Visa Statistics
Last verified: Sep 19, 2026
Official Year Ending March 2026 visa approval and refusal statistics for United Kingdom, published by UK Home Office.
2,809,058Applications
2,240,363Approved
568,695Refused
79.8%Approval Rate
▼ -0.7 ptsvs. Year Ending March 2025
Approval Rate by Nationality
All 184 nationalities with published data, sorted by application volume. Rates vary by nationality due to differing average trip purposes and documentation. Click a column heading to sort.
| Nationality | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 658,586 | 82.2% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| China | 529,739 | 91.9% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Turkey | 265,094 | 89.6% | ▲ +0.4 pts |
| Nigeria | 172,026 | 61.7% | ▲ +2.0 pts |
| Pakistan | 153,417 | 57.7% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| South Africa | 79,123 | 96.1% | ▼ -0.4 pts |
| Philippines | 55,203 | 85.7% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Thailand | 54,421 | 89.2% | ▼ -1.9 pts |
| Ukraine | 52,051 | 93.3% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Russia | 51,352 | 93.3% | ▲ +2.2 pts |
| Ghana | 46,507 | 56.8% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Indonesia | 42,768 | 89.8% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Egypt | 40,004 | 76.4% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Bangladesh | 39,894 | 48.7% | ▲ +1.8 pts |
| Morocco | 34,766 | 65.6% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Sri Lanka | 31,549 | 71.5% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Albania | 30,684 | 74.5% | ▲ +4.3 pts |
| Colombia | 27,531 | 83.5% | ▼ -0.3 pts |
| Vietnam | 21,786 | 85.8% | ▲ +1.9 pts |
| Kenya | 20,906 | 65.4% | ▼ -6.6 pts |
| Iraq | 20,737 | 55.5% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Algeria | 19,932 | 56.4% | ▲ +8.4 pts |
| Nepal | 16,669 | 69.0% | ▲ +0.9 pts |
| Kazakhstan | 16,655 | 66.2% | ▼ -6.7 pts |
| Jordan | 16,499 | 81.8% | ▼ -2.4 pts |
| Zimbabwe | 16,371 | 64.4% | ▼ -7.3 pts |
| Serbia | 16,071 | 95.4% | ▲ +0.6 pts |
| Lebanon | 14,788 | 85.6% | ▼ -0.1 pts |
| Iran | 14,403 | 55.8% | ▼ -2.7 pts |
| Uzbekistan | 10,708 | 68.9% | ▼ -0.8 pts |
| Azerbaijan | 9,965 | 77.7% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Uganda | 9,599 | 45.9% | ▼ -8.0 pts |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9,191 | 88.9% | ▼ -8.3 pts |
| Jamaica | 8,860 | 67.2% | ▼ -3.2 pts |
| Belarus | 8,823 | 93.2% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Tunisia | 7,971 | 75.3% | ▼ -0.7 pts |
| Georgia | 7,965 | 75.5% | ▼ -2.7 pts |
| Cameroon | 6,498 | 56.8% | ▲ +0.6 pts |
| Ecuador | 6,216 | 83.8% | ▲ +0.8 pts |
| Sudan | 5,579 | 38.7% | ▼ -5.4 pts |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 5,420 | 42.3% | ▼ -9.8 pts |
| Ethiopia | 5,221 | 42.9% | ▼ -10.1 pts |
| Tanzania | 5,195 | 66.3% | ▼ -5.0 pts |
| Venezuela | 5,007 | 78.2% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Armenia | 4,769 | 91.3% | ▲ +1.3 pts |
| Senegal | 4,407 | 38.2% | ▲ +1.1 pts |
| Libya | 4,239 | 64.6% | ▼ -6.7 pts |
| Myanmar (formerly Burma) | 4,154 | 56.9% | ▼ -10.6 pts |
| North Macedonia | 4,093 | 90.9% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Syria | 4,031 | 47.1% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| Mongolia | 3,803 | 83.7% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| Palestine State | 3,694 | 56.4% | ▼ -2.9 pts |
| Dominica | 3,690 | 75.8% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Zambia | 3,610 | 70.6% | ▼ -6.3 pts |
| United States of America | 3,501 | 65.4% | ▼ -18.4 pts |
| Afghanistan | 3,394 | 34.1% | ▼ -13.7 pts |
| Yemen | 3,344 | 40.4% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 3,334 | 63.4% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,060 | 92.9% | ▼ -0.9 pts |
| Cambodia | 3,040 | 88.4% | ▼ -1.5 pts |
| Sierra Leone | 3,025 | 54.3% | ▲ +1.2 pts |
| Gambia | 2,886 | 47.3% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Dominican Republic | 2,609 | 87.3% | ▼ -1.8 pts |
| Bolivia | 2,603 | 68.4% | ▼ -5.5 pts |
| Moldova | 2,351 | 73.4% | ▼ -2.2 pts |
| Angola | 2,174 | 63.7% | ▼ -2.4 pts |
| Malawi | 2,042 | 66.5% | ▼ -6.7 pts |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1,998 | 72.9% | ▼ -5.7 pts |
| Guinea | 1,859 | 47.0% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Rwanda | 1,827 | 66.5% | ▼ -6.3 pts |
| Montenegro | 1,809 | 94.1% | ▲ +2.2 pts |
| Honduras | 1,530 | 80.7% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Tajikistan | 1,406 | 63.4% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Namibia | 1,369 | 77.7% | ▼ -2.9 pts |
| Israel | 1,205 | 94.6% | ▲ +0.6 pts |
| El Salvador | 1,175 | 80.7% | ▲ +2.1 pts |
| Mozambique | 1,164 | 75.8% | ▼ -1.6 pts |
| Turkmenistan | 1,156 | 76.6% | ▲ +1.5 pts |
| Fiji | 1,148 | 76.2% | ▼ -1.0 pts |
| Somalia | 1,053 | 33.9% | ▼ -5.7 pts |
| Cuba | 1,000 | 80.3% | ▲ +4.5 pts |
| Botswana | 923 | 52.7% | ▲ +21.1 pts |
| Benin | 839 | 52.1% | ▲ +5.8 pts |
| Congo (Congo-Brazzaville) | 795 | 55.5% | ▼ -10.8 pts |
| Togo | 793 | 43.0% | ▼ -14.5 pts |
| Laos | 725 | 83.6% | ▲ +0.2 pts |
| Eritrea | 716 | 38.0% | ▼ -2.2 pts |
| Mali | 673 | 56.8% | ▼ -6.7 pts |
| Australia | 645 | 76.0% | ▼ -8.6 pts |
| Liberia | 643 | 60.5% | ▼ -5.0 pts |
| Madagascar | 623 | 76.4% | ▼ -4.7 pts |
| Germany | 575 | 72.4% | ▼ -18.6 pts |
| Canada | 541 | 83.4% | ▼ -7.9 pts |
| Burkina Faso | 533 | 52.9% | ▼ -6.1 pts |
| Eswatini (fmr. "Swaziland") | 525 | 81.0% | ▼ -1.2 pts |
| Hong Kong | 492 | 83.9% | ▼ -4.6 pts |
| Saudi Arabia | 456 | 94.5% | ▲ +1.1 pts |
| Gabon | 448 | 69.9% | ▼ -7.4 pts |
| Spain | 431 | 83.3% | ▼ -11.4 pts |
| Haiti | 420 | 72.1% | ▼ -4.8 pts |
| Brazil | 368 | 70.7% | ▼ -1.3 pts |
| France | 363 | 73.6% | ▼ -17.6 pts |
| Bulgaria | 361 | 90.0% | ▼ -3.9 pts |
| Cyprus | 343 | 70.0% | ▼ -4.2 pts |
| Italy | 330 | 70.9% | ▼ -24.4 pts |
| Netherlands | 323 | 53.3% | ▼ -26.9 pts |
| Burundi | 312 | 47.1% | ▼ -10.9 pts |
| Mauritania | 294 | 67.7% | ▼ -5.7 pts |
| Chad | 285 | 43.9% | ▼ -7.5 pts |
| Vanuatu | 273 | 79.9% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Lesotho | 245 | 73.5% | ▼ -5.2 pts |
| South Sudan | 244 | 46.7% | ▼ -3.5 pts |
| Comoros | 232 | 72.8% | ▼ -2.5 pts |
| Poland | 228 | 57.9% | ▼ -30.3 pts |
| Japan | 224 | 80.8% | ▼ -3.7 pts |
| Suriname | 223 | 81.2% | ▼ -5.2 pts |
| Kuwait | 222 | 91.4% | ▼ -3.9 pts |
| Bhutan | 222 | 82.0% | ▼ -2.3 pts |
| Norway | 221 | 41.6% | ▼ -48.9 pts |
| Romania | 209 | 35.9% | ▼ -27.3 pts |
| Niger | 206 | 64.1% | ▲ +4.4 pts |
| Guinea-Bissau | 199 | 44.7% | ▼ -4.0 pts |
| Cabo Verde | 197 | 65.5% | ▲ +4.0 pts |
| South Korea | 195 | 82.1% | ▼ -1.7 pts |
| Djibouti | 187 | 46.5% | ▲ +1.2 pts |
| Sweden | 186 | 42.5% | ▼ -31.5 pts |
| New Zealand | 182 | 70.3% | ▼ -0.6 pts |
| United Arab Emirates | 181 | 97.8% | ▼ -1.4 pts |
| Timor-Leste | 156 | 42.3% | ▼ -4.2 pts |
| Malaysia | 150 | 66.0% | ▼ -3.7 pts |
| Belgium | 142 | 57.0% | ▼ -32.6 pts |
| Saint Lucia | 134 | 80.6% | ▲ +18.1 pts |
| Portugal | 115 | 56.5% | ▼ -16.6 pts |
| Switzerland | 113 | 76.1% | ▼ -20.9 pts |
| Denmark | 110 | 51.8% | ▼ -32.6 pts |
| Equatorial Guinea | 108 | 64.8% | ▼ -8.0 pts |
| Taiwan | 106 | 83.0% | ▼ -10.0 pts |
| Mexico | 104 | 76.9% | ▼ -2.1 pts |
| Singapore | 100 | 65.0% | ▲ +1.1 pts |
| Slovakia | 97 | 77.3% | ▼ -13.9 pts |
| Qatar | 97 | 89.7% | ▼ -0.2 pts |
| Finland | 76 | 63.2% | ▼ -24.8 pts |
| Central African Republic | 74 | 67.6% | ▼ -3.9 pts |
| Czechia (Czech Republic) | 69 | 69.6% | ▼ -4.1 pts |
| Greece | 69 | 72.5% | ▼ -14.2 pts |
| Hungary | 62 | 53.2% | ▼ -38.4 pts |
| Bahrain | 58 | 87.9% | ▼ -1.9 pts |
| Austria | 57 | 64.9% | ▼ -19.7 pts |
| Peru | 54 | 63.0% | ▼ -5.6 pts |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 50 | 38.0% | ▼ -10.8 pts |
| Oman | 45 | 95.6% | ▲ +7.3 pts |
| Latvia | 42 | 64.3% | ▼ -21.1 pts |
| Argentina | 41 | 82.9% | ▲ +0.2 pts |
| Lithuania | 37 | 40.5% | ▼ -42.1 pts |
| Mauritius | 34 | 50.0% | ▼ -8.3 pts |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 31 | 74.2% | ▼ -5.8 pts |
| Malta | 29 | 41.4% | ▼ -58.6 pts |
| Chile | 28 | 50.0% | ▼ -26.9 pts |
| North Korea | 19 | 68.4% | ▲ +8.4 pts |
| Nicaragua | 17 | 82.4% | ▲ +2.3 pts |
| Guyana | 15 | 66.7% | ▲ +16.7 pts |
| Croatia | 10 | 30.0% | ▼ -64.1 pts |
| Barbados | 9 | 22.2% | ▼ -27.8 pts |
| Guatemala | 9 | 44.4% | ▼ -55.6 pts |
| Slovenia | 9 | 88.9% | ▼ -11.1 pts |
| Iceland | 7 | 42.9% | ▼ -57.1 pts |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 14.3% | ▼ -85.7 pts |
| Estonia | 7 | 28.6% | ▼ -57.1 pts |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 83.3% | ▲ +63.3 pts |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 66.7% | ▲ +66.7 pts |
| Uruguay | 5 | 80.0% | ▲ +20.0 pts |
| Brunei | 5 | 40.0% | ▼ -60.0 pts |
| Grenada | 4 | 50.0% | No change |
| Nauru | 4 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Panama | 4 | 0.0% | ▼ -33.3 pts |
| Seychelles | 4 | 50.0% | New this period |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 0.0% | No change |
| Bahamas | 3 | 33.3% | ▲ +33.3 pts |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 100.0% | ▲ +100.0 pts |
| Ireland | 2 | 100.0% | ▲ +100.0 pts |
| Paraguay | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +33.3 pts |
| Belize | 1 | 100.0% | ▲ +100.0 pts |
| Monaco | 1 | 100.0% | New this period |
| Macao | 1 | 100.0% | No change |
Full History
Every period on file for United Kingdom. Click a column heading to sort.
| Period | Applications | Approval Rate | Change vs Prior Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year Ending March 2026 | 2,809,058 | 79.8% | ▼ -0.7 pts |
| Year Ending March 2025 | 2,681,308 | 80.4% | ▲ +0.5 pts |
| Year Ending March 2024 | 2,515,909 | 79.9% | ▲ +1.7 pts |
| Year Ending March 2023 | 1,983,274 | 78.2% | ▲ +0.9 pts |
| Year Ending March 2022 | 787,107 | 77.3% | ▲ +9.2 pts |
| Year Ending March 2021 | 255,206 | 68.1% | — |
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Total Land Area: 241,930 km2
Population/km2: 280.60
Official Visa Info: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), Home Office