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The
RDS statistics on immigration, asylum and nationality cover:
entry
clearance applications at British High Commissions and Embassies
abroad
passenger
arrivals, admissions and refusals at air, sea and
Channel Tunnel ports in the UK
asylum
applications and decisions and appeals, and numbers
asylum seekers supported, detained and removed
applications
for an extension of stay, including settlement
enforcement
action against illegal entrants and persons subject
to deportation
persons
detained under immigration powers
immigration
appeals
applications
and decisions in respect of British citizenship.
Analyses
by nationality are available for all the above statistics,
with the exception of recent data on enforcement.
Most of the data are taken from administrative records. However,
the data on passenger admissions are compiled from a sample
of landing cards.
The main statistics are published but more detailed data are
available on request, for which a charge may be made.
Related
Information
Information
about immigration and asylum can be found here
on the Immigration and Nationality Directorate website.
Public
Performance Target: Tipping Point
Click here
for the results of IND’s target to remove more failed
asylum seekers than the new anticipated unfounded applications.
