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The number of applications for Entry Clearance and to stay in the UK that are made on the basis of family life as a partner or parent and any exceptional circumstances in compliance with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the number of applicants granted access to public funds following a successful entry clearance or leave to remain change of conditions application, do not form part of any current transparency data or migration statistics and is not published.<\/p>
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The transparency data does, however, include a range of processing data and the latest data can be found at:<\/p>
www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#uk-visas-and-immigration<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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