Study Claims Record High UK Immigration Numbers

During the first half of this year, immigration to the United Kingdom was recorded to be at a high that came up to 650,000 individuals. That is definitely a huge amount and it is the highest number that the country has ever been able to record. This is according to the filed numbers that came from the country’s Office for National Statistics. This study has been done and released just recently.

With those numbers, one can definitely see just how appealing the United Kingdom is for all those who are looking to become immigrants. The country holds a variety of options for a better life as compared to the current country that these individuals may be residing in.

The numbers of UK immigration

For the period that was disclosed earlier, 284,000 were actually citizens from the European Union who have found solace in Britain. They have decided to migrate to the UK and live there. This number is definitely higher as compared to the 265,000 individuals from the European Union who came to live in the country for the same period the year before.

Aside from the 284,000 individuals who have decided to stay and live in the UK, there were also 289,000 individuals who went to be an immigrant in Britain and are from all other parts of the world. Add to that the 77,000 Britons who have decided to go back to living in the country after years living abroad.

These are high numbers definitely and have helped create a record for the country when it comes to immigration.

The reason for the high numbers

In an interview with Nicola White, who works at the country’s department on National Statistics as the top person for statistics on international migration, she disclosed that at present, the levels for immigration at the UK are among the highest ever recorded for the country. Add to that the fact that the numbers of citizens from the European Union who are now migrants to the UK are also coming in at huge numbers.

White has continued to disclose that the numbers for both EU residents and also non-EU residents are all high for the given period for this year.

The head of the statistics division of the United Kingdom has also said that there were over 41,000 applications for January to September 2016. These 41,000 applications were the refugees and those are seeking for asylum and have chosen the UK as their haven. This number is even higher by 14% as compared to the same period the year before.

 

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