{"id":475298,"date":"2021-03-14T17:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=475298"},"modified":"2021-03-12T16:00:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T14:00:09","slug":"heres-how-many-south-africans-have-moved-to-the-uk-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/475298\/heres-how-many-south-africans-have-moved-to-the-uk-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how many South Africans have moved to the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"

The UK\u2019s office for national statistics has published its latest data showing how many foreign nationals are currently living in the country.<\/p>\n

The data \u2013 which is based on the country\u2019s annual population survey \u2013 shows the number of overseas-born people (by country) which live permanently in the UK as of the end of June 2020.<\/p>\n

The survey shows that country with the largest overseas population is India, with an estimated 847,000 Indian people currently living in the UK.<\/p>\n

This is followed by Poland (746,000 people) and Pakistan (519,000 people) who ranked in second and third place respectively.<\/p>\n

South Africa is ranked in ninth position, with an estimated 229,000 people currently living in the country.<\/p>\n

By comparison, there were 255,000\u00a0South Africans living in the UK as at the end of 2019<\/a><\/strong>. This means that there has been an effective net decline of 26,000 people.<\/p>\n

While this is a significant drop, similar declines were seen for other countries – likely as a result of the pandemic and Brexit regulations.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/th>\nCountry<\/th>\nTotal<\/th>\nMale<\/th>\nFemale<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nIndia<\/td>\n847 000<\/td>\n419 000<\/td>\n428 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nPoland<\/td>\n746 000<\/td>\n333 000<\/td>\n412 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nPakistan<\/td>\n519 000<\/td>\n265 000<\/td>\n254 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nRomania<\/td>\n370 000<\/td>\n202 000<\/td>\n168 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nRepublic of Ireland<\/td>\n364 000<\/td>\n168 000<\/td>\n196 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nGermany<\/td>\n310 000<\/td>\n135 000<\/td>\n175 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nBangladesh<\/td>\n251 000<\/td>\n128 000<\/td>\n123 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nItaly<\/td>\n240 000<\/td>\n129 000<\/td>\n112 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSouth Africa<\/td>\n229 000<\/td>\n110 000<\/td>\n118 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nNigeria<\/td>\n219 000<\/td>\n108 000<\/td>\n111 000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Despite the ongoing pandemic, immigration changes introduced at the start of 2021 are expected to provide a boost for South Africans looking to move to the UK.<\/p>\n

A new points-based immigration system has been introduced as of 1 January 2021. John Dunn, director of citizenship and immigration at Sable International in London, says that the system will rewrite most of the existing immigration routes into the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cCurrent routes such as the Tier 1, Tier 2, student, new entrants and a bespoke visa group, have all been essentially whittled down and replaced with points-based criteria.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dunn said that under the new points-based immigration system, applicants will need at least 70 points to be eligible for a visa.<\/p>\n

The changes will also increase the number of jobs on the UK’s skills list, reduce some of the more onerous financial requirements and make it easier for students to enter the country.<\/p>\n

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Read: The UK will help South Africa fund and develop these 10 projects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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