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Albania ranks 6th with over 40 thousand immigrants, followed by Bangladesh, Ukraine, Algeria. Norway and Switzerland are also included in the list of countries whose citizens have chosen the United Kingdom.
The shocking number of migrants from outside the EU who used the “EU settlement scheme” to move to Britain has been revealed by Facts4EU and GB News.
Almost 800,000 non-EU nationals immigrated to Britain under the EU scheme between April 2019 and September 2024, equivalent to a city the size of Leeds - Britain's third largest city.
This means that 12,307 non-EU migrants came to Britain each month through the scheme.
Of the 793,931 people, 714,080 were from non-EU countries, while 76,913 were from the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and Switzerland.
The data analysis also revealed the shocking statistic that 176 countries outside the EU used the EU Resolution Scheme.
India was the largest contributor with 116,395 citizens migrating to the UK through the scheme, followed by Pakistan with 96,771 and then Brazil with 80,778. Albania ranks 6th with over 40,000 immigrants, followed by Bangladesh, Ukraine, Algeria. Norway and Switzerland are also included in the list of countries whose citizens have chosen the UK.
There are two main ways people used the scheme to move to Britain. Firstly, if they had lived in the UK for five years, they could apply for 'Settled Status'.
If they had not turned five, they could apply for 'Pre-determined Status', which could be upgraded once they reached the five-year mark.
Secondly, people can use the scheme by proving they have a relationship with someone living in Britain, which includes spouses, cohabitants, dependent children and grandchildren, dependent parents and grandparents, and children born or adopted after 31 December 2020.
The person living in Britain does not have to be English or even from an EU country.
More than 35,000 migrants crossed the Channel illegally in small boats last year. It comes as Britain remains locked in a national debate over immigration.
In January, the ONS published shocking population predictions for Britain, which included the fact that our population will reach 72.5 million by 2032 - an increase of 5 million - driven entirely by migration rather than births outstripping deaths.
This would see the UK's population surpass that of France for the first time since 1997, according to Eurostat's projection of the French population.
The data shows a growth rate of 7.3 percent, slightly higher than the 6.1 percent growth in the previous decade.
Reacting, Prime Minister Stanmer's spokesman said that "we will be publishing a white paper to set out a comprehensive plan to end these extremely high migration figures. As the Prime Minister has said before, we had a presumptive limit before and it did not have any significant impact on reducing immigration."
The prime minister is in a difficult position on immigration. Public opinion polls show the nation supports tighter controls, but Starmer is also under pressure from those on the left of his party who want Britain to soften its approach.
A group of more than 900 Labour and trade union members, including MPs, said Starmer's government was copying the 'performative cruelty' of the Conservatives' asylum policy.
Rishi Sunak's scheme to deport people who entered the country illegally in Rwanda was immediately dismissed by Starmer, who said it was a "scam" and instead promised to "crush the gangs".
However, small boat crossings across the Channel remain at near-record levels and Starmer has just hired someone to lead the immigration crackdown. /Adapted from Pamphlet by GB News/
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