RegEx Limited FoI Request - Isle of Man Treasury 2

Summary

RegEx Limited requested five years of monthly immigration statistics, staff numbers, and expenditure breakdowns from the Isle of Man Treasury. The authority partially disclosed the data, providing detailed application statistics for 2020 and 2021 while withholding other requested information.

Key Facts

• The request was received on 2025-10-03 and the outcome was issued on 2025-11-19.
• The response included 11 documents totaling 32 pages.
• Detailed visa application data (approved, refused, withdrawn, curtailed) was provided for 2020 and 2021.
• The outcome was classified as 'Some information sent but part exempt'.
• Data covers various visa categories including EU Settlement Scheme, Business Migrant, and Worker Migrant.

Data Disclosed

• 2025-10-03
• 2025-11-19
• 32 pages
• 11 documents
• 622
• 600
• 404
• 156
• 203
• 263
• 2020
• 2021

Original Request

We wish to request, under the Freedom of Information Act 2015, the following information as recorded in the Department's records and management information. This request is for statistical data only and does not require the Department to create new information or compile data beyond what is already held. Please provide the following statistical information, for each month over the last 5 years (since 01/10/2020), broken down by visa type, immigration route or nationality of applicant where such breakdown is available: 1. Applications submitted, declined, withdrawn, pending, granted and curtailed. In addition, for the Immigration Service itself, please provide the requested data for the period available: 2. Staff numbers, including secondees, temporary staff, or otherwise engaged. 3. Total expenditure of the Immigration Service, broken down into: salary costs, travel and associated expenditure, third-party costs, staff bonuses, and other costs.

Data Tables (37)

Full Response Text

Applications received, approved, refused, withdrawn & curtailed 2020

Visa Category, Application Category, Decision Oct Nov Dec Grand Total Business Migrant - Innovator Entry Clearance Approved EEA Family Permit Further Leave To Remain Approved EEA Permanent Residence Further Leave To Remain Approved Indefinite Leave to Remain Approved EU Settlement Scheme 94 121 189 404 Further Leave To Remain 26 39 58 123 Approved 25 38 58 121 Not Issued Indefinite Leave to Remain 68 82 131 281 Approved 68 82 130 280 Not Issued Parent of a Settled Child - Appendix FM Further Leave To Remain Approved Settlement - Child Further Leave To Remain Approved Settlement Partner 9 10 9 28 Entry Clearance Approved Withdrawn Further Leave To Remain 18 Approved 17 Refused Indefinite Leave to Remain 7 Approved 7 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 18 Entry Clearance 17 Approved Refused 8 13 Withdrawn Indefinite Leave to Remain Approved Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Adult Dependent 5 9 Entry Clearance 5 9 Approved 5 8 Refused Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Child Dependent 20 Entry Clearance 20 Approved 19 Refused UK Ancestry Entry Clearance Approved Visit Visa 6 9 Entry Clearance 6 9 Approved 5 8 Refused Visit Visa - Marriage or Civil Partnership (includes Fiancee) Entry Clearance Approved Worker (ICT) Migrant 11 13 Entry Clearance 10 12 Approved 10 12 Further Leave To Remain Approved Worker (ICT) Migrant - Child Dependent Further Leave To Remain Approved Worker Migrant 14 26 18 58 Entry Clearance 5 14 9 28 Approved 23 Curtailed Refused Withdrawn Further Leave To Remain 6 10 8 24 Approved 19 Curtailed 5 Indefinite Leave to Remain 6 Approved 5 Refused Worker Migrant - Adult Dependant 10 7 6 23 Entry Clearance 13 Approved 5 12 Not Issued Further Leave To Remain 6 Approved 6 Indefinite Leave to Remain Approved Worker Migrant - Child Dependant 10 5 6 21 Entry Clearance 9 Approved 6 Not Issued Refused Further Leave To Remain 6 Approved 6 Indefinite Leave to Remain 6 Approved 6 Worker Migrant - Health Visa Entry Clearance Approved Further Leave To Remain Curtailed Grand Total 156 203 263 622

Applications received, approved, refused, withdrawn & curtailed 2021

Visa Category, Application Category, Decision Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total Adult Dependent Relative 2 Indefinite Leave to Enter 1 Approved 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 BN(O)- Adult Dependant 4 Further Leave To Remain 4 Approved 4 BN(O)- Child Dependant 12 Entry Clearance 5 Approved 5 Further Leave To Remain 7 Approved 7 British National Overseas 5 19 Entry Clearance 5 Approved 5 Further Leave To Remain 5 14 Approved 5 14 Business Migrant - Child Dependent 6 16 Entry Clearance 11 Approved 7 Curtailed 3 Refused 1 Further Leave To Remain 5 Approved 3 Curtailed 2 Business Migrant - Innovator 13 Entry Clearance 11 Approved 6 Curtailed 2 Refused 3 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Business Migrant - Innovator - Adult Dependant 8 Entry Clearance 6 Approved 4 Curtailed 1 Refused 1 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 1 Curtailed 1 Business Migrant - Start Up 5 Entry Clearance 4 Approved 3 Refused 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Curtailed 1 Child of a Settled Parent/Relative 5 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 2 Refused 1 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Child of settled parent (Part 8) 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Domestic Violence Victim 2 Indefinite Leave to Remain 2 Approved 2 EU Settlement Scheme 21 45 17 78 102 236 38 13 17 14 13 6 600 Further Leave To Remain 12 19 5 31 28 63 9 6 6 6 192 Approved 11 19 31 26 58 7 6 6 5 179 Not Issued 10 Withdrawn 3 Indefinite Leave to Remain 408 Approved 398 Not Issued 7 Refused 1 Withdrawn 2 EUSS - Family Permit 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 EUSS - Joining Family Member 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Leave Outside The Rules 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Long Residence 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 NO VALID IOM CATEGORY 1 Entry Clearance 1 Withdrawn 1 Non Acquisition of British Citizenship 8 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Indefinite Leave to Remain 6 Approved 6 Parent of a Settled Child - Appendix FM 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Settlement - Adult 6 Entry Clearance 6 Approved 6 Settlement - Child 9 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 2 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Indefinite Leave to Remain 3 Approved 3 Settlement Partner 7 8 5 8 11 13 7 8 10 86 Entry Clearance 16 Approved 15 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 7 6 5 46 Approved 7 6 45 Refused 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 5 5 24 Approved 5 5 23 Withdrawn 1 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 6 Further Leave To Remain 6 Approved 6 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Adult Dependent 9 Entry Clearance 6 Approved 6 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Child Dependent 8 Entry Clearance 8 Approved 7 Refused 1 Tier 1 (Investor) 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 1 (Investor) - Adult Dependant 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 1 (Investor) - Child Dependant 3 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Tier 4 (Child) 9 7 5 22 Entry Clearance 9 7 21 Approved 9 17 Curtailed 4 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 4 (Student) 17 Entry Clearance 16 Approved 10 Curtailed 1 Refused 5 LTE at the Border 1 Approved 1 Tier 5 (Government Authorised Exchange) 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) 4 Entry Clearance 4 Approved 3 Curtailed 1 Redacted 3 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 UK Ancestry 5 17 Entry Clearance 10 Approved 10 Indefinite Leave to Remain 7 Approved 7 UK Ancestry - Adult Dependant 8 Entry Clearance 7 Approved 6 Withdrawn 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 UK Ancestry - Child Dependant 5 11 Entry Clearance 5 10 Approved 5 9 Withdrawn 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Visit Visa 7 11 8 6 17 24 83 Entry Clearance 7 11 17 24 73 Approved 7 11 17 22 68 Refused 4 Withdrawn 1 LTE at the Border** 10 Approved 9 Not Issued 1 Visit Visa - Business 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 1 Not Issued 1 Visit Visa - Child 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 Visit Visa - Marriage or Civil Partnership (includes Fiancee) 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant 101 20 133 Entry Clearance 34 19 65 Approved 5 18 Curtailed 31 14 47 Further Leave To Remain 68 Approved 10 10 Curtailed 58 Worker (ICT) Migrant - Child Dependent 16 Entry Clearance 6 Approved 6 Further Leave To Remain 10 10 Approved 8 8 Curtailed 2 Worker (ICT) Migrant- Adult Dependent 12 14 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 Further Leave To Remain 12 12 Approved 8 8 Curtailed 4 Worker Migrant 14 16 12 21 11 13 16 18 33 27 36 23 240 Entry Clearance 141 Approved 9 6 6 9 6 6 17 14 21 13 113 Curtailed 13 Refused 6 13 Withdrawn 2 Further Leave To Remain 7 10 5 6 6 9 11 12 6 81 Approved 7 9 5 7 9 10 6 68 Curtailed 10 Withdrawn 3 Indefinite Leave to Remain 18 Approved 16 Revoked 1 Withdrawn 1 Worker Migrant - Adult Dependant 9 13 7 9 11 8 6 16 16 15 12 126 Entry Clearance 7 6 7 8 10 13 9 9 83 Approved 7 6 7 7 9 13 9 9 79 Curtailed 1 Refused 2 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 6 6 39 Approved 6 6 6 39 Indefinite Leave to Remain 4 Approved 4 Worker Migrant - Child Dependant 133 Entry Clearance 10 8 5 6 15 16 7 8 85 Approved 10 7 5 6 13 16 5 8 79 Curtailed 2 Refused 2 Withdrawn 2 Further Leave To Remain 7 5 6 7 43 Approved 7 5 6 7 41 Curtailed 1 Not Issued 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 5 Approved 5 Worker Migrant - Health Visa 5 12 28 14 72 Entry Clearance 5 5 26 13 54 Approved 5 5 25 13 53 Curtailed 1 Further Leave To Remain 7 18 Approved 6 17 Curtailed 1 Grand Total 85 128 54 136 146 324 111 109 127 139 252 126 1737 ** Application made for an Immigration route which does not exist in the Isle of Man * British National Overseas *** Leave to enter at the border

Applications received, approved, refused, withdrawn & curtailed 2022

Visa Category, Application Category, Decision Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total Adult Dependent Relative 2 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 BN(O)- Adult Dependant 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 British National Overseas 8 Entry Clearance 8 Approved 8 Business Migrant - Child Dependent 5 13 Entry Clearance 5 10 Approved 8 Curtailed 2 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Business Migrant - Innovator 21 Entry Clearance 20 Approved 18 Curtailed 2 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Business Migrant - Innovator - Adult Dependant 9 Entry Clearance 9 Approved 8 Curtailed 1 Business Migrant - Start Up 6 Entry Clearance 6 Approved 5 Curtailed 1 Business Migrant - Start Up - Adult Dependant 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Child of a Settled Parent/Relative 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 EU Settlement Scheme 16 26 10 20 14 8 9 13 16 27 19 11 189 Further Leave To Remain 5 8 5 6 8 52 Approved 5 7 6 6 40 Not Issued 2 Refused 2 Withdrawn 8 Indefinite Leave to Remain 11 18 6 15 10 6 8 7 12 19 15 10 137 Approved 10 18 5 15 10 6 8 7 12 19 14 10 134 Not Issued 1 Withdrawn 2 EUSS - Family Permit 4 Entry Clearance 4 Approved 4 EUSS - Joining Family Member 3 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 1 Withdrawn 2 NO VALID IOM CATEGORY 5 Entry Clearance 5 Withdrawn 5 Non Acquisition of British Citizenship 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Parent of a Settled Child - Appendix FM 2 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Returning Resident 3 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 3 Settlement - Adult 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Settlement - Child 18 Entry Clearance 10 Approved 9 Refused 1 Further Leave To Remain 7 Approved 7 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Settlement Partner 93 Entry Clearance 6 5 28 Approved 5 24 Refused 2 Withdrawn 2 Further Leave To Remain 8 8 5 46 Approved 8 8 5 46 Indefinite Leave to Remain 19 Approved 17 Withdrawn 2 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 5 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Indefinite Leave to Remain 2 Approved 2 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Adult Dependent 5 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Child Dependent 3 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 2 Tier 4 (Child) 5 5 14 Entry Clearance 5 5 14 Approved 9 Curtailed 5 Tier 4 (Student) 14 Entry Clearance 13 Approved 8 Curtailed 2 Refused 1 Withdrawn 2 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 4 (Student) - Adult Dependent 1 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Tier 5 (Government Authorised Exchange) 3 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 3 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) 8 Entry Clearance 8 Approved 6 Withdrawn 2 Tier 5 Temp Worker - Adult dependant 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 UK Ancestry 14 Entry Clearance 9 Approved 8 Refused 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 5 Approved 5 UK Ancestry - Adult Dependant 7 Entry Clearance 4 Approved 4 Indefinite Leave to Remain 3 Approved 3 UK Ancestry - Child Dependant 9 Entry Clearance 5 Approved 5 Indefinite Leave to Remain 4 Approved 4 Ukraine Extension 11 Further Leave To Remain 11 Approved 11 Ukraine Family Scheme (PTT Letter) 2 5 16 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 Variation of Entry Clearance 5 14 Approved 5 14 Ukraine Family Scheme (VISA) 11 Entry Clearance 1 Withdrawn 1 Variation of Entry Clearance 10 Approved 10 Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme 8 27 14 11 22 22 14 123 Entry Clearance 8 9 10 12 42 Approved 8 9 10 12 42 Variation of Entry Clearance 18 13 9 12 10 14 5 81 Approved 18 13 9 12 7 14 5 78 Withdrawn 3 Visit Visa 14 14 33 48 50 63 76 38 37 43 24 11 451 Entry Clearance 14 14 33 40 40 63 76 38 37 43 24 11 433 Approved 13 13 32 39 39 62 73 38 35 41 21 11 417 Not Issued 1 Refused 8 Withdrawn 7 LTE at the Border** 8 10 18 Approved 7 10 17 Refused 1 Visit Visa - Business 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 Visit Visa - Child 8 Entry Clearance 8 Approved 8 Visit Visa - Marriage or Civil Partnership (includes Fiancee) 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant 7 9 6 86 23 5 144 Entry Clearance 7 9 6 84 22 5 141 Approved 21 10 39 Curtailed 5 7 63 12 97 Refused 4 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 2 Withdrawn 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant - Child Dependent 8 Entry Clearance 7 Approved 7 Further Leave To Remain 1 Approved 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant- Adult Dependent 7 Entry Clearance 7 Approved 7 Worker (Seasonal) Migrant 10 14 21 15 17 10 13 22 125 Entry Clearance 10 14 21 15 17 10 13 22 125 Approved 7 12 19 13 15 10 12 21 111 Curtailed 9 Refused 4 Withdrawn 1 Worker Migrant 40 23 28 22 40 57 47 59 64 31 40 24 475 Entry Clearance 27 16 16 16 25 43 36 36 44 14 22 17 312 Approved 22 13 14 13 19 38 31 33 41 9 21 15 269 Curtailed 26 Refused 16 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 10 5 10 5 11 11 10 18 14 11 17 5 127 Approved 8 10 9 10 10 16 13 11 14 5 114 Curtailed 11 Withdrawn 2 Indefinite Leave to Remain 5 6 6 36 Approved 5 6 6 36 Worker Migrant - Adult Dependant 16 9 10 12 11 20 19 26 23 16 20 19 201 Entry Clearance 8 5 7 9 7 14 15 14 13 7 12 13 124 Approved 7 5 6 8 7 13 14 13 11 6 12 11 113 Curtailed 7 Refused 1 Withdrawn 3 Further Leave To Remain 6 12 8 8 5 60 Approved 6 12 8 8 5 60 Indefinite Leave to Remain 5 17 Approved 5 17 Worker Migrant - Child Dependant 21 14 16 17 15 28 30 39 27 23 23 21 274 Entry Clearance 8 8 11 12 6 18 25 25 15 7 16 12 163 Approved 8 6 9 11 6 18 24 24 14 6 16 12 154 Curtailed 6 Withdrawn 3 Further Leave To Remain 10 7 5 10 9 7 6 9 79 Approved 10 7 5 10 9 7 6 9 78 Curtailed 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 6 9 32 Approved 6 9 1 32 Worker Migrant - Health Visa 7 5 13 17 14 16 10 6 19 116 Entry Clearance 10 17 10 11 8 5 13 82 Approved 10 17 9 11 8 5 10 78 Curtailed 2 Refused 1 Withdrawn 1 Further Leave To Remain 5 5 32 Approved 5 31 Withdrawn 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 2 Approved 2 Grand Total 136 127 125 159 195 241 354 301 245 200 195 161 2439 ** Application made for an Immigration route which does not exist in the Isle of Man *** Leave to enter at the border * British National Overseas

Applications received, approved, refused, withdrawn & curtailed 2023

Visa Category, Application Category, Decision Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Grand Total Redacted 1 Entry Clearance 1 Approved 1 Adult Dependent Relative 2 Entry Clearance 2 Approved 2 British National Overseas 5 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 3 Further Leave To Remain 2 Approved 1 Withdrawn 1 Business Migrant - Child Dependent 5 11 28 Entry Clearance 5 9 23 Approved 9 19 Curtailed 1 Refused 3 Further Leave To Remain 5 Approved 5 Business Migrant - Innovator 7 6 33 Entry Clearance 7 6 30 Approved 6 6 27 Curtailed 1 Refused 2 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Business Migrant - Innovator - Adult Dependant 17 Entry Clearance 14 Approved 13 Curtailed 1 Further Leave To Remain 3 Approved 3 Business Migrant - Start Up 3 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 3 Child of a Settled Parent/Relative 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 1 Approved 1 Children of persons with leave under paragraphs 128-193 3 Entry Clearance 3 Approved 3 EU Settlement Scheme 8 11 13 10 19 6 16 13 9 111 Further Leave To Remain 9 Approved 7 Refused 1 Withdrawn 1 Indefinite Leave to Remain 7 9 12 10 16 6 16 12 9 102 Approved 7 9 12 10 16 6 2 16 11 9 101 Not Issued

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