That was a 2.7% decline in the number of people arriving in this country long term and and an 8.9% increase in the number of people leaving long term In the year to October there were substantial falls compared to the previous 12 months in the number of people arriving long term from China -10.7%, the UK -7.7%, Australia -4.6% Germany -8.3%, France -4.4% There were more substantial increases in people leaving the country long term, with those heading for China up 37.9%, while long term departures for all Asian countries were up 18.8% overall. The biggest declines in residency visas were from the Philippines -46.9%, UK -23.8%, India -23.3% and China -21.1%.
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