British overseas citizens
In 2025, the Home Office granted 31 study visas to British overseas citizens, counting main applicants and family members.
How UK records count British overseas citizens in 2025.
UK counts
These counts can overlap. Never add them together.
- Moved to the UK
- Not published
- The ONS does not publish an estimate for this nationality.
- Asylum claims
- 3 people
- People named on initial claims, main applicants and family members. Counted by claim date, not arrival date.
- Small boat arrivals
- 0 people detected
- People detected arriving by small boat across the English Channel. Figures from January 2025 can still be revised.
- Resettled or relocated
- 0 people
- People who came through UK resettlement schemes, including the Afghan schemes, by date of arrival. Not a visa route.
Sources (5)
- 1 ONS, Long-term international migration, year ending December 2025
- Table 3e of the dataset, nationalities outside the EU+, on a visa. The ONS publishes nationality estimates for a few nationalities only.
- Published 21 May 2026. Official statistics in development.
- 2 Home Office, entry clearance visa datasets, year ending June 2026
- Entry clearance visas granted, main applicants and family members together, by date of decision.
- Published 27 August 2026. Accredited official statistics.
- 3 Home Office, asylum claims dataset (Asy_D01)
- Initial claims, main applicants and family members, by date of claim.
- Published 27 August 2026. Accredited official statistics.
- 4 Home Office, illegal entry routes dataset
- Small boat arrivals by nationality, people detected, calendar years from 2018.
- Published 27 August 2026. Official statistics.
- 5 Home Office, resettlement dataset (Res_D02)
- Res_D02, people resettled or relocated, by date of arrival in the UK.
- Published 27 August 2026.
Visa routes5 routes · 2025
A visa gives permission to come. It is not an arrival.
Work visas3 grants
Includes family members of workers.
Study visas31 grants
Includes family members of students.
Family visas0 grants
The family route, including refugee family reunion. Not the family members counted in work or study.
Safe route visas2 grants
The BN(O) route and the Ukraine schemes.
Other visas2 grants
All other visas, including EU Settlement Scheme permits and visas for resettled refugees.
Selected visa routes36 grants
Added here Long-term work, study, family and safe route grants added up here, 3 + 31 + 0 + 2. Excludes other visas. Not all visas, and not arrivals.
History
Showing Work visas, grants.
Showing work visas because the ONS does not publish an estimate for this nationality. Visas are not arrivals.
| Year | Grants |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 20 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 2 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 2 |
| 2017 | 3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Sources (1)
Home Office, entry clearance visa datasets, year ending June 2026
Country context
No matching country record.
British overseas citizens is a nationality label in the Home Office files that the site does not join to one country record.
Questions people ask
How many UK visas were granted to British overseas citizens in 2025?
In 2025, the Home Office granted 3 work, 31 study, 0 family, 2 safe route and 2 other visas to British overseas citizens, counting main applicants and family members. Source: Home Office, entry clearance visa datasets, year ending June 2026.
How many British overseas citizens claimed asylum in the UK in 2025?
In 2025, 3 British overseas citizens claimed asylum in the UK, counting main applicants and family members by date of claim. Source: Home Office, asylum claims dataset (Asy_D01).
How many British overseas citizens arrived in the UK by small boat in 2025?
In 2025, 0 British overseas citizens were detected arriving in the UK by small boat across the English Channel. Figures from January 2025 can still be revised. Source: Home Office, illegal entry routes dataset.
How many British overseas citizens were resettled in the UK in 2025?
In 2025, 0 British overseas citizens were resettled or relocated to the UK through UK resettlement schemes, by date of arrival. Source: Home Office, resettlement dataset (Res_D02).