§ Mr. GodsiffTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (1) nationals of(a) Bangladesh, (b) Belarus, (c) Benin, (d) Bhutan, (e) Bulgaria, (f) Burundi and (g) Cambodia applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116996]
(2) nationals of (a) the Dominican Republic, (b) Ecuador, (c) Egypt, (d) Eritrea, (e) Fiji, (f) Gabon and (g) Gambia applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116994]
441W(3) nationals of (a) Morocco, (b) Mozambique, (c) Nepal, (d) Pakistan, (e) Peru, (f) the Phillippines and (g) Romania applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116991]
(4) nationals of (a) Cameroon, (b) the Central African Republic, (c) Chad, (d) China, (e) Colombia, (f) the Congo and (g) Djibouti applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116995]
(5) nationals of (a) Afghanistan, (b) Albania, (c) Algeria, (d) Angola, (e) Armenia, (f) Azerbaijan and (g) Bahrain applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116997]
(6) nationals of (a) Russia, (b) Rwanda, (c) Saudi Arabia, (d) Senegal, (e) Sierra Leone, (f) Somalia, and (g) Sri Lanka applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116989]
(7) nationals of (a) Yugoslavia, (b) Ukraine, (c) Vietnam and (d) Yemen, applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116980]
(8) nationals of (a) Liberia, (b) Libya, (c) Macedonia, (d) Madagascar, (e) the Maldives, (f) Moldova and (g) Mongolia applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116990]
442W(9) nationals of (a) Georgia, (b) Ghana, (c) Guyana, (d) Haiti, (e) India, (f) Indonesia and (g) Iran applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116993]
(10) Zambian nationals applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [116981]
(11) nationals of (a) the Sudan, (b) Syria, (c) Taiwan, (d) Tanzania, (e) Thailand, (f) Tunisia and (g) Turkey applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum; [16979]
(12) nationals of (a) Iraq, (b) Ivory Coast, (c) Jordan, (d) Kenya, (e) Kuwait, (f) Laos and (g) Lebanon applied for entry clearance to come to the United Kingdom for temporary purposes, including visitor and student applications, in (i) 1998 and (ii) 1999; how many visas were issued for temporary purposes; how many recipients of these visas returned to their country of nationality before their visa expired; and how many applied (a) to remain permanently in the United Kingdom and (b) for political asylum. [116992]
§ Mrs. RocheThe available information is given in the tables.
Entry clearance data are available by country of application only, which is not necessarily the country of the applicant's nationality. There were no entry clearance issuing posts in Afghanistan, Benin, Bhutan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Haiti, Iraq, Laos, Maldives, Moldova, Rwanda, Somalia and Sierra Leone in 1998 and 1999. Residents of these countries have to apply elsewhere. The entry clearance issuing post in Sudan was re-opened in 1999.
No data are available on the numbers of persons who return to their country of nationality before their leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom expires.
Information is not available on the number of holders of visas for temporary purposes who apply for asylum or for settlement. The information given in Table 2 on grants of settlement includes persons who entered the United 443W Kingdom with an entry clearance leading to settlement; and the data on asylum applications and those who entered by clandestine means include persons who held no entry clearance.
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Table 1: Applications for entry clearance for temporary purposes, and numbers issued 1998–99 1 Applications received Entry clearances issued Country of application 1998 1999 1998 1999 Albania 200 1,680 240 1,320 Algeria 3,500 3,370 3,500 3,370 Angola 1,600 1,740 1,570 1,440 Armenia 1,020 960 850 940 Azerbaijan 3,190 2,700 3,170 2,550 Bahrain 13,150 11,000 13,090 11,720 Bangladesh 12,820 14,980 9,820 11,140 Belarus 7,100 7,100 6,620 6,950 Bulgaria 17,130 21,000 15,790 19,390 Cameroon 2,050 2,020 1,540 1,600 China 38,900 47,230 2— 39,460 Colombia 20,550 16,930 19,470 15,640 Congo Democratic Republic4 650 2— 470 2— Dominican Republic 1,110 1,370 1,010 1,310 Ecuador 3,000 1,980 2,800 1,710 Egypt 29,440 30,410 28,820 29,970 Ethiopia 3,740 3,730 3,100 2,890 Fiji 720 2— 700 2— Gambia 2,980 3,630 2,340 2,680 Georgia 1,900 2— 1,880 2— Ghana 22,160 27,460 16,130 20,980 Guyana 1,470 1,450 1,240 1,220 India 142,800 170,050 129,560 152,040 Indonesia 8,680 18,370 8,390 17,540 Iran 23,740 2— 21,970 2— Ivory Coast 2,300 2,110 1,970 2,210 Jordan 8,900 8,450 8,920 8,240 Kenya 16,600 17,380 14,750 13,740 Kuwait 42,740 36,060 42,500 32,230 Lebanon 7,430 7,380 7,070 7,070 Libya 820 1,390 770 1,310 Macedonia 420 720 420 720 Madagascar 290 350 280 320 Mongolia 810 900 710 740 Morocco 7,260 6,870 6,380 6,160 Mozambique 790 700 750 570 Nepal 3,780 4,070 2,920 3,060 Pakistan 65,790 70,260 49,010 47,970 Peru 3,840 3,580 3,680 3,570 Philippines 17,010 19,060 14,540 17,750 Romania 23,030 21,860 20,680 19,840 Russia 94,180 69,460 89,630 66,500 Rwanda 100 110 100 110 Saudi Arabia 57,630 56,680 55,300 53,440 Senegal 1,200 1,380 1,030 1,130 Sri Lanka 14,000 17,770 12,710 15,220 Sudan 3— 1,470 3— 1,160 Syria 5,820 2— 5,320 2— Taiwan 41,060 42,990 41,060 42,990 Tanzania 8,870 9,460 7,180 6,860 Thailand 20,830 28,090 18,460 25,650 Tunisia 7,250 7,070 5,880 5,990 Turkey 66,850 62,510 61,280 43,510 Ukraine 23,560 22,520 20,850 18,890 Vietnam 2,080 1,690 1,840 1,380 Yemen 3,720 3,780 3,300 3,360 Yugoslavia 14,690 2,660 14,130 2,540 Zambia 4,340 4,620 4,120 4,390 1 1999 data are provisional 2 Not available 3 Not applicable (no entry clearance facilities in that country) 4 Formerly Zaire 445W
Table 2: Grants of settlement and applications for asylum 1998–99 5 Grants of settlement 1,2 Applications 4 for asylum Nationality 1998 1999 1998 1999 Afghanistan 190 420 2,395 3,975 Albania 50 110 560 1,310 Algeria 700 990 1,260 1,385 Angola 70 450 150 545 Armenia 6— 30 60 95 Azerbaijan 6— 10 20 50 Bahrain 10 40 5 10 Bangladesh 3,580 3,240 460 530 Belarus 20 30 110 600 Benin 6— 10 5 5 Bhutan 6— 6— 45 60 Bulgaria 180 270 165 80 Burundi 30 60 215 780 Cambodia 6— 10 * 5 Cameroon 90 130 95 245 Central African Republic 0 0 * * Chad 0 6— 10 70 China 1,410 1,400 1,925 2,625 Colombia 330 530 425 1,000 Congo 10 40 150 450 Congo Democratic Republic8 110 2,010 660 1,240 Djibouti 6— 30 15 5 Dominican Republic 40 30 7— 7— Ecuador 40 80 280 610 Egypt 360 380 45 55 Eritrea 30 170 345 565 Ethiopia 180 2,120 345 455 Fiji 30 20 * 0 Gabon 6— 6— * * Gambia 140 140 45 30 Georgia 10 30 15 70 Ghana 1,420 3,280 225 195 Guyana 170 120 5 5 Haiti 10 6— 0 0 India 5,130 6,000 1,030 1,365 Indonesia 110 200 265 575 Iran 850 1,430 745 1,320 Iraq 1,490 1,970 1,295 1,800 Ivory Coast 80 290 95 190 Jordan 130 120 30 20 Kenya 450 580 885 485 Kuwait 60 50 20 25 Laos 6— 6— 0 0 Lebanon 590 740 155 240 Liberia 80 70 70 65 Libya 160 150 115 115 Macedonia 10 40 50 90 Madagascar 10 6— * * Maldives 6— 6— 5 5 Moldova 6— 10 25 180 Mongolia 10 10 50 75 Morocco 420 420 25 20 Mozambique 10 20 5 0 Nepal 90 80 105 230 Pakistan 7,220 11,700 1,975 2,615 Peru 100 130 5 20 Philippines 890 1,140 35 10 Romania 240 280 1,015 1,985 Russia3 850 850 185 685 Rwanda 60 70 280 820 Saudi Arabia 50 50 5 10 Senegal 10 20 5 5 Sierra Leone 510 920 565 1,125 Somalia 2,740 3,030 4,685 7,495 Sri Lanka 1,960 5,100 3,505 5,130 Sudan 450 510 250 280 Syria 110 130 65 95 Taiwan 100 120 5 5 Tanzania 200 210 80 80 Thailand 500 800 20 15 Tunisia 110 150 20 20 Turkey 2,270 4,850 2,015 2,850 Ukraine 140 190 370 775 Vietnam 100 120 35 105
Table 2: Grants of settlement and applications for asylum 1998–99 5 Grants of settlement 1.2 Applications 4 for asylum Nationality 1998 1999 1998 1999 Yemen 190 230 35 90 Former Yugoslavia 850 4,050 7,980 14,180 Zambia 200 230 25 20 1 Excluding persons given indefinite leave to enter 2 All settlement data are rounded to three significant figures or to the nearest 10 if less than 1,000 3 Russia includes holders of Soviet Union passports 4 Figures are rounded to the nearest 5 with * = 1 or 2, and exclude dependants 5 1999 data are provisional 6 Negligible (i.e. five or fewer) 7 Not available 8 Formerly Zaire