a visa. [213] On 1 July 2009, all South African citizens were required to apply for a visa to enter the UK.
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