ENTRY CLEARANCES
Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 2 general visas have been (a) made available and (b) issued since the introduction of a cap on those visas in 2010.
James Brokenshire, Minister for Security and Immigration: An annual limit on the number of Tier 2 (General) authorisations has been in force since 6 April 2011 and applies to Certificates of Sponsorship issued to non-EEA nationals seeking admission to the UK for the purpose of employment.
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Table vi_01_q: Entry clearance visa applications and resolved: Tier 2 - General (main applicants) |
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Resolved |
Of which |
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Quarter |
Applications |
Granted |
% |
Refused |
% |
Withdrawn |
Lapsed |
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2010 Q1 |
3,164 |
3,070 |
2,629 |
86% |
425 |
14% |
16 |
0 |
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2010 Q2 |
3,440 |
3,420 |
2,930 |
86% |
477 |
14% |
12 |
1 |
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2010 Q3 |
3,421 |
3,588 |
3,138 |
87% |
433 |
12% |
15 |
2 |
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2010 Q4 |
1,357 |
1,512 |
1,217 |
80% |
278 |
18% |
11 |
6 |
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2011 Q1 |
1,681 |
1,603 |
1,447 |
90% |
144 |
9% |
9 |
3 |
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2011 Q2 |
2,101 |
2,138 |
1,946 |
91% |
179 |
8% |
13 |
0 |
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2011 Q3 |
2,647 |
2,726 |
2,562 |
94% |
148 |
5% |
15 |
1 |
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2011 Q4 |
2,032 |
1,915 |
1,809 |
94% |
97 |
5% |
9 |
0 |
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2012 Q1 |
2,252 |
2,251 |
2,106 |
94% |
133 |
6% |
12 |
0 |
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2012 Q2 |
2,581 |
2,566 |
2,450 |
95% |
100 |
4% |
15 |
1 |
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2012 Q3 |
2,976 |
2,990 |
2,874 |
96% |
98 |
3% |
18 |
0 |
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2012 Q4 |
2,069 |
2,065 |
1,990 |
96% |
63 |
3% |
12 |
0 |
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2013 Q1 |
2,687 |
2,659 |
2,571 |
97% |
81 |
3% |
7 |
0 |
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2013 Q2 |
2,922 |
2,880 |
2,741 |
95% |
127 |
4% |
12 |
0 |
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2013 Q3 |
3,914 |
3,948 |
3,773 |
96% |
160 |
4% |
13 |
2 |
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2013 Q4 |
2,919 |
2,828 |
2,694 |
95% |
120 |
4% |
13 |
1 |
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2014 Q1 |
3,369 |
3,403 |
3,238 |
95% |
148 |
4% |
17 |
0 |
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2014 Q2 |
3,599 |
3,452 |
3,299 |
96% |
131 |
4% |
21 |
1 |
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