The number of EU citizens migrating to the UK for work has collapsed while the number of people from non-EU countries gaining work visas has surged, according to the first Home Office study since Britain left the bloc and Covid-19 travel curbs were eased.
In the year to June a record 1.1mn visas were granted, including to students and family members, the Home Office said on Thursday. Of those, 331,233 were work-related, a rise of 72 per cent since 2019.
Of the migrants in the worker category previously known as “skilled worker”, 46 per cent or 102,981 were from India, up 80 per cent on 2019. Nigeria and the Philippines accounted for the second- and third-largest number of skilled migrants, with 15,772 and 12,825 visas granted respectively.
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