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<p>The available information is given in the tables below:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="5"><p><strong>Grants and refusals of settlement (indefinite leave to remain)
to spouses/partners</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>on the basis
of marriage to/a relationship with a British citizen or settled person</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td
colspan="2"><p><strong>All Partners (spouses and partners: UK or settled persons)</strong></p></td><td><p><em>of
which:</em></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>Sponsor is a British Citizen (1)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Grants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refusals</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Grants</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Refusals</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p><strong>53,147</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>1,116</strong></p></td><td><p>46,572</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p><strong>41,684</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>534</strong></p></td><td><p>36,393</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p><strong>37,399</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>498</strong></p></td><td><p>32,741</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p><strong>50,498</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>774</strong></p></td><td><p>43,633</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p><strong>28,230</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>968</strong></p></td><td><p>24,042</p></td><td><p>:</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="7"><p><strong>Source: <br></strong>Immigration Statistics July - September
2015, Home Office, table se_04 and subsets of data in se_02</p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="8"><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/476908/settlement-q3-2015-tabs.ods"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/476908/settlement-q3-2015-tabs.ods</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Table
notes</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><p>(1) excludes unmarried partners</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>:</strong>
= Not available.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Information on applications
and refusals for spouses or partners of UK citizens is not available and could only
be produced at disproportionate cost by examination of individual case records.</p><p>Corresponding
data for calendar year 2015 is planned to be published on 25 August 2016.</p>
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