The following table sets out the number of highly skilled migrant programme applications by country of origin. We are unable to answer part (b) of the question, as this information is not asked on the application form.
The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.
Country of origin Total Afghanistan 5 Albania 10 Algeria 15 American Samoa 1— Antigua and Barbuda 1— Argentina 25 Armenia 25 Australia 5,050 Azerbaijan 65 Bahamas 5 Bahrain 5 Bangladesh 520 Barbados 40 Belarus 30 Belize 1— Benin 1— Bolivia 5 Bosnia-Herzegovina 5 Botswana 10 Brazil 155 Brit Nat Overseas 35 Brunei 5 Bulgaria 40 Burkina Faso 1— Cameroon 55 Canada 530 Chile 10 China 1,250 Colombia 95 Congo 1— Congo (Democratic Rep of ) 1— Croatia 30 Dominica 5 Dominican Republic 5 Ecuador 5 Egypt 300 El Salvador 5 Eritrea 5 Ethiopia 30 Fiji 5 Gabon 1— Gambia 15 Georgia 15 Ghana 225 Grenada 5 Guatemala 1— Guyana 10 Haiti 1— Honduras 1— Hong Kong (British) 15 Hong Kong (Chinese) 10 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China 1— India 18,285 Indonesia 45 Iran 220 Iraq 55 Israel 130 Jamaica 655 Japan 90 Jordan 105 Kazakhstan 30 Kenya 235 Korea North (Democratic Peoples Rep of) 5 Korea South (Rep of Korea) 85 Kuwait 5 Kyrgyzstan 15 Lebanon 55 Libya 85 Macedonia 5 Malawi 20 Malaysia 785 Maldives 5 Mali t Mauritania 20 Mauritius 115 Mexico 65 Moldova (Rep of) 25 Mongolia 5 Montenegro 1— Morocco 10 Mozambique 5 Myanmar 135 Namibia 10 Nepal 310 New Caledonia 1— New Zealand 2,530 Nicaragua 1— Niger 5 Nigeria 3,555 Northern Cyprus 1— Oman 5 Pakistan 4,220 Palestine 30 Papua New Guinea 1— Peru 25 Philippines 60 Romania 40 Russian Federation 610 Rwanda 1— Saudi Arabia 15 Senegal 5 Serbia 30 Seychelles 1— Sierra Leone 20 Singapore 190 Slovakia 1— South Africa 2,175 Sri Lanka 1,070 St. Lucia 5 St. Vincent and The Grenadines 5 Sudan 70 Swaziland 5 Syria (Arab Rep) 105 Taiwan Province of China 65 Tajikistan 1— Tanzania (United Rep of) 25 Thailand 25 Tonga 1— Trinidad and Tobago 175 Tunisia 10 Turkey 255 Turkmenistan 5 Uganda 85 Ukraine 220 United States of America 1,495 Unknown 55 Uruguay 5 Uzbekistan 30 Venezuela 30 Vietnam 10 Yemen 5 Yugoslavia 10 Zambia 50 Zimbabwe 240 Total 47,290 1 indicates 1 or 2 Notes: Figures are rounded to nearest 5. Because of rounding, figures may not add up to totals shown The figures quoted are not provided under National Statistics protocols and have been derived from local management information and are therefore provisional and subject to change.