Indian nationals top skilled worker visa and student visa holders in UK

Indian nationals top skilled worker visa and student visa holders in UK


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Data collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that Indian nationals make up the largest number of skilled workers to meet the shortfall in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS).

Indian nationals account for the largest number of skilled worker visas and student visas issued by the UK last year. This information has been given in the official immigration figures released on Thursday in London. Data collected by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows that Indian nationals make up the largest number of skilled workers to meet the shortfall in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS). According to the data, they (Indians) are the highest number of visa-getters under the new policy for post-graduate studies.

Indian students account for 41 per cent of those granted such visas. According to Home Office analysis, “Indian nationals (33 per cent) top the list of visa recipients in the labor category. They also top the list of skilled workers and ‘skilled worker-health and care’ visas. According to this, a total of 92,951 post-graduate study visas were issued to alumni in the year ending March 2023. Done As per the latest data, the number of Indians getting skilled worker visas is set to increase from 13,390 in 2021-22 to 21,837 in 2022-23, showing a growth of 63 per cent. In the health care visa category, the number of Indians increased by 105 per cent in the said period. Their numbers increased from 14,485 to 29,726.

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