661 UK-based UK Border Agency staff are posted or are working overseas.
Another 1,510 staff locally engaged by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office also work for the UK Border Agency are based abroad.
The following tables give the breakdown by each country:
Countries2 Number France 125 India 76 Nigeria 68 United Arab Emirates 43 Belgium 36 China 39 South Africa 25 Philippines 23 Russian Federation 21 Ghana 23 Pakistan 17 Bangladesh 12 Jamaica 10 Kenya 10 Turkey 10 Egypt 8 Thailand 8 Poland 6 Total of employees in countries with five or fewer posted UK staff3 101 Total 661 1 Border Force staff as at 31 December 2009, International Group staff as at 22 January 2009. 2 Countries with more than five posted UK staff. 3 Total representation in countries with five or fewer posted UK staff.
Country Locally engaged workers (Number) India 208 Nigeria 133 China 110 United Arab Emirates 106 Pakistan 88 United States 66 South Africa 51 Bangladesh 43 Philippines 36 Russian Federation 34 Australia 33 Turkey 32 Ghana 31 Thailand 28 Kenya 26 France 18 Germany 18 Iran 17 Malaysia 16 Sri Lanka 14 Italy 13 Jamaica 13 Jordan 13 Saudi Arabia 13 Ukraine 13 Canada 12 Egypt 12 Ethiopia 12 Spain 11 Colombia 10 Gambia, The 9 Irish Republic 9 Kuwait 9 Cyprus 8 Morocco 8 Taiwan (China) 8 Brazil 7 Macedonia 7 Yugoslavia 7 Libya 6 Netherlands 6 Romania 6 Vietnam 6 Countries with five or less locally engaged workers 184 Total 1,510