Key Points The majority of non-EU migrants who received an initial visa between 2004 and 2017 did not acquire settlement (ILR) in the UK A quarter of people granted settlement in 2022 were initially granted family unification visas, reflecting the fact most people who migrate for family reasons stay in the UK long-term Half of all migrants granted settlement in 2022 had been in the UK on a tempora. [...] UK PAGE 2 BRIEFING: Migrant Settlement in the UK Before the end of free movement at the end of 2020, EU citizens did not need to apply for settlement to stay long-term in the UK. [...] UK PAGE 3 BRIEFING: Migrant Settlement in the UK The majority of non-EU migrants who came to the UK between 2004 and 2017 did not acquire settlement The majority of migrants who received an initial visa during the past t. [...] Of the 133,000 migrants granted settlement in 2022, a quarter initially entered the UK on a family visa, and a fifth initially came to the UK on a work visa. [...] For more information about the graduate route, see the Migration Observatory briefing, International student migration to the UK, and the Migration Observatory commentary, International students entering the UK labour market.
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