Statistics on grants of settlement (indefinite leave to enter or remain) are provided in the table.
Data for 1994 to 2007 are from Table 5.7 published in the Home Office publication “Control of Immigration: Statistics United Kingdom 2007”. This publication may be obtained from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs08/hosb1008.pdf
The 2008 edition is due to be published in August this year.
The provisional grants of settlement total for 2008 is from Table 12 published in the “Control of Immigration: Quarterly Statistical Summary, United Kingdom—Fourth Quarter 2008” also available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics Directorate website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs09/immiq408.pdf
Number of persons On removal of time limit3 Settlement on arrival4 Year of grant Total grants Commonwealth citizens5 Foreign nationals Commonwealth citizens5 Foreign nationals 1994 55,010 31,990 20,410 1,790 810 1995 55,480 33,070 20,090 1,680 640 1996 61,730 33,960 25,650 1,550 570 1997 58,725 29,380 26,995 1,685 670 1998 69,790 38,795 28,100 1,705 1,190 1999 97,115 48,300 41,975 2,465 4,375 2000 125,945 63,000 54,750 2,875 5,315 2001 108,410 53,510 42,950 5,880 6,070 2002 115,965 58,600 48,800 4,440 4,120 2003 139,280 78,300 57,055 1,965 1,960 20046 139,210 60,855 60,745 4,580 13,030 20056 179,120 73,625 89,535 5,020 10,935 20066 134,445 55,920 67,105 3,545 7,875 20077 124,855 57,625 59,085 2,175 5,970 20087 145,965 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a = Not currently available. 1 Excludes EEA nationals from 1999, Switzerland from 1 June 2002, A10 Accession States from 1 May 2004 and A2 Accession States from 1 January 2007. 2 Data from 2003 exclude dependants of EEA and Swiss nationals in confirmed relationships granted permanent residence. 3 Indefinite leave to remain. 4 Indefinite leave to enter. 5 Figures for settlement of Pakistani nationals have been included in Commonwealth throughout the period covered. Zimbabwe have been included in foreign from 2004 only. 6 Revised. 7 Provisional. Note: Figures relating to 1996 and earlier have been rounded to the nearest 10. Figures from 1997 are rounded to the nearest 5 so may not sum to the totals.