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Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme
Monday 10th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Andorra, (2) Iceland, (3) Japan, (4) Monaco, (5) San Marino, and (6) Uruguay; and how many UK citizens entered each of those states under that scheme in the same period.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]

Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.

The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.

Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality

Nationality

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Andorra

0

0

0

0

4

Australia

2886

2057

7594

9858

9754

Canada

1617

1955

2717

2732

3060

Hong Kong

559

289

358

188

137

Iceland

0

0

59

26

23

India

0

1

0

2104

2257

Japan

885

1496

1263

886

2276

Monaco

1

2

2

1

1

New Zealand

847

633

3233

5322

4304

San Marino

0

2

4

1

3

South Korea

602

1003

815

737

1693

Taiwan

564

867

745

730

656

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

138

Total

7961

8305

16790

22585

24306

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.

[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]

Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme
Monday 10th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Australia, (2) Canada, (3) New Zealand, and (4) South Korea; and how many UK citizens entered each of those countries under that scheme in the same period.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]

Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.

The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.

Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality

Nationality

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Andorra

0

0

0

0

4

Australia

2886

2057

7594

9858

9754

Canada

1617

1955

2717

2732

3060

Hong Kong

559

289

358

188

137

Iceland

0

0

59

26

23

India

0

1

0

2104

2257

Japan

885

1496

1263

886

2276

Monaco

1

2

2

1

1

New Zealand

847

633

3233

5322

4304

San Marino

0

2

4

1

3

South Korea

602

1003

815

737

1693

Taiwan

564

867

745

730

656

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

138

Total

7961

8305

16790

22585

24306

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.

[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]

Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme
Monday 10th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the Youth Mobility Scheme in each of the past five years from (1) Hong Kong, and (2) Taiwan; and how many UK citizens entered each of those countries under that scheme in the same period.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]

Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.

The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.

Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality

Nationality

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Andorra

0

0

0

0

4

Australia

2886

2057

7594

9858

9754

Canada

1617

1955

2717

2732

3060

Hong Kong

559

289

358

188

137

Iceland

0

0

59

26

23

India

0

1

0

2104

2257

Japan

885

1496

1263

886

2276

Monaco

1

2

2

1

1

New Zealand

847

633

3233

5322

4304

San Marino

0

2

4

1

3

South Korea

602

1003

815

737

1693

Taiwan

564

867

745

730

656

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

138

Total

7961

8305

16790

22585

24306

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.

[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]

Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


Written Question
Youth Mobility Scheme: India
Monday 10th March 2025

Asked by: Lord Wallace of Saltaire (Liberal Democrat - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many individuals entered the UK under the India Young Professionals Scheme in each of the past five years, or since the implementation of the scheme; and how many UK citizens entered India under that scheme in the same period.

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint - Minister of State (Home Office)

The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, including Youth Mobility Scheme visas, by nationality in the 'Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release'.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release]

Data on grants of visa applications are published in table 'Vis_D02' of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.

[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables#entry-clearance-visas-granted-outside-the-uk]

Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the 'Notes' page of the workbook.

The below data is found in the latest Immigration System Statistics release, published on 27 February, for data up to December 2024.

Youth Mobility Scheme visas granted by year and nationality

Nationality

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Andorra

0

0

0

0

4

Australia

2886

2057

7594

9858

9754

Canada

1617

1955

2717

2732

3060

Hong Kong

559

289

358

188

137

Iceland

0

0

59

26

23

India

0

1

0

2104

2257

Japan

885

1496

1263

886

2276

Monaco

1

2

2

1

1

New Zealand

847

633

3233

5322

4304

San Marino

0

2

4

1

3

South Korea

602

1003

815

737

1693

Taiwan

564

867

745

730

656

Uruguay

0

0

0

0

138

Total

7961

8305

16790

22585

24306

Information on future Home Office statistical release dates can be found in the 'Research and statistics calendar'.

[https://www.gov.uk/search/research-and-statistics?keywords=immigration&content_store_document_type=upcoming_statistics&organisations%5B%5D=home-office&order=relevance]

Information on UK citizens entering other countries on youth mobility schemes is either not centrally held or currently available from the published statistics, and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.


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