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Entry Clearances: Pakistan

Volume 493: debated on Wednesday 3 June 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) student visas and (b) tourist visas have been issued to Pakistani nationals in (i) the last 12 months, (ii) the last five years and (iii) the last 10 years. (271818)

The number of (a) student visas, and (b) visit visas issued to Pakistani nationals in (i) 2008 and (ii) the five years 2004-08, is shown in the following table. Reliable data is not held for years prior to 2004.

Calendar years

2008

2004-08

Student visas

9,663

58,783

Visit visas

Family

38,272

207,585

Other

38,012

289,380