The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending June 2025. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending June 2026. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending March 2024. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, extending their stay, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons, including new visa routes where these are operational.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending March 2025. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending March 2026. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending September 2024. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, extending their stay, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has published new quarterly and annual immigration statistics for the year ending September 2025. The statistics include documents, data tables and guidance covering people coming to the UK, gaining citizenship, applying for asylum, and being detained or removed, as well as immigration for work, study and family reasons.

The Home Office has issued a revised interim workflow routing solution guidance document for visitor applications, which Visas and Citizenship Decision-Making Centres (DMCs) must follow from 19 November 2021 when routing and assessing applications from applicants who are applying from overseas as a visitor under the relevant Immigration Rules.

The Home Office has published a tender notice under the Procurement Act 2023 for Home Office English Language Testing (HOELT) services, with an estimated contract value of £680m excluding VAT. The procurement seeks a fully managed remote testing service that provides secure English language testing at any location selected by customers, provided secure conditions are met.

The Home Office has commenced the final phase of its Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme, opening applications for European travellers ahead of mandatory implementation from 2 April 2025. This follows the successful rollout to non-European nationals, including visitors from the USA, Canada and Australia, with approximately 1.1 million ETAs already issued. The £10 digital permission allows multiple visits of up to six months over a two-year period or until passport expiry, whichever occurs first. Applications, which require biographic and biometric details, can be submitted via the UK ETA app or GOV.UK, with most decisions rendered automatically within minutes, though applicants are advised to allow up to three working days for processing. This development marks a significant step towards the government's objective of implementing a contactless UK border system.

The Home Office has launched PoliceAI, a national centre dedicated to the responsible development, piloting and scaling of artificial intelligence (AI) in policing across England and Wales. The centre is supported by £75 million over three years as part of a broader £140 million AI technology investment. A separate £16.5 million investment will support the modernisation of police-public interaction through AI transcription of 999 and 101 calls and non-emergency call triage. Hosted by the College of Policing and led by interim director, Alex Murray OBE, PoliceAI will conduct large-scale pilots in up to 10 forces during 2026–27 to assist officers with digital evidence triage, disclosure and summarisation, with rollout to all 43 forces intended in 2027. The centre will establish a Policing AI Threat Hub to co-ordinate the national policing response to AI-enabled crime, including deepfake intimate images. PoliceAI is expected to become part of the planned National Policing Service. It will also publish a public registry of AI tools in use across policing, developed in partnership with CENTRIC at Sheffield Hallam University, with a first version expected by autumn 2026. The launch forms part of the Police Reform White Paper, published in January 2026.

The Home Office has announced the launch of a new awareness campaign for the implementation timeline of the European Union Entry/Exit System (EES) for UK nationals, which is set to begin on 12 October 2025. The EES will apply to non-EU nationals entering Schengen area countries for short stays, requiring biometric registration at the border which include passport scans, fingerprints and photographs being taken. This system replaces passport stamping and aims to strengthen border control and monitor compliance with the 90-day visa-free rule. Travellers will need to register on their first visit, with the record valid for three years or until passport expiry. Messages advising the British public about the introduction of new EES  checks at the EU border will be shared across government social media channels, by transport operators and on travel websites.