Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Youth Mobility Scheme visas were issued by nationality of applicant in (a) 2021 and (b) 2022.

The Home Office publishes data on Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visas by nationality in the ‘Immigration Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the applications of YMS visas are published in table ‘Vis_D01’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset. Data on the outcomes of YMS visa applications are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance visas dataset.

Selecting ‘Youth Mobility Scheme (previously Tier 5)’ from the visa type subgroup filter will output data on YMS visa applicants. Nationality and time frames can also be filtered. Information on how to use the dataset can be found in the ‘Notes’ page of the workbook. The latest data relates up to the end of March 2023.

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