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Visas

Answer

Tables have been placed in the House of Lords Library which show the number of nationals of each country in the Americas region who, in 2009: were (a) issued, and (b) refused a visa for the UK; were given leave to enter the UK; and claimed asylum in the UK. Nationals of the following countries in the Americas region require a visa to visit the UK: Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru, Surinam and Venezuela.

Visas issued / refused—2009
Nationality	Issued	Refused
ANGUILLA	1	0
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA	28	5
ARGENTINA	762	115
BAHAMAS	109	25
BARBADOS	226	41
BELIZE	34	11
BOLIVIA	933	145
BRAZIL	5879	1561
CANADA	10691	781
CHILE	724	83
COLOMBIA	19551	2867
COSTA RICA	78	11
CUBA	1624	252
DOMINICA	49	10
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	1298	155
ECUADOR	2961	442
EL SALVADOR	37	8
GRENADA	89	22
GUATEMALA	55	16
GUYANA	1082	275
HAITI	201	38
HONDURAS	46	9
JAMAICA	8598	3340
MEXICO	1835	511
MONTSERRAT	1	0
NICARAGUA	22	3
PANAMA	54	20
PARAGUAY	43	8
PERU	4668	529
Saint Kitts and Nevis	19	5
Saint Lucia	161	71
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	100	20
SURINAM	116	26
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	895	133
UNITED STATES	35896	3543
URUGUAY	66	9
VENEZUELA	4198	623

"Source: CRS""Date: 19 January 2011" "Date: 19 January 2011"

Passengers given leave to enter the United Kingdom (1), by country of nationality, excluding EEA and Swiss nationals, 2009 (P)
	Number of journeys
Geographical region and country of nationality	Total admitted
Total Americas	5,310,000
Argentina	80,800
Barbados	12,800
Brazil	260,000
Canada	907,000
Chile	29,600
Colombia	45,100
Guyana	3,640
Jamaica	28,300
Mexico	117,000
Peru	10,200
Trinidad & Tobago	28,700
USA	3,690,000
Venezuela	27,500
Other Americas	67,600
of which
Aruba	65
Netherlands Antilles	90
Antigua and Barbuda	2,620
Bahamas	3,000
Belize	1,370
Bermuda	170
Bolivia	3,410
Costa Rica	5,720
Cuba	4,090
Cayman Islands	25
Dominica	1,660
Dominican Republic	2,350
Ecuador	7,280
Falkland Islands	5
Grenada	3,200
Guatemala	4,200
French Guyana	5
Guam	10
Honduras	2,540
Haiti	460
St. Kitts And Nevis	1,030
St. Lucia	4,020
Montserrat	55
Martinique	15
Nicaragua	1,640
Panama	3,320
Puerto Rico	20
Paraguay	1,880
El Salvador	2,120
St Pierre and Miquelon	•
Surinam	270
Turks and Caicos Islands	30
Uruguay	7,170
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	3,330
Virgin Islands	365

"(1) Figures rounded to 3 significant figures, except for figures less than 1,000 which are rounded to the nearest 5 ( - = 0, *= 1 or 2), and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.""(P) Provisional figures." "(P) Provisional figures."

Applications(1) received for asylum in the United Kingdom, including dependants, nationals of Americas, 2009(P)
Number of applicants, including dependants
Country of nationality	Total	Of whom:
Port	In country
Antigua and Barbuda	*	—	*
Barbados	*	—	*
Bolivia	15	—	15
Brazil	30	5	25
Canada	10	5	*
Chile	5	*	*
Colombia	25	5	15
Cuba	5	—	5
Dominica	*	—	*
Dominican Republic	*	*	—
Ecuador	5	—	5
Grenada	5	—	5
Guatemala	5	5	—
Guyana	15	—	15
Honduras	15	—	15
Jamaica	220	20	200
Mexico	5	5	5
Nicaragua	5	*	5
Peru	5	*	5
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	5	*	5
St. Lucia	5	—	5
Trinidad And Tobago	35	5	35
Uruguay	*	—	*
USA	20	10	15
Venezuela	5	5	5
Total America	440	65	375

"(1) Figures rounded to the nearest 5 (- = 0, * = 1 or 2) and may not sum to the totals shown because of independent rounding.""(P) Provisional figures." "(P) Provisional figures."

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

5959; 724 c159-62WA

Session

2010-12

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Visas
Monday, 7 February 2011
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Subjects

Asylum Immigration Visas Latin America North America

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