Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many members of staff are employed as Entry Clearance Officers assessing Tier 4 student visa applications.
On 30 September 2018, the following numbers of Entry Clearance Officers and Entry Clearance Assistants were employed in relation to the processing of overseas visa applications:
EO/ECO | AO/ECA |
497 | 724 |
These staff can work on a range of case types and are not solely employed to process Tier 4 applications.
Historic data for staffing levels in a respect of academic year periods is not held.