Work Permits: Foreign Workers

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people have been granted work permits in the last 12 months, broken down by (a) country of origin and (b) duration of work permit. (244722)

The following table shows the number of work permits granted broken down by the country of origin and the duration of the work permit:

*Applications granted for period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008, broken down by nationality and duration of work permit*
	Months
Nationality	0-12	12-24	24-36	36-48	48-60	Over 60	Total
Afghanistan	¹—	¹—	¹—	¹—	15	0	35
Albania	25	5	5	5	30	0	70
Algeria	40	25	15	5	40	0	120
Angola	30	10	¹—	¹—	¹—	0	45
Antigua and Barbuda	¹—	0	0	0	¹—	0	5
Argentina	1,355	115	30	10	90	0	1,600
Armenia	15	5	¹—	¹—	5	0	25
Australia	2,040	1,040	620	345	2,190	5	6,245
Azerbaijan	25	10	5	5	30	0	70
Bahamas, The	¹—	¹—	0	0	5	0	5
Bahrain	10	¹—	0	¹—	10	0	20
Bangladesh	175	110	65	45	330	¹—	725
Barbados	45	5	¹—	5	15	¹—	70
Belarus	65	30	5	5	80	¹—	185
Belize	¹—	0	0	0	5	0	5
Benin	¹—	0	0	0	¹—	0	5
Bolivia	20	5	¹—	0	10	0	35
Bosnia - Herzegovina	15	15	5	0	10	0	45
Botswana	20	10	5	10	45	0	90
Brazil	745	185	105	30	260	¹—	1,320
British National Overseas	35	55	30	10	155	¹—	285
British Overseas Citz.	¹—	0	0	¹—	5	0	5
Brunei	5	¹—	0	5	¹—	0	10
Bulgaria	1,510	45	20	5	165	5	1,750
Burkina	5	¹—	0	0	0	0	5
Burundi	5	0	¹—	0	¹—	0	5
Cambodia	5	0	0	0	¹—	0	5
Cameroon	40	20	10	15	70	0	160
Canada	2,560	460	275	130	880	5	4,310
Cape Verde	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Chad	0	0	0	0	¹—	0	¹—
Chile	90	25	10	5	20	0	150
China	1,655	1,260	525	355	3,750	5	8,090
Colombia	205	55	20	10	135	¹—	430
Comoros	0	0	¹—	0	0	0	¹—
Congo	25	10	¹—	0	5	0	45
Costa Rica	5	5	¹—	0	10	0	20
Croatia	85	20	15	5	90	¹—	210
Cuba	245	5	¹—	5	5	0	260
Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	¹—	0	¹—
Djibouti	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
Dominica	15	¹—	¹—	¹—	5	0	25
Dominican Republic	5	¹—	¹—	¹—	5	0	15
Ecuador	15	5	0	¹—	15	0	35
Egypt	300	80	40	20	155	¹—	595
El Salvador	5	¹—	¹—	0	5	0	10
Eritrea	0	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
Estonia	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
Ethiopia	35	5	5	¹—	10	0	55
Fiji	10	5	5	0	¹—	0	20
Gabon	15	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	15
Gambia, The	10	5	¹—	¹—	15	0	40
Georgia	25	10	¹—	¹—	15	0	50
Ghana	210	105	40	70	525	¹—	955
Grenada	15	0	¹—	¹—	5	0	20
Guatemala	5	5	¹—	0	5	0	10
Guinea	50	0	0	0	5	0	55
Guinea-Bissau	¹—	0	0	0	0	0	¹—
Guyana	15	5	5	15	65	¹—	105
Haiti	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	0	5
Honduras	5	0	5	5	¹—	0	15
Hungary	0	0	0	0	¹—	0	¹—
India	16,285	19,250	2,600	930	10,875	10	49,950
Indonesia	80	30	15	5	70	¹—	200
Iran	155	75	35	15	250	0	530
Iraq	35	25	5	¹—	35	0	100
Israel	320	80	45	25	140	0	610
Ivory Coast	35	0	¹—	¹—	10	0	50
Jamaica	745	90	45	95	195	¹—	1,170
Japan	1,065	555	430	215	1,365	5	3,640
Jordan	35	25	10	5	65	0	135
Kazakhstan	60	45	20	5	50	0	180
Kenya	145	85	55	35	350	¹—	665
Kosovo	5	5	0	0	¹—	0	5
Kuwait	25	5	5	0	5	0	40
Kyrgyzstan	¹—	5	¹—	¹—	15	0	20
Latvia	5	0	0	0	¹—	0	5
Lebanon	90	60	20	20	140	0	330
Lesotho	5	¹—	5	5	25	0	45
Liberia	0	¹—	0	¹—	¹—	0	5
Libya	30	5	¹—	5	20	0	65
Lithuania	¹—	0	0	0	0	0	¹—
Macedonia	10	10	¹—	¹—	15	0	40
Madagascar	¹—	0	¹—	0	¹—	0	5
Malawi	35	5	5	10	65	0	120
Malaysia	415	315	160	80	1,135	¹—	2,110
Maldives	5	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	5
Mali	70	¹—	¹—	0	¹—	0	75
Mauritania	5	0	0	¹—	5	0	10
Mauritius	50	45	40	60	355	¹—	555
Mexico	260	60	45	20	160	0	545
Moldova	340	10	5	¹—	10	0	370
Monaco	0	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
Mongolia	20	25	¹—	0	¹—	0	50
Montenegro	¹—	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	35
Morocco	155	25	15	5	65	0	265
Mozambique	15	¹—	¹—	0	¹—	0	20
Burma	45	25	10	5	75	0	160
Namibia	10	5	¹—	5	25	0	40
Nepal	50	170	95	40	520	¹—	885
New Zealand	605	230	175	130	670	5	1,810
Nicaragua	5	¹—	¹—	0	¹—	0	10
Niger	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Nigeria	355	160	110	90	1,150	¹—	1,870
Korea (North)	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
Oman	15	¹—	¹—	5	¹—	0	20
Pakistan	565	560	285	215	1,645	¹—	3,270
Occupied Palestinian Territories	10	10	5	0	20	0	45
Panama	5	0	0	¹—	5	0	10
Papua New Guinea	5	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	5
Paraguay	5	0	0	0	5	0	10
Peru	25	10	5	¹—	20	0	60
Philippines	735	685	430	335	3,615	¹—	5,810
Qatar	5	¹—	5	0	¹—	0	10
Romania	440	75	60	20	315	5	910
Russia	1,545	310	110	50	505	5	2,525
Rwanda	15	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	20
Samoa	5	5	10	5	0	0	20
Sao Tome and Principe	¹—	0	0	0	0	0	¹—
Saudi Arabia	55	20	5	¹—	20	0	100
Senegal	175	5	¹—	¹—	10	0	195
Serbia	65	30	5	10	60	0	195
Seychelles	0	0	¹—	5	5	0	10
Sierra Leone	5	¹—	¹—	5	20	0	35
Singapore	160	90	55	30	265	0	600
Slovakia	¹—	0	0	0	0	0	¹—
Somalia	¹—	¹—	0	0	0	0	¹—
South Africa	1,375	645	320	310	2,220	5	4,870
Korea (South)	245	180	70	60	390	¹—	950
Sri Lanka	330	145	65	40	605	¹—	1,185
St. Kitts and Nevis	10	0	0	0	5	0	15
St. Lucia	20	¹—	¹—	¹—	20	0	45
St. Vincent	5	5	¹—	¹—	10	0	25
Sudan	40	25	5	5	25	0	100
Surinam	¹—	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	5
Swaziland	¹—	¹—	5	¹—	20	0	30
Switzerland	5	0	0	0	0	0	5
Syria	30	15	15	5	50	0	115
Tajikistan	5	0	0	¹—	5	0	10
Tanzania	50	15	10	5	40	0	125
Thailand	170	210	45	25	650	0	1,100
Togo	5	5	0	¹—	5	0	15
Tonga	5	¹—	5	¹—	0	0	10
Trinidad and Tobago	95	50	15	25	145	0	325
Tunisia	30	20	5	¹—	40	0	95
Turkey	315	145	75	30	325	0	895
Turkmenistan	0	¹—	0	0	5	0	5
Uganda	100	25	10	15	80	0	230
Ukraine	315	180	45	25	220	0	780
United Arab Emirates	10	¹—	¹—	0	5	¹—	15
United States	20,985	2,610	1,135	465	3,635	10	28,835
Uruguay	20	10	5	0	5	0	40
Uzbekistan	15	5	5	¹—	30	0	55
Vanuatu	0	0	0	0	¹—	0	¹—
Venezuela	75	20	10	10	85	0	205
Vietnam	65	30	20	5	90	¹—	210
Yemen	5	¹—	0	0	¹—	0	10
Zambia	25	10	15	15	190	0	255
Zimbabwe	250	105	90	235	1,300	0	1,970
Total	61,870	31,475	8,815	4,900	43,880	85	151,635
¹ Indicates figure of one or two. Notes: 1. Totals may not add up due to rounding. 2. Figures are rounded to nearest 5.

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.

The figures cover the period 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008 and include all granted work permit applications. This excludes members of group applications, dependants and all other categories of permit.

The figures are for work permits issued, some applicants will still need to gain entry clearance and some may decide not to take up their posts.

Volume 486: debated on Tuesday 13 January 2009