Overview of the immigration system
Published 30 November 2017
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Home Office’s ‘Immigration Statistics, July to September 2017’ release, published today (30 November 2017), provides the latest figures on those subject to immigration control. All data below relate to the year ending September 2017 and all comparisons are with year ending September 2016, unless stated otherwise.
The Immigration Statistics release provides information on Home Office’s operation of immigration control and related processes, including the work of UK Border Force, UK Visas and Immigration, and Immigration Enforcement. Official statistics on long-term immigration, emigration and net migration are published separately by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) at International migration.
Figures on performance against service standards and processing times are published separately at Migration transparency data.
The Home Office’s migration research is published at Migration research and analysis.
The diagram below provides a summary of immigration control for non-European Economic Area (EEA) nationals and does not include a reference to all aspects of immigration.
Summary of UK immigration system
Chart notes
This flowchart provides a summary of immigration control for non-EEA nationals and does not include a reference to all aspects of immigration; the chart also excludes references to resettled refugees and appeals.
Non-visa nationals seeking to enter the United Kingdom in a visa category or for longer than 6 months require a visa, whereas those seeking to enter the United Kingdom for 6 months or less do not.