New migration figures have been published to reveal that, from September 2017 till September 2018, over 625,000 people came to the UK and around 345,000 left the country, resulting in around 280,000 of net migrants.
The majority of newcomers are from non-EU countries; they are coming to the UK to work or study. Their net migration is reported to be the highest in the last 15 years. At the same time, in contrast to the above trend, European Union citizens tend to leave the country, with the number of those coming to the UK gradually falling since the EU referendum vote. Those leaving appear to be mainly from Poland, Lithuania and Slovakia. However, Europeans that decided to stay in the UK have been very keen on getting a British passport before Brexit; the number of applications to the Home Office has risen by all-time high 23%.
The UK has been always welcoming highly skilled workers and specialists from both European Union and non-EU countries. With EU workers leaving the UK in bigger numbers now, employers are forced to look elsewhere for the qualified workforce. It seems obvious that the rise in non-EU immigration, especially for work, and the fall in the EU immigration are two interrelated trends.
However, the trends we see now can shift and change after the UK gains full control of their immigration after Brexit.
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