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Tracking UK migration: Small boats, asylum hotels and visas

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A young person wearing a baseball cap and a backpack and carrying a suitcase stands in the middle of the image. To the left of the image a passport with a boarding card is held up. To the right of the image is a migrant family of a man, woman and child on a beach, walking. In the top right corner is a partial view of a UK visa document

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Tracking UK Migration: Net Migration, Visas, Asylum, and Small Boats

Overview

A comprehensive overview of the latest UK migration data, detailing net migration figures, visa grants, asylum applications, small boat crossings in the English Channel, returns and deportations, and comparisons with European countries based on official ONS and Home Office statistics.

Key points

  • UK net migration dropped to 171,000 for the period January 2025 to December 2025, marking a 48% decrease over 12 months.
  • A total of 20,478 people crossed the English Channel by small boat from France between 1 January and 5 October 2026, representing a 40% decrease compared to the same period in 2025.
  • There were 85,891 asylum applications in the UK from July 2025 to June 2026, down 21% from the previous 12-month period.
  • As of June 2026, 89,089 people were housed in asylum accommodation, with about 18% of those accommodated in hotels.
  • Legal migration via visas saw 727,487 people approved for entry from July 2025 to June 2026, a 15% decrease from the previous year, with study visas accounting for 53% of the total.
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