Rob Beaton

🚨 BREAKING: The Home Office has released immigration statistics for 2025 Overall Arrivals - 136.6 million arrivals to the UK in 2025 - 57% were British nationals - 809,000 non-visit visas issued (work, study, family, humanitarian) Asylum - 101,000 asylum claims in 2025 - down 4% - 135,000 initial decisions made, up 56%, highest since records began in 2002 - Grant rate: 42%, down from 47% - 64,000 awaiting a decision, down 48% in a year, 63% below the 2023 peak - 31,000 asylum seekers in hotel accommodation, down 19% Illegal Entry - 46,000 detected illegal arrivals in 2025 - 41,000 arrived via small boats, up 13% on last year, 9% below 2022 peak - Top nationalities: Eritrean, Afghan, Iranian, Sudanese, Somali Enforcement - 23,000 entered immigration detention, up 11% - 9,900 enforced returns, up 21% - 28,000 voluntary returns, up 5% - 5,600 foreign national offender returns, up 11% Work Visas - 168,000 work visas granted - down 19% on last year - 50% down from the 2023 peak - Health & Care visas -13,000 issued, down 91% from peak - Other skilled worker visas: 48,000, down 36% Study Visas - 407,000 student visas granted - down 3% on last year - 35% below the 2023 peak - Student dependant visas: 20,000, down 10% Family Visas - 67,000 family visas granted - down 22% - Partner visas: 41,000, down 27% - Refugee Family Reunion visas: 19,000, down 2% (route temporarily paused from Sept 2025) Settlement and Citizenship - 146,000 settlement grants, down 10% - 355,000 EU Settlement Scheme grants, up 2% - 236,000 British citizenship grants, down 13%, second highest annual total since 2005