Indians came out on top for ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’ visas and accounted for 36% of the total visas granted under the category. , Photo Credit: AP
Indian nationals received the largest number – 39% – of the total ‘worker’ visas granted by the United Kingdom for the year ending September 2022, a British government announcement has informed. Out of a total of 1,45,258 UK ‘worker’ visas, Indians received 56,042, a 90% increase from 2019’s pre-pandemic figure of 29,552.
Besides India, the Philippines, Nigeria and the United States were among the other top ‘worker’ visa-seekers. The sharp rise in demand for UK ‘worker’ visas is being explained by the post-pandemic recovery that has settled in most major economies around the world.
Indians were among the top three nationalities receiving ‘Skilled Worker’ visas from the United Kingdom. The other two nations that received similar visas were the United States and South Africa. Indians got 33% of ‘Skilled Worker’ visas, while US citizens got 6% and South Africans got 4%.
Indians came out on top for ‘Skilled Worker – Health and Care’ visas and accounted for 36% of the total visas granted under the category. Nigerians and Zimbabweans were among the top recipients of this category of visas from the UK
During the same period, the UK granted 1,27,731 student visas to Indian nationals, an increase of 93,470 compared to 2019, when Indians received 34,261 student visas. The issue of pending visa applications has affected the flow of people from India to the UK in recent times. The situation is expected to improve soon.