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<p>The available relevant data are provided below for the number of individuals granted
entry clearance visas to the UK for family reunion back to 2005. However, the grant
of a visa does not necessarily mean that a person has actually entered the UK.</p><p><strong>Entry
clearance visas granted for family reunion</strong></p><br /><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Granted</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2005</p></td><td><p>7,731</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2006</p></td><td><p>5,277</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2007</p></td><td><p>4,497</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2008</p></td><td><p>3,632</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009</p></td><td><p>4,209</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>4,887</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>4,306</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>3,671</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>4,126</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>4,541</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><br></p></td><td><p><br></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="2" rowspan="2"><p><strong>Source: <br></strong>Immigration Statistics April-June
2015, Home Office, tables vi_01_q, and corresponding datasets.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><br
/><p>The latest quarterly Home Office immigration statistics on entry clearance visas
are published in ‘Immigration Statistics, April-June 2015’, available from the Library
of the House and from the Home Office website at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-statistics</p>
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