Applications by immigration route 9 months to 31 December 2025

Summary

The request sought immigration application and visa issuance statistics for April to December 2025, but the Treasury only provided data for October to December 2025 as earlier figures were already publicly available.

Key Facts

• The response covers the period from 1 October 2025 to 31 December 2025.
• Data for April to September 2025 was withheld because it was already published under Case ID FOI 4968029.
• Appendix 1 details 583 total visa applications received and 249 non-visa applications received.
• Appendix 2 details 576 total visa applications approved and 189 non-visa applications approved.
• The 'Worker Migrant' category represented the highest volume of applications in both received and approved datasets.

Data Disclosed

• 583
• 576
• 249
• 189
• 1 April 2025
• 31 December 2025
• 1 October 2025
• 30 September 2025
• 5204149
• FOI 4968029
• section 20

Exemptions Cited

• Section 20 of the Act (Information already reasonably accessible)

Original Request

Please could you provide a summary of applications received by immigration route for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 in the same format as Table 15 of the Isle of `Man in Numbers 2024 including CAS and confirmation of employment . Please could you also provide a summary of visas issued for the same period in the same format.

Data Tables (8)

Full Response Text

Appendix 1

Visa Category Entry Clearance Further Leave To Remain Indefinite Leave to Remain Grand Total BN(O)- Adult Dependant 1 1 BN(O)- Child Dependant 1 1 2 British National Overseas 4 2 6 Business Migrant - Child Dependent 3 3 2 8 Business Migrant - Innovator 3 2 1 6 Business Migrant - Innovator - Adult Dependant 1 1 2 Business Migrant - Start Up - Adult Dependant 1 1 EU Settlement Scheme 31 31 EUSS - Joining Family Member 1 9 10 Settlement - Child 7 7 Settlement Partner 14 24 3 41 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 1 1 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Adult Dependent 1 1 Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) - Child Dependant 1 1 Tier 1 (Investor) - Adult Dependant 1 1 Tier 4 (Child) 1 1 Tier 4 (Student) 1 1 UK Ancestry 4 1 5 UK Ancestry - Adult Dependant 1 1 2 UK Ancestry - Child Dependant 1 1 Ukraine Permission Extension 5 5 Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme 2 2 Visit Visa 55 55 Visit Visa - Business 1 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant 5 5 Worker Migrant 32 73 14 119 Worker Migrant - Adult Dependant 32 34 8 74 Worker Migrant - Child Dependant 23 29 5 57 Worker Migrant - Health Visa 11 43 1 55 Worker Migrant - Health Visa - Adult Dependant 13 19 1 33 Worker Migrant - Health Visa - Child Dependant 16 32 48 Grand Total 224 276 83 583 Non-Visa Application Category Entry Clearance Authorise Change Leave to Remain Switch Grand Total CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies) 6 6 Confirmation of Employment - Health Visa 9 21 51 8 89 Confirmation of Employment - ICT 6 6 Confirmation of Employment - Worker Migrant 40 42 54 12 148 Grand Total 61 63 105 20 249

Appendix 2

Visa Category Entry Clearance Further Leave To Remain Indefinite Leave to Remain Grand Total BN(O)- Child Dependant 1 1 British National Overseas 1 1 Business Migrant - Child Dependent 3 1 4 Business Migrant - Innovator 1 1 1 3 Business Migrant - Innovator - Adult Dependant 1 1 2 Business Migrant - Start Up 1 1 Business Migrant - Start Up - Adult Dependant 1 1 Children of persons with leave under paragraphs 128- 193 3 3 EU Settlement Scheme 1 36 37 EUSS - Joining Family Member 1 5 6 Partners of persons with leave under paragraphs 128- 193 1 1 Settlement - Child 5 2 7 Settlement Partner 7 12 11 30 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) 1 1 Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) - Child Dependent 1 1 Tier 4 (Child) 1 1 Tier 4 (Student) 1 1 Tier 5 (Temporary Worker) 4 4 UK Ancestry 1 1 2 4 UK Ancestry - Adult Dependant 1 1 Ukraine Permission Extension 20 20 Visit Visa 51 51 Visit Visa - Business 1 1 Worker (ICT) Migrant 4 4 Worker Migrant 26 86 8 120 Worker Migrant - Adult Dependant 19 47 7 73 Worker Migrant - Child Dependant 20 40 6 66 Worker Migrant - Health Visa 8 41 4 53 Worker Migrant - Health Visa - Adult Dependant 10 26 36 Worker Migrant - Health Visa - Child Dependant 11 29 2 42 Grand Total 175 312 89 576 Non-Visa Application Category Entry Clearance Authorise Change Leave to Remain Switch Grand Total CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies) 6 6 Confirmation of Employment - Health Visa 4 18 41 5 68 Confirmation of Employment - ICT 4 4 Confirmation of Employment - Worker Migrant 27 28 47 9 111 Grand Total 41 46 88 14 189

Freedom of Information
Seyrsnys Fysseree

The Treasury Government Office,
Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3PU

Telephone: (01624) 685605 Email: FOI.Treasury@gov.im

Government Website: www.gov.im

Our ref: 5204149 29th January 2026

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 5th January 2026, which states:

"Please could you provide a summary of applications received by immigration route for the period from 1 April 2025 to 31 December 2025 in the same format as Table 15 of the Isle of `Man in Numbers 2024 including CAS and confirmation of employment. Please could you also provide a summary of visas issued for the same period in the same format."

Our response to your request is as follows:

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee.
Some of the information that you have requested, relating specifically from 1st April 2025 to 30th September 2025, has already been published on the IOM Government Disclosure Log. To access a previously-published freedom of information request response, visit https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/search and search using Case ID FOI 4968029. Please find attached the information you have requested in the following appendices:

Appendix 1

The number of applications received by immigration route for the period 1st October 2025, to 31st December 2025.

Appendix 2

The number of applications approved by immigration route for the period 1st October 2025, to 31st December 2025. Please quote the reference number 5204149 in any future communications.

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