Arrivals — UK immigration and Channel crossings

Systemi

The UK immigration system to scale, year ending March 2026log axis — grouped by whether people stayi

Visa applications by route3.7m in 2025i

Study visas by course leveli

Extensions of stayi

Settlementi

Enforcement & statusi

Periodi drag to rotate · scroll or pinch to zoom

No enforced returnVoluntary onlyEnforced accepted

Where they came from2025 arrivalsi

Circle area is arrivals. Lines run to the Dover Strait.

Every nationality by yeari

Home Office IER_D01 · each row shaded to its own peak

Origin-event lead timei

Conflict onset to peak runs 1–2 years. Suppressive events act inside one. No UK policy intervention in the event study moved anything more than 45%.

Age groupi

Sexi

Method of entry, sharei

Home Office IER_D01 · shares of detections where the field was recorded

Asylum and modern slavery outcomes, 2018–2025i

IER_D02–D05, extracted 15 Apr 2026 · published annually with a 3-month lag

arrived by small boat

held a visa or other leave

all illegal entry

humanitarian grants from abroad

How asylum claimants entered the UKYE March 2026i

Home Office asylum tables · classified by the route used before the claim, not the date of arrival

Which leave they heldof the 36,711 with prior leavei

Most recent leave held before the claim. A claim can be made years after entry.

Humanitarian routesYE Mar 2026i

Visa brakes26 Mar 2026i

Visit visa requirements imposedi

Home Office estimate of claims prevented and support cost avoided