The information requested is given in the following table. It is based on nationality, not country and is given for each financial year.
The data are based on management information. They are provisional and subject to change.
Financial year Group Nationality Applications Issued Refused Resolved Refusal rate (%) 2006 135,557 81,511 52,710 13,4875 39 African 127,435 76,616 49,398 126,627 39 Algeria 4,096 3,440 629 4103 15 Angola 595 434 152 596 26 Benin 68 52 16 68 24 Botswana 89 78 12 91 13 Burkina 27 13 12 27 44 Burundi 37 25 12 37 32 Cameroon 1,603 1,169 420 1,601 26 Cape Verde 45 36 3 44 7 Central African Republic 9 10 1 11 9 Chad 25 16 6 22 27 Comoros 3 3 0 3 0 Congo 300 231 70 304 23 Democratic republic of Congo 1,283 990 287 1,286 22 Djibouti 45 24 19 43 44 Egypt 2,683 2,481 179 2,682 7 Equatorial Guinea 17 14 4 18 22 Eritrea 286 234 64 303 21 Ethiopia 887 501 344 857 40 Gabon 47 40 7 47 15 Gambia 1,287 797 472 1,278 37 Ghana 13,333 7,576 6,083 13,740 44 Guinea 156 95 60 157 38 Guinea-Bissau 52 41 10 52 19 Ivory Coast 525 406 115 522 22 Kenya 5,180 4,527 677 5,216 13 Lesotho 12 3 9 12 75 Liberia 87 64 24 90 27 Libya 2,383 1,988 384 2,385 16 Madagascar 22 22 0 22 0 Malawi 819 572 243 819 30 Mali 37 31 6 37 16 Mauritania 12 10 2 12 17 Mauritius 54 40 16 58 28 Morocco 3,985 3,344 638 4,003 16 Mozambique 202 149 56 209 27 Namibia 11 1 8 9 89 Niger 23 15 7 22 32 Nigeria 69,030 34,437 33,000 67,603 49 Rwanda 84 70 20 90 22 Sao Tome and Principe 33 23 8 33 24 Senegal 134 113 19 133 14 Seychelles 1 1 0 1 0 Sierra Leone 2,362 1,515 795 2,320 34 Somalia 359 199 158 366 43 South Africa 536 197 313 520 60 Sudan 1,594 1,404 153 1,576 10 Swaziland 29 6 22 28 79 Tanzania 1,891 1,712 187 1,910 10 Togo 115 85 30 117 26 Tunisia 733 644 94 738 13 Uganda 1,511 1,017 526 1,551 34 Zambia 1,146 952 171 1,178 15 Zimbabwe 7,552 4,769 2,855 7,677 37 Caribbean 8,122 4,895 3,312 8,248 40 Antigua and Barbuda 1 1 0 1 0 Bahamas 1 1 0 1 0 Barbados 10 6 4 10 40 Cayman Islands 1 1 0 1 0 Cuba 277 262 12 277 4 Dominica 10 8 2 11 18 Dominican Republic 52 48 3 51 6 Grenada 4 2 3 5 60 Haiti 25 20 2 22 9 Honduras 1 0 1 1 100 Jamaica 7,699 4,510 3,280 7,827 42 St Lucia 5 4 1 5 20 St Vincent 2 1 1 2 50 Trinidad and Tobago 34 31 3 34 9 2007 111,709 73,133 40,723 11,4376 36 African 105,905 69,015 38,769 108,229 36 Algeria 4,644 3,855 501 4,390 11 Angola 697 554 128 685 19 Benin 71 46 27 74 36 Botswana 89 62 25 87 29 Burkina 18 13 5 18 28 Burundi 38 27 12 39 31 Cameroon 1,362 1,071 296 1,376 22 Cape Verde 36 25 10 35 29 Central African Republic 17 12 5 17 29 Chad 17 10 11 21 52 Comoros 5 3 2 5 40 Congo 258 176 79 257 31 Democratic republic of Congo 1,194 830 363 1,201 30 Djibouti 28 19 11 30 37 Egypt 2,872 2,622 217 2,847 8 Equatorial Guinea 11 4 6 11 55 Eritrea 288 186 96 289 33 Ethiopia 667 460 219 694 32 Gabon 32 26 6 32 19 Gambia 1,381 846 510 1,371 37 Ghana 11,627 6,344 5,194 11,575 45 Guinea 129 68 53 125 42 Guinea-Bissau 55 32 21 55 38 Ivory Coast 531 377 150 529 28 Kenya 5,006 4,404 568 4,989 11 Lesotho 12 4 7 11 64 Liberia 85 58 25 84 30 Libya 1,918 1,518 368 1,896 19 Madagascar 17 13 2 16 13 Malawi 976 690 257 959 27 Mali 31 23 7 30 23 Mauritania 6 4 2 6 33 Mauritius 24 17 6 24 25 Morocco 2,605 2,311 269 2,602 10 Mozambique 190 125 60 188 32 Namibia 10 0 10 10 100 Niger 14 10 4 14 29 Nigeria 51,355 30,786 23,396 54,267 43 Rwanda 107 66 39 105 37 Sao Tome and Principe 36 18 16 36 44 Senegal 210 149 56 205 27 Seychelles 5 2 3 5 60 Sierra Leone 1,980 1,147 802 1,973 41 Somalia 303 164 125 297 42 South Africa 382 131 251 392 64 Sudan 1,523 1,196 291 1,511 19 Swaziland 11 4 7 11 64 Tanzania 1,982 1,574 379 1,971 19 Togo 91 62 27 90 30 Tunisia 724 627 88 721 12 Uganda 1,630 1,135 485 1,629 30 Zambia 1,297 1,094 191 1,298 15 Zimbabwe 7,308 4,015 3,081 7,126 43 Caribbean 5,804 4,118 1,954 6,147 32 Bahamas 1 0 1 1 100 Barbados 2 1 0 1 0 Cuba 282 243 37 282 13 Dominica 2 1 1 2 50 Dominican Republic 89 73 13 87 15 Grenada 1 1 0 1 0 Haiti 18 15 3 18 17 Honduras 1 1 0 1 0 Jamaica 5,377 3,763 1,891 5,725 33 St Lucia 4 3 0 3 0 St Vincent 3 3 0 3 0 Trinidad and Tobago 24 14 8 23 35 2008 105,206 69,766 34,784 105,182 33 African 100,472 66,240 33,611 100,466 33 Algeria 5,813 4,679 1,298 5,996 22 Angola 831 551 264 829 32 Benin 86 52 28 84 33 Botswana 59 24 35 61 57 Burkina 27 18 7 26 27 Burundi 50 32 15 47 32 Cameroon 1,324 964 294 1,281 23 Cape Verde 50 20 28 48 58 Central African Republic 15 9 6 15 40 Chad 22 15 7 22 32 Comoros 11 4 6 10 60 Congo 232 136 88 227 39 Democratic Republic of Congo 1,058 590 455 1,047 43 Djibouti 43 24 17 41 41 Egypt 3,119 2,762 263 3,040 9 Equatorial Guinea 25 13 11 25 44 Eritrea 268 148 104 258 40 Ethiopia 765 537 225 766 29 Gabon 46 28 18 46 39 Gambia 1,601 868 720 1,599 45 Ghana 9,688 5,534 4,275 9,896 43 Guinea 144 67 72 140 51 Guinea-Bissau 63 19 42 61 69 Ivory coast 453 314 124 445 28 Kenya 5,263 4,596 628 5,255 12 Lesotho 9 4 6 10 60 Liberia 82 48 31 80 39 Libya 2,183 1,878 313 2,253 14 Madagascar 29 27 1 28 4 Malawi 756 448 301 758 40 Mali 41 31 11 42 26 Mauritania 9 4 5 9 56 Mauritius 69 47 18 67 27 Morocco 2,375 1,963 320 2,307 14 Mozambique 197 127 71 199 36 Namibia 8 2 5 9 56 Niger 11 5 5 11 45 Nigeria 44,534 26,491 17,975 44,543 40 Rwanda 106 68 41 109 38 Sao Tome and Principe 49 18 28 46 61 Senegal 305 206 100 307 33 Seychelles 2 2 0 2 0 Sierra Leone 1,780 1,200 565 1,782 32 Somalia 248 105 146 252 58 South Africa 3,488 3149 225 3410 7 Sudan 1,669 1,215 396 1,618 24 Swaziland 8 2 6 8 75 Tanzania 1625 1254 322 1,597 20 Togo 93 60 35 95 37 Tunisia 667 530 112 644 17 Uganda 1,915 1,373 556 1,935 29 Zambia 1,304 1,091 201 1,315 15 Zimbabwe 5,854 2,888 2,786 5,765 48 Caribbean 4,734 3,526 1,173 4,716 25 Antigua and Barbuda 2 1 1 2 50 Bahamas 2 0 2 2 100 Barbados 4 3 1 4 25 Cuba 277 246 29 277 10 Dominica 2 1 1 2 50 Dominican Republic 138 113 17 130 13 Grenada 4 2 2 4 50 Haiti 23 20 1 21 5 Honduras 1 0 1 1 100 Jamaica 4,239 3,128 1,090 4,232 26 St Kitts and Nevis 2 1 1 2 50 St Lucia 15 2 13 15 87 St Vincent 4 2 2 4 50 Trinidad and Tobago 21 7 12 20 60