Archive · 14 Jun 2025
UK Work and Study Visas Decrease in 2024-25
The UK is giving out fewer visas.
Fewer people are getting work visas.
Visas for healthcare workers have significantly dropped.
Study visas are down, especially for students who want to bring their families.
At the same time, more people are becoming citizens of the UK.
UK work visas decreased by 39% for main applicants in the year ending March 2025.
Health and Care Worker visas dropped 85% compared to the peak in 2023.
Study visas decreased by 10% for main applicants in the year ending March 2025.
Visas issued to student dependents were 83% lower in the year ending March 2025.
Citizenship grants increased to 269,000 in the year ending March 2025.
- Who
- Foreign workers and students, and UK citizens.
- What
- Decline in UK work and study visas.
- When
- Data from the year ending March 2025.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Why
- Reflects the early impact of recent policy changes.
- Work Visas (Main Applicants)
- 192,000 (Year ending March 2025, 39% fewer than year ending March 2024)
- Health and Care Worker Visas
- 23,000 (85% fewer than peak in 2023)
- Study Visas
- 403,000 (10% fewer than year ending March 2024)
- Student Dependant Visas
- 18,000 (83% lower than year ending March 2024)
- Citizenship Grants
- 269,000 (Year ending March 2025)
