Most Indians among students going to UK: 5 lakhs arrived from all over the world in one year
The number of migrants coming to Britain from other countries has crossed 5 lakhs. The National Statistics Office (ONS) has given this information by releasing the data from the year 2021 to June 2022. According to the ONS, there has been a significant increase in the number of people arriving from outside Europe during this period. The spokesperson of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has issued a statement on these figures.
The relaxation given in the Covid rules has been told behind the increase in the number of migrants to a record level. It has also been revealed in the ONS figures that during this period, the maximum number of students who came to study from abroad in Britain were from India. Earlier, the number of students from China was the highest. There has been a 273 per cent increase in visas granted to Indian students.
Most Indians get skilled worker visa
Not only students, but also in the category of skilled workers, Indians are the ones who get the maximum number of visas from UK. In one year, 56042 skilled workers from India got UK visa. At the same time, Indians were the ones who got visas in the health and care sector as well. Indians accounted for 36 per cent of the total visas issued in this category. The ONS also pointed out that migrants arriving in a year did not include those who arrived by sea in small boats. Earlier in the year 2015, there was a record of maximum arrival of 3,30,000 migrants in Britain.
It was also seen in the NOS figures that the maximum number of people leaving the UK during a year were from the European Union. Migrants to the UK in the past year also include Ukrainians, Afghans.
The Brexit deal is also being considered as one of the reasons for this. The issue of migrants in Britain is very old. Before Brexit, Labor Prime Minister David Cameron promised to reduce the number of migrants. According to the promise, the number of immigrants coming to England in a year was to be less than one lakh.
