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UK Visa Statistics: Yearly and Quarterly Outcomes of Entry Clearance Visa Applications, by Nationality, Visa type and Applicants

This dataset countains the number of applications withdrawn, rejected and accepted for entry into the United Kingdom by foreign citizens. This includes all visa types and the data is quarterly.

Rows: 402372
Columns: 11
Time period: 2005 to 2024
Last Updated: 15 July 2026

year	quarter	region	country_of_citizenship	visa_type	visa_type_subgroup	applicant_type	case_outcome	decisions	units
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Zimbabwe	Worker	Tier 2 - Dependant	Dependant	Issued	6	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Withdrawn	2	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Family: Partner	Family: Partner	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	EU Settlement Scheme permits	EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit	All	Issued	14	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	EU Settlement Scheme permits	EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit	All	Refused	27	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Other temporary visas	Other temporary visas	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Other temporary visas	Transit	All	Refused	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Issued	22	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Refused	20	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	America Central and South	Guyana	Family: Partner	Family: Partner	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	22	402372	The calendar year to which the visa decision records pertain.
quarter	String	4	402372	The quarter of the year (Q1–Q4) in which the visa decisions were made.
region	String	16	402372	The broad geographic region associated with the applicant's country of citizenship.
country_of_citizenship	String	218	402372	The country of citizenship of the visa applicant.
visa_type	String	18	402372	The main category of visa or immigration route for which decisions were made.
visa_type_subgroup	String	77	402372	A more detailed subdivision of the visa type, identifying the specific immigration route or permit category.
applicant_type	String	3	402372	Whether the decisions relate to main applicants, dependants, or all applicants combined.
case_outcome	String	4	402372	The outcome of the visa decision, such as issued, refused, or withdrawn.
decisions	Int64	5249	402372	The number of visa decisions recorded for the given combination of year, quarter, visa type, applicant type, and country.
units	String	1	402372	The unit of measurement for the figures, expressed as decisions in absolute number.
notes	String	1	0	Optional supplementary remarks or caveats about the data; may be empty.

UK Visa Statistics: Yearly and Quarterly Outcomes of Entry Clearance Visa Applications, by Nationality, Visa type and Applicants

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UK Visa Statistics: Yearly and Quarterly Outcomes of Entry Clearance Visa Applications, by Nationality, Visa type and Applicants

This dataset countains the number of applications withdrawn, rejected and accepted for entry into the United Kingdom by foreign citizens. This includes all visa types and the data is quarterly.

Rows: 402372
Columns: 11
Time period: 2005 to 2024
Last Updated: 15 July 2026

year	quarter	region	country_of_citizenship	visa_type	visa_type_subgroup	applicant_type	case_outcome	decisions	units
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Zimbabwe	Worker	Tier 2 - Dependant	Dependant	Issued	6	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Withdrawn	2	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Family: Partner	Family: Partner	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	EU Settlement Scheme permits	EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit	All	Issued	14	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	EU Settlement Scheme permits	EU Settlement Scheme Family Permit	All	Refused	27	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Other temporary visas	Other temporary visas	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Other temporary visas	Transit	All	Refused	1	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Issued	22	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	Africa Sub-Saharan	Guinea-Bissau	Visitor	Visitor	All	Refused	20	decisions in absolute number
2026	Q1	America Central and South	Guyana	Family: Partner	Family: Partner	All	Issued	1	decisions in absolute number

Sample from the dataset, for your reference.

Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	22	402372	The calendar year to which the visa decision records pertain.
quarter	String	4	402372	The quarter of the year (Q1–Q4) in which the visa decisions were made.
region	String	16	402372	The broad geographic region associated with the applicant's country of citizenship.
country_of_citizenship	String	218	402372	The country of citizenship of the visa applicant.
visa_type	String	18	402372	The main category of visa or immigration route for which decisions were made.
visa_type_subgroup	String	77	402372	A more detailed subdivision of the visa type, identifying the specific immigration route or permit category.
applicant_type	String	3	402372	Whether the decisions relate to main applicants, dependants, or all applicants combined.
case_outcome	String	4	402372	The outcome of the visa decision, such as issued, refused, or withdrawn.
decisions	Int64	5249	402372	The number of visa decisions recorded for the given combination of year, quarter, visa type, applicant type, and country.
units	String	1	402372	The unit of measurement for the figures, expressed as decisions in absolute number.
notes	String	1	0	Optional supplementary remarks or caveats about the data; may be empty.

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