Visas: New Businesses

(asked on 9th November 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many Global Entrepreneur visas have been issued to date.


Answered by
Lord Sharpe of Epsom Portrait
Lord Sharpe of Epsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 24th November 2023

The Home Office publishes data on Entry clearance visas in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’ which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release

Global Talent visas issued to end of September 2023 = 8,707 main applicants with a further 6,380 dependants

Entrepreneur visas issued to end of September 2023 = 10,213 main applicants, with a further 16,451 dependants

Indian Youth Mobility visas issued to end of September 2023 = 1,956

Investor visas issued to end of September 2023 = 5,104 main applicants with a further 8,785 dependants

High Potential Individuals to end of September 2023 = 3,062 main applicants with a further 419 dependants

Global Talent Network and Global Entrepreneur figures are included in the Global Talent and Entrepreneur respective responses above.

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