"Figure 2.3: Entry Clearance Visas Granted (Excluding Visitor and Transit Visas), by World Area, UK, 2005–2014","" "","" "","" "Notes","1. A small number (one to two thousand 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. The majority of the total for ‘Rest of Asia’ is accounted for by East Asia. 3. European Economic Area (EEA) nationals do not require a visa to enter the UK. However some EEA nationals do apply for, and are granted, visas. 4. See the Glossary for a discussion of world regions and differences between Home Office and Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) definitions." "Unit","" "","" "Rolling Year","Africa","Americas","Rest of Asia","South Asia","Europe (including EU)","Middle East","Oceania and Australasia","Other" "YE Dec 05","99370","65540","118709","146100","79745","25941","48963","1933" "YE Mar 06","97410","65810","120185","150321","83570","26240","47046","1998" "YE Jun 06","93147","65326","120115","153829","87575","26669","48247","1950" "YE Sep 06","93331","66108","127341","162248","89014","28076","48262","1956" "YE Dec 06","92716","67224","128431","167310","89116","28732","48267","1896" "YE Mar 07","90871","68639","129700","172759","83986","29176","49694","1891" "YE Jun 07","89143","68625","127621","170276","77417","29285","47258","2016" "YE Sep 07","86885","70016","129029","166060","75373","30393","45243","2018" "YE Dec 07","85608","70643","129635","160462","71832","31106","42390","2125" "YE Mar 08","84590","70583","128315","155976","66723","34046","37901","2098" "YE Jun 08","84946","71366","130045","154975","54140","36517","35915","1945" "YE Sep 08","89356","72751","133287","154944","52049","41320","35468","1881" "YE Dec 08","89836","73917","131980","154684","52109","44298","35589","1763" "YE Mar 09","85841","73359","128372","154047","51636","47295","35392","1706" "YE Jun 09","78612","69616","123183","151357","47234","45419","33564","1649" "YE Sep 09","74054","68280","134973","172753","42532","44152","31632","1513" "YE Dec 09","70378","67000","134180","208873","41318","44023","30110","1568" "YE Mar 10","69841","67053","135449","219550","40289","40829","29462","1541" "YE Jun 10","72144","70054","136829","225534","41727","40044","28753","1565" "YE Sep 10","72063","70620","142627","218324","42781","41264","29130","1605" "YE Dec 10","72577","70107","143244","197417","42795","40492","28795","1539" "YE Mar 11","72139","69628","143850","208181","43762","41725","28475","1577" "YE Jun 11","69014","68108","151116","211320","43844","43121","28392","1498" "YE Sep 11","63541","67040","153341","193773","46609","41293","27587","1445" "YE Dec 11","58972","64999","150205","175970","45211","40264","27809","1377" "YE Mar 12","57561","62946","149316","148474","45042","38672","26612","1278" "YE Jun 12","57428","62689","153988","134950","46202","38001","25658","1157" "YE Sep 12","57352","61835","155614","124874","43549","39091","24784","1101" "YE Dec 12","58062","61609","156771","121643","44385","39903","24074","1093" "YE Mar 13","57768","62339","154416","116495","43881","40315","23263","1075" "YE Jun 13","58039","62870","154943","113611","46407","41003","23650","1085" "YE Sep 13","61012","66412","167408","112594","48855","44096","24932","1070" "YE Dec 13","62420","68057","168893","111880","48873","45500","25410","1017" "YE Mar 14","63377","67180","169791","115104","49291","46688","25058","1341" "YE Jun 14","64727","67944","168843","116749","46010","46834","26290","1420" "YE Sep 14","64326","69166","173487","116856","44104","47724","26580","1343"