The number of tourist visas issued to each nationality in each of the calendar years 2005-08, including the number issued to persons under the age of 18, is shown in the following tables. I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave on 20 April 2009, Official Report, columns 175-76W.
2005 2006 Nationality Over 18 Under 18 Total Over 18 Under 18 Total Afghanistan 804 175 979 1,035 320 1,355 Albania 3,354 485 3,839 2,777 485 3,262 Algeria 5,661 446 6,107 6,238 1,027 7,265 Andorra 2 — 2 4 — 4 Angola 2,499 308 2,807 2,332 304 2,636 Antigua and Barbuda 5 1 6 4 1 6 Argentina 35 — 35 24 — 24 Armenia 1,114 74 1,188 1,130 95 1,225 Australia 298 3 301 365 — 365 Austria — — — 3 1 4 Azerbaijan 2 930 252 3,182 3,498 265 3,763 Bahamas 2 — 2 3 1 4 Bahrain 4,437 1,317 6,754 5,081 1,585 6,666 Bangladesh 9,756 1,618 11,374 8,767 2,514 11,281 Barbados 17 3 20 18 — 18 Belarus 3,612 3,582 7,194 4,040 3,946 7,986 Belgium 3 — 3 1 — 1 Belize 4 — 4 2 1 3 Benin 373 27 400 371 34 405 Bermuda — — — — — — Bhutan 116 4 120 87 4 91 Bolivia 34 — 34 74 8 82 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,353 198 2,551 2,260 243 2,503 Botswana 76 7 83 119 22 141 Brazil 301 21 322 347 13 360 British Citizen 36 1 37 25 3 28 British National Overseas 36 — 36 30 — 30 British Overseas Citizen 6 — 6 9 — 9 British Protected Person 4 — 4 — — — British Subject 7 — 7 2 — 2 Brunei 7 — 7 1 — 1 Bulgaria 13,715 939 14,654 14,676 1,349 16,025 Burkina 174 6 180 211 18 229 Burma (Myanmar) 665 40 705 524 89 613 Burundi 149 25 174 136 18 154 Cambodia 138 15 153 220 41 261 Cameroon 2,697 208 2,905 2,856 327 3,183 Canada 226 1 227 249 2 251 Cape Verde 114 10 124 142 14 156 Central African Republic 41 5 46 71 7 78 Chad 97 5 102 78 7 85 Chile 370 9 379 225 22 247 China 74 897 7,427 82,324 94,073 11,220 105,293 Colombia 10,111 1,239 11,350 10,287 1,821 12,108 Comoros 26 — 26 24 — 24 Congo 649 115 764 706 172 878 Costa Rica 1 — 1 7 2 9 Croatia 11,240 996 12,236 2,064 67 2,131 Cuba 1,358 44 1,402 1,632 50 1,682 Cyprus 261 74 335 397 240 637 Czech Republic 9 — 9 735 21 756 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,320 632 2,952 2,154 642 2,796 Denmark — — — 2 — 2 Dependant Territory — — — — — — Djibouti 161 29 190 132 12 144 Dominica 4 1 5 8 3 11 Dominican Republic 1,336 136 1,472 1,170 139 1,309 East Timor (Timor-Leste) 1 1 2 3 — 3 Ecuador 2,133 185 2,318 2,396 324 2,720 Egypt 18,973 2,183 21,156 20,282 2,506 22,788 El Salvador 16 2 18 9 — 9 Equatorial Guinea 194 10 204 183 5 188 Eritrea 458 57 515 417 90 507 Estonia 92 9 101 162 26 188 Ethiopia 2,779 284 3,063 1,829 157 1,986 Fiji 741 65 806 612 71 683 Finland — — — 8 4 12 France 9 1 10 21 4 25 Gabon 309 29 338 319 41 360 Gambia 2,322 397 2,719 1,992 485 2,477 Georgia 2,231 130 2,361 2,637 219 2,856 Germany 5 — 5 4 — 4 Ghana 11,942 1,709 13,651 10,807 2,372 13,179 Greece — — — — — — Greenland — — — — — — Grenada 6 — 6 8 — 8 Guatemala 7 1 8 17 — 17 Guinea 919 115 1,034 925 96 1,021 Guinea-Bissau 75 8 83 124 19 143 Guyana 1,764 304 2,068 1,921 399 2,320 Haiti 245 22 267 218 10 228 Honduras 7 — 7 17 — 17 Hong Kong 214 13 227 232 19 251 Hungary 521 42 563 363 33 396 Iceland 5 — 5 — — — India 169,722 19,137 188,859 191,902 29,431 221,333 Indonesia 11,025 1,233 12,258 11,500 1,418 12,918 Iran 13 401 1,362 14,763 15,438 3,678 19,116 Iraq 4,388 504 4,892 4,341 877 5,218 Ireland 3 — 3 5 4 9 Israel 147 6 153 101 6 107 Italy 4 — 4 3 — 3 Ivory Coast 1,318 143 1,461 1,414 211 1,625 Jamaica 3,548 210 3,758 3,527 635 4,162 Japan 551 4 555 687 5 692 Jordan 8,068 955 9,023 8,597 1,240 9,837 Kazakhstan 10,998 896 11,894 16,225 3,260 19,485 Kenya 5,610 440 6,050 5,709 1,272 6,981 Korea (North) 17 1 18 13 3 16 Kosovo — — — — — — Kuwait 29,005 10,223 39,228 28,696 10,844 39,540 Kyrgyzstan 789 44 833 1,043 112 1,155 Laos 75 7 82 69 6 75 Latvia 125 6 131 108 17 125 Lebanon 7,933 650 8,583 8,108 965 9,073 Lesotho 2 — 2 6 1 7 Liberia 344 20 364 284 24 308 Libya 5,242 935 6,177 4,663 1,247 5,910 Lithuania 24 7 31 16 1 17 Luxembourg — — — — — — Macau 8 1 9 8 — 8 Macedonia 1,623 89 1,712 1,861 175 2,036 Madagascar 257 11 268 278 16 294 Malawi 117 16 133 1,008 165 1,173 Malaysia 105 3 108 78 6 84 Maldives 8 3 11 3 1 4 Mali 436 29 465 550 48 598 Malta 1 — 1 — — — Marshall Islands 2 — 2 — — — Mauritania 264 10 274 272 32 304 Mauritius 338 48 386 763 108 871 Mexico 581 70 651 665 38 703 Micronesia — — — — — — Moldova 963 79 1,042 1,090 107 1,197 Mongolia 624 54 678 790 64 854 Montenegro — — — — — — Montserrat — — — — — — Morocco 8,666 1,009 9,675 8,205 1,602 9,807 Mozambique 452 44 496 500 36 536 Namibia 7 2 9 10 — 10 Nauru — — — — — — Nepal 2,234 163 2,397 2,538 256 2,794 Netherlands 22 1 23 10 1 11 New Zealand 131 3 134 75 1 76 Nicaragua 8 — 8 5 — 5 Niger 112 7 119 117 10 127 Nigeria 70,030 17,002 87,032 49,816 19,179 68,995 None 17 — 17 7 — 7 Norway 1 — 1 1 — 1 Oman 3,787 856 4,643 3,565 1,082 4,647 Other 873 136 1,009 866 176 1,042 Pakistan 51,797 11,848 63,645 42,865 19,415 62,280 Palestinian Authority 587 107 694 474 75 549 Panama 1 — 1 123 5 128 Papua New Guinea 6 — 6 4 — 4 Paraguay 3 — 3 1 — 1 Peru 3,172 230 3,402 3,652 255 3,907 Philippines 11,953 780 12,733 13,587 1,297 14,884 Poland 332 15 347 210 13 223 Portugal — — — 4 — 4 Qatar 5,185 2,373 7,558 7,439 3,799 11,238 Refugee (Art 1 1951 Convention) 833 165 998 733 247 980 Romania 22,135 1,907 24,042 24,899 2,471 27,370 Russia 92,377 16,765 109,142 105,008 11,014 116,022 Rwanda 292 40 332 392 31 423 Sao Tome And Principe 60 6 66 62 7 69 Saudi Arabia 21,253 7,757 29,010 25,757 9,605 35,362 Senegal 1,436 67 1,503 1,742 128 1,870 Serbia — — — — — — Seychelles — — — 2 — 2 Sierra Leone 2,474 324 2,798 2,217 497 2,714 Singapore 19 — 19 27 — 27 Slovakia 160 15 175 183 10 193 Slovenia 66 8 74 20 2 22 Solomon Islands 1 1 2 1 — 1 Somalia 457 60 517 357 76 433 South Africa 285 29 314 292 34 326 South Korea 59 5 64 121 4 125 Soviet Union 2 — 2 — — — Spain 4 1 5 10 5 15 Sri Lanka 11,534 1,520 13,054 9,680 3,481 13,161 St. Kitts and Nevis 1 — 1 2 2 St Lucia 10 — 10 14 1 15 St Vincent 3 — 3 7 1 8 Stateless (Art 1 1951 Convention) 881 165 1,046 792 225 1,017 Sudan 4,204 946 5,150 4,856 1,355 6,211 Surinam 203 8 211 151 9 160 Swaziland 12 — 12 9 — 9 Sweden 14 — 14 1 1 2 Switzerland 3 — 3 12 8 20 Syria 4,288 515 4,803 4,356 551 4,907 Taiwan 23,757 1,101 24,858 25,853 1,715 27,568 Tajikistan 188 8 196 291 34 325 Tanzania 3,433 336 3,769 3,345 395 3,740 Thailand 24,501 1,740 26,241 22,673 1,856 24,529 Togo 292 15 307 282 20 302 Tonga 2 — 2 — — — Trinidad and Tobago 148 8 156 64 21 85 Tunisia 3,476 359 3,835 2,837 462 3,299 Turkey 42 579 4,196 46,775 45,954 6,008 51,962 Turkmenistan 735 114 849 447 81 528 Uganda 3,548 265 3,813 3,692 446 4,138 Ukraine 17,317 2,960 20,277 20,111 3,379 23,490 United Arab Emirates 11,762 4,809 16,571 13,926 6,216 20,142 United Nations 74 — 74 66 — 66 United States 1,054 13 1,067 1,172 22 1,194 Unspecified Nationality 3 264 517 3,781 3,003 970 3,973 Uruguay 6 — 6 4 — 4 Uzbekistan 1,313 73 1,386 1,236 208 1,444 Vanuatu — — — 1 — 1 Vatican 9 — 9 9 — 9 Venezuela 11 — 11 79 12 91 Vietnam 3,368 210 3,578 3,411 261 3,672 Western Samoa — — — 1 — 1 Yemen 1,914 545 2,459 2,098 569 2,667 Yugoslavia 10,097 865 10,962 11,058 1,479 12,537 Zambia 2,121 218 2,339 2,440 493 2,933 Zimbabwe 5,370 967 6,337 3,292 1,305 4,597 Grand total 965,056 147,440 1,112,496 1,009,875 192,969 1,202,844
Nationality Over 18 Under 18 Total Over 18 Under 18 Total Afghanistan 710 277 987 744 279 1,023 Albania 2,561 466 3,027 2,515 640 3,155 Algeria 5,910 1,118 7,028 5,740 949 6,689 Andorra 5 — 5 — — — Angola 2,467 421 2,888 2,257 412 2 669 Antigua and Barbuda — — — 2 — 2 Argentina 34 — 34 11 — 11 Armenia 1,189 111 1,300 1,162 150 1,312 Australia 365 2 367 373 4 377 Austria 4 — 4 — — — Azerbaijan 3,303 409 3,712 3,080 605 3,685 Bahamas — — — 4 — 4 Bahrain 4,702 1,438 6,140 5,819 1,834 7,653 Bangladesh 6,255 2,456 8,711 6,473 2,168 8,641 Barbados 33 1 34 6 — 6 Belarus 3,686 3,991 7,877 4393 3,499 7,892 Belgium 11 1 12 7 — 7 Belize 4 1 5 4 — 4 Benin 311 22 333 281 11 292 Bermuda — — — — — — Bhutan 82 17 99 62 2 64 Bolivia 95 4 99 11 1 12 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,264 304 2,568 2,635 316 2,951 Botswana 94 17 111 58 5 63 Brazil 358 20 378 312 14 326 British Citizen 50 13 63 25 6 31 British National Overseas 22 — 22 24 — 24 British Overseas Citizen 2 — 2 6 — 6 British Protected Person 1 — 1 1 — 1 British Subject — — — — — — Brunei 4 — 4 1 1 2 Bulgaria 144 6 150 68 8 76 Burkina 235 20 255 209 6 215 Burma (Myanmar) 721 69 790 706 73 779 Burundi 141 14 155 176 11 187 Cambodia 164 21 185 241 27 268 Cameroon 2,666 287 2,953 2,175 264 2,439 Canada 266 5 271 273 2 275 Cape Verde 134 10 144 83 8 91 Central African Republic 36 8 44 52 10 62 Chad 81 6 87 95 13 108 Chile 10 — 10 10 — 10 China 96,982 14,134 111,116 77,919 12,261 90,180 Colombia 10,698 1,998 12,696 10,240 1,897 12,137 Comoros 16 — 16 34 — 34 Congo 527 90 617 438 106 544 Costa Rica 7 — 7 1 1 2 Croatia 181 13 194 136 1 137 Cuba 1,273 53 1,326 1,170 35 1,205 Cyprus 320 187 507 258 181 439 Czech Republic 1,320 70 1,390 199 7 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 2,005 503 2,508 1,433 364 1,797 Denmark 3 1 4 2 — 2 Dependant Territory 1 — 1 — — — Djibouti 87 15 102 91 10 101 Dominica 3 — 3 3 1 4 Dominican Republic 1,318 199 1,517 963 86 1,049 East Timor (Timor-Leste) — — — — — — Ecuador 2,169 319 2,488 1,835 282 2,117 Egypt 19,787 2,558 22,345 20,040 2,857 22,897 El Salvador 2 — 2 6 — 6 Equatorial Guinea 171 4 175 109 4 113 Eritrea 363 76 439 297 41 338 Estonia 81 2 83 28 2 30 Ethiopia 2,008 176 2,184 1,936 164 2,100 Fiji 811 60 871 594 49 643 Finland 13 5 18 6 4 10 France 34 5 39 23 1 24 Gabon 347 49 396 237 30 267 Gambia 1,534 388 1,922 1,251 333 1,584 Georgia 2,698 276 2,974 2,639 620 3,259 Germany 4 — 4 4 — 4 Ghana 9,559 2,024 11,583 8,837 1,862 10,699 Greece 14 1 15 20 — 20 Greenland — — — — — — Grenada 6 — 6 2 — 2 Guatemala 11 1 12 12 2 14 Guinea 529 52 581 488 42 530 Guinea-Bissau 78 8 86 38 13 51 Guyana 1,653 313 1,966 568 81 649 Haiti 193 13 206 157 8 165 Honduras 8 — 8 1 — 1 Hong Kong 238 32 270 44 — 44 Hungary 189 22 211 118 31 149 Iceland 1 — 1 — 1 1 India 185,143 26,897 212,040 174,657 25,259 199,916 Indonesia 13,198 1,843 15041 11,871 1 561 13,432 Iran 12,653 3,217 15,870 10,869 2,765 13,634 Iraq 2,317 342 2,659 2,778 442 3,220 Ireland 3 1 4 1 — 1 Israel 98 6 104 60 7 67 Italy 7 2 9 2 — 2 Ivory Coast 1,204 176 1,380 1,181 182 1,363 Jamaica 3,767 750 4,517 3,867 769 4,636 Japan 421 8 429 452 10 462 Jordan 7,494 1,116 8,610 7,835 1,177 9,012 Kazakhstan 12,731 5,265 17,996 7,853 2,519 10,372 Kenya 5,616 1,201 6,817 5,948 1,200 7,148 Korea (North) 12 1 13 15 2 17 Kosovo 13 6 19 33 30 63 Kuwait 25,207 8,681 33,888 28,587 10,269 38,856 Kyrgyzstan 758 104 862 484 63 547 Laos 66 6 72 87 8 95 Latvia 120 5 125 57 3 60 Lebanon 8,140 939 9,079 7,155 742 7,897 Lesotho 3 — 3 3 — 3 Liberia 235 22 257 254 18 272 Libya 4,304 1,245 5,549 5,317 1,392 6,709 Lithuania 31 6 36 10 2 12 Luxembourg 1 — 1 — — — Macau 5 — 5 3 — 3 Macedonia 2,027 154 2,181 1,976 223 2,199 Madagascar 308 26 334 312 22 334 Malawi 1,158 227 1,385 976 169 1,145 Malaysia 83 — 83 89 1 90 Maldives 2 — 2 5 — 5 Mali 385 25 410 410 25 435 Malta 2 — 2 1 — 1 Marshall Islands — — — — — — Mauritania 173 16 189 158 7 165 Mauritius 635 105 740 585 71 656 Mexico 574 34 608 166 39 205 Micronesia — — — 1 — 1 Moldova 960 108 1,068 767 103 870 Mongolia 1,074 121 1,195 677 134 811 Montenegro 5 — 5 252 139 391 Montserrat — — — 1 — 1 Morocco 6,047 1,009 7,056 5,241 883 6,124 Mozambique 389 26 415 411 53 464 Namibia 10 — 10 5 — 5 Nauru 1 — 1 — — — Nepal 2,439 248 2,687 1,734 160 1,894 Netherlands 5 — 5 2 — 2 New Zealand 95 — 95 81 — 81 Nicaragua 6 1 7 6 — 6 Niger 139 13 152 91 14 105 Nigeria 45,399 19,269 64,668 45,578 18,957 64,535 None 7 — 7 1 — 1 Norway — — — 67 16 83 Oman 3,733 1,179 4,912 5,146 1,697 6,843 Other 761 139 900 1,713 367 2,080 Pakistan 28,194 13,344 41,538 26,507 11,510 38 017 Palestinian Authority 520 100 620 92 9 101 Panama 111 3 114 101 4 105 Papua New Guinea 3 — 3 — — Paraguay 2 1 3 2 — 2 Peru 3,706 286 3,992 2,822 272 3,094 Philippines 12,872 1,408 14,280 12,530 1,356 13,886 Poland 214 60 274 64 3 67 Portugal 4 — 4 1 — 1 Qatar 6,778 4,093 10,871 8,067 4,733 12,800 Refugee (Art 1 1951 Convention) 542 147 689 440 129 569 Romania 369 18 387 353 20 373 Russia 104,478 11,960 116,438 97,915 20,461 118,376 Rwanda 445 50 495 493 25 518 Sao Tome And Principe 54 13 67 16 4 20 Saudi Arabia 27,477 9,501 36,978 33,606 12,597 46,203 Senegal 1,894 114 2,008 1,815 168 1,983 Serbia 232 26 258 621 55 676 Seychelles 3 2 6 — — — Sierra Leone 1,641 388 2,029 1,100 305 1,405 Singapore 27 — 27 26 — 26 Slovakia 120 6 126 71 6 77 Slovenia 74 9 83 45 3 48 Solomon Islands — — — — — — Somalia 253 27 280 187 23 210 South Africa 199 20 219 293 53 346 South Korea 120 6 126 98 10 108 Soviet Union 3 — 3 3 — 3 Spain 7 3 10 4 — 4 Sri Lanka 8,023 3,038 11,061 7,757 2,607 10 364 St. Kitts and Nevis 1 — 1 1 — 1 St Lucia 11 — 11 8 2 10 St Vincent 4 — 4 1 1 2 Stateless (Art 1 1951 Convention) 595 148 743 479 126 605 Sudan 4,571 1,258 5,829 3,618 838 4,456 Surinam 157 45 202 109 7 116 Swaziland 3 — 3 3 1 4 Sweden 5 — 5 2 — 2 Switzerland 5 1 6 — 1 1 Syria 3,184 419 3,603 3,308 503 3,811 Taiwan 22,705 2,875 25,580 19,431 2,579 22,010 Tajikistan 257 39 296 263 21 284 Tanzania 3,416 501 3,917 3,144 365 3,509 Thailand 24,209 2,262 26,471 24,777 3,108 27 885 Togo 264 17 281 252 26 278 Tonga 3 — 3 — — — Trinidad and Tobago 125 4 129 137 16 153 Tunisia 2,864 370 3,234 2,414 593 3,007 Turkey 46,105 7,777 53,682 55,375 8,961 64,336 Turkmenistan 443 52 495 492 139 631 Uganda 3,888 498 4,386 3,782 577 4,359 Ukraine 21,034 3,851 24,885 19,143 4,975 24,118 United Arab Emirates 12,288 5,434 17,722 15,008 6,804 21,812 United Nations 57 — 57 30 — 30 United States 1 032 31 1,063 936 29 965 Unspecified Nationality 2,823 858 3,681 1,813 431 2,244 Uruguay 7 1 8 3 — 3 Uzbekistan 1,021 61 1,082 1,210 199 1,409 Vanuatu — — — 1 — 1 Vatican 12 — 12 5 — 5 Venezuela 55 2 57 50 4 54 Vietnam 3,721 277 3,998 3,983 410 4,393 Western Samoa 2 — 2 2 — 2 Yemen 1,745 538 2,283 1,477 434 1,911 Yugoslavia 10,092 1,598 11,690 10,259 1,977 12,236 Zambia 2,327 517 2,844 1,971 445 2,416 Zimbabwe 2,830 1,105 3,935 2,449 838 3,287 Grand total 916,752 184,882 1,101,634 879,067 192,958 1,072,025