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Lord Campell of Alloway
asked Her Majesty's Government:How many persons in (
a) Bangladesh, ( b) India, ( c) Pakistan, ( d) Ghana, ( e) Nigeria, applied for a visa to visit the United Kingdom in the twelvemonth period November 1986 to October 1987, and what was the outcome of those applications.
The Minister of State, Home Office
(Earl Ferrers)
The information is given in the following table. The visa requirement for citizens of Nigeria was not introduced until 1st February 1987.
| Applications for a visit visa. November 1986 to October 1987 | |||||
| Number of persons | |||||
| Received | Granted | Refused initially | Withdrawn or lapsed(1) | Increase in applications awaiting decision(2) | |
| Bangladesh | 9,380 | 6,740 | 1,920 | 300 | 420 |
| India | 98,020 | 90,630 | 4,670 | 1,490 | 1,240 |
| Pakistan | 58,440 | 47,900 | 6,650 | 1,860 | 2,020 |
| Ghana | 12,100 | 9,440 | 2,330 | 270 | 50 |
| Nigeria(3) | 43,530 | 38,120 | 2,920 | 2,490"' | |
| 221,470 | 192,830 | 18,500 | 10,130 | ||
| (1)Net of applications revived. | |||||
| (2)Most of which had been deferred for further inquiries or referred to the Home Office for decision. | |||||
| (3)Data relate to the period February to October 1987. | |||||
| (4)Based on incomplete information it is estimated that all these applications had been withdrawn or lapsed, and that there had been no increase in applications awaiting decision. | |||||