Statistics on leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain (settlement) applications refused for the last five complete years, 2004-08, are provided in the following table.
Provisional calendar year totals for 2009 are due to be published in February 2010. The leave to remain refusals total for 2009 will include in-country applications from non-EEA students that have been considered and refused under tier 4 of the points-based system from 31 March 2009.
Provisional leave to remain and indefinite leave to remain quarterly data for the first three quarters of 2009 were published on 26 November in the “Control of Immigration: Quarterly Statistical Summary, United Kingdom—Third Quarter 2009”. Copies are available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Research, Development and Statistics website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration-asylum-stats.html
Number of refusals 20043 2005 2006 20074 20086 Main applicants Refusals of an extension 24,730 27,175 20,175 23,555 21,120 Of which: Students 6,765 9,535 7,875 9,040 5,365 Refusals of settlement 6,525 6,260 8,365 11,875 7,420 Total main applicant refusals 31,250 33,435 28,540 35,435 28,540 Dependants Refusals of an extension 2,885 4,130 3,110 4,500 5,165 Of which: Students 950 1,405 1,355 1,895 1,395 Refusals of settlement 810 750 1,445 1,605 1,925 Total dependant refusals 3,695 4,875 4,555 6,105 7,090 1 Excludes asylum-related decisions and withdrawn applications. 2 Includes reconsideration cases and the outcome of appeals. 3 Includes nationals of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia before 1 May 2004, but excludes them from this date. 4 Since 2007, excludes Bulgaria and Romania who acceded to the EU on 1 January 2007. 5 Figures rounded to the nearest five and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding. 6 Provisional figures.