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Description

This release replaces the previous annual and quarterly publications Control of Immigration Statistics and the annual British Citizenship, following a public consultation. Each topic now has its own entry, links to these related reports can be found under the "additional links" section. The figures relate to the number of people, subject to immigration control, who are granted or refused permission to extend or change the category of their stay in the United Kingdom. Within the immigration rules, an individual may make more than one application in any given year.