Net immigration to the UK reached a record high of 606,000 people last year. In 2022, the total number of immigrants arriving in the country was around 1.2 million.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced a new measure to reduce the number of arrivals of foreigners to its borders. From January 2024, the UK will prohibit foreign students from bringing their dependent family members with them. But some fear that changes in rules will have a "disproportionate impact on women and students in certain countries"