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Figures on the duration of courses for those granted entry clearance visas to the UK for the purposes of study could only be supplied by examining the individual records at a disproportionate cost.Data relating to entry clearance visas issued for study are published in table 'be.04' of the Home Office statistical release 'Immigration Statistics'. Figures show that the number of these visas issued were: 236,961 in 2011; 253,788 in 2010; 273,211 in 2009; 207,775 in 2008 and 193,775 in 2007 (excluding student visitors and dependants).The latest published figures for entry clearance visas appear in Immigration Statistics October to December 2011, which is available from the Library of the House and from the Home Office Science, research and statistics web pages at:"http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/science-research/research-statistics/migration/migration-statistics1/" |