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Admissions

Published 27 August 2015

Valid: 27 August 2015 to 25 November 2015

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The figures in this section relate to the number of journeys made by people entering the UK. Where an individual enters the country more than once, each arrival is counted. For non-EEA nationals who are subject to immigration control, more detailed information is available on their nationality and purpose of their journey.

Total passenger admissions data are available up to the year ending June 2015; data on the purpose of journey (e.g. visit, work, study) and for individual nationalities are available up to the end of 2014.

1. Key facts

The total number of journeys increased by 6% to a record 120.2 million in the year ending June 2015 (+6.6 million).

The 6.6 million increase in the number of journeys in the year ending June 2015 was accounted for by 6.1 million more journeys by British, other EEA and Swiss nationals (up 6%) and 0.6 million more journeys by non-EEA nationals (up 4%), compared with the year ending June 2014.

For non-EEA nationals, more detailed data by category are less up to date than the totals. There were 14.6 million journeys in 2014, 5% more than in the previous 12 months, and the highest number since the data series began. There were increases in the work (+4% or +6,140) and student visitor (+6% or +16,300) categories along with falls for the study (-4% or -8,080), and family (-6% or -1,390) categories. The number of visitors increased by 5% (+0.5 million).

The number of passengers refused entry at port rose by 8% to 18,240 in the year ending June 2015 (+1,354).

Admissions by purpose of journey: non-EEA nationals

Year Total admissions (Millions) Work Study Student visitors (1) Family Visitors (Millions) Other (Millions)
2010 12.5 163,000 296,000 240,000 43,400 7.0 4.7
2011 13.3 149,000 267,000 262,000 37,700 7.9 4.7
2012 12.9 143,000 211,000 299,000 31,700 7.7 4.5
2013 14.0 156,000 199,000 263,000 23,100 8.7 4.7
2014 14.6 163,000 191,000 279,000 21,700 9.2 4.8
Change: latest year +0.6 +6,140 -8,080 +16,300 -1,390 +0.5 +0.2
Percentage change +5% +4% -4% +6% -6% +5% +4%

Table notes

Source: Home Office, Immigration Statistics April to June 2015, Admissions table ad 02 q.
(1) Student visitors are allowed to come to the UK for 6 months (or 11 months if they will be studying an English Language course) and cannot extend their stay. The student visitor category was introduced in 2007 and may include individuals previously recorded as visitors, so for consistency and comparability over time they have been excluded from study-related totals. For further discussion of study and student visitors, see the Study section. For both visitors and student visitors, non-visa nationals do not require a visa for visits of up to 6 months, so total figures for admissions are not directly comparable with total visitor or student visitor visas.

The chart shows the total number of journeys made into the UK by broad nationality between 2004 and the latest calendar year available. The data are available in Table ad 01.

Chart notes

Source: Home Office, Immigration Statistics April to June 2015, Admissions table ad 01.

2. Non-EEA nationalities admitted to the UK, 2014

United States nationals accounted for more than a quarter (29%) of the 14.6 million journeys by non-EEA nationalities into the UK. The top 5 nationalities accounted for 55% of all journeys made.

Top 5 non-EEA nationalities admitted, 2014

(Total number of admissions: 14.6 million)

The chart shows admissions by nationality in 2014. The chart is based on data in Table ad 03.

Chart notes

Source: Home Office, Immigration Statistics April to June 2015, Admissions table ad 03.

3. Data tables

Further data on admissions and passengers refused entry at port are available in Admissions tables ad 01 to ad 04.