"Figure 5: Short-term UK entry clearance visas issued for work and study (including short-term study), by world region of nationality, 2005 to 2015","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. A small number (under 500 per year excluding visitor and transit visas) of Home Office visas cannot be ascribed to a world area and are categorised as “Other”. This category does not appear in the above chart. 2. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals do not normally require a visa to enter the UK. However some EEA nationals do apply and are issued visas. 3. Bulgaria and Romania joined the EU at the start of 2007, this meaning that Bulgarian and Romanian nationals no longer required visas to enter the UK, though they have been subject to transitional controls." "Unit","Visas issued (thousands)" "","" "Rolling Year","Oceania and Australasia","Middle East","Europe (incl EU)","Americas","Africa","Rest of Asia","South Asia" "Q4 2005","632","8836","47139","10624","13330","35639","25341" "Q1 2006","593","9040","50676","10451","13601","36139","26216" "Q2 2006","590","9346","54614","9958","13957","35701","27901" "Q3 2006","566","9218","55269","9891","15262","37798","29198" "Q4 2006","600","9389","55673","10436","15552","38042","29267" "Q1 2007","629","9686","52584","11151","15405","38101","28702" "Q2 2007","645","10024","48844","12152","14903","36339","26313" "Q3 2007","727","10703","50299","13881","14247","36990","23850" "Q4 2007","680","11345","49354","15108","14517","37400","22382" "Q1 2008","689","12888","45233","15791","15345","37392","20731" "Q2 2008","665","13705","33290","17422","16846","39571","21169" "Q3 2008","667","15125","30634","18762","18630","40947","21169" "Q4 2008","722","16380","31035","20018","19220","40579","21364" "Q1 2009","772","17484","30264","20377","19032","38446","21262" "Q2 2009","891","16699","26620","19269","17328","36527","19996" "Q3 2009","983","16085","23322","20635","16135","41345","21011" "Q4 2009","1065","15782","22257","19944","15595","41277","22815" "Q1 2010","1149","14936","21892","19997","15500","41956","23977" "Q2 2010","1131","15099","23470","21382","16478","44292","25678" "Q3 2010","1178","15628","24227","20955","16843","46930","26986" "Q4 2010","1234","15829","24496","20366","16897","48124","26645" "Q1 2011","1210","16665","25313","19980","16908","49160","27230" "Q2 2011","1187","17818","25583","19624","16225","55651","28258" "Q3 2011","1124","18440","27797","18593","15262","54753","28624" "Q4 2011","1169","18548","27134","18001","14630","54563","28625" "Q1 2012","1216","18006","27417","17359","14746","55096","30084" "Q2 2012","1284","17847","28349","17490","15127","59219","31823" "Q3 2012","1327","18042","25754","17784","16215","59364","33913" "Q4 2012","1338","18670","26591","17788","17092","60317","36404" "Q1 2013","1285","19138","26523","17911","17723","60673","37763" "Q2 2013","1289","19741","28423","17776","18104","63174","38264" "Q3 2013","1363","21511","30323","17979","19017","68829","39890" "Q4 2013","1397","21881","30089","17977","19899","69612","40405" "Q1 2014","1436","22317","30206","17830","21109","70222","41712" "Q2 2014","1454","21572","27935","18681","22201","68534","42005" "Q3 2014","1467","21052","26001","18950","22189","69149","42193" "Q4 2014","1485","20983","25528","18881","20698","68904","43229" "Q1 2015","1414","20146","23736","19134","18557","67488","41166" "Q2 2015","1402","19741","20433","18054","16131","70495","37427" "Q3 2015","1496","19340","18335","18276","14601","70572","32983" "Q4 2015","1534","19203","17626","18452","14040","71025","29107"