Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many non-European Economic Area students were granted visa extensions under the International Graduates Scheme in each year since 2007.
The information available relates to International Graduates Scheme visa extensions granted in the UK, 2008 to 2013. The data is given in the table below:
Extensions of stay granted - International Graduates Scheme, 2008 to 2013 | |||||
Year | Main applicants | Dependants | Total | ||
2008 | 16,147 | 2,666 | 18,813 | ||
2009 | 32 | 18 | 50 | ||
2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Source: Table ex_01 Immigration Statistics April-June 2014 | |||||
Table notes: Data for 2013 onwards are provisional figures. |
The Home Office publishes quarterly statistics on extensions of stay granted in the UK by category in table ex_01_q (Extensions) within the ‘Immigration Statistics’ release.A copy of the latest release, ‘Immigration Statistics April - June 2014’ is
available from the Library of the House and from https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release