{"metric":"visa_refusals_by_type","title":"Entry clearance visas refused by visa type","topic":"migration","unit":"visas","measure_type":"count","geography":"K02000001","comparison_method":"same_quarter_previous_year","latest":{"period_start":"2026-04-01","period_end":"2026-06-30","period_label":"2026 Q2","value":155468,"status":"provisional","vintage":"2026-08-27"},"comparison":{"period_label":"2025 Q2","value":173897,"vintage":"2026-08-27"},"source":{"publisher":"Home Office","publication":"Immigration system statistics: entry clearance visa outcomes datasets (refusals)","landing_url":"https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/immigration-system-statistics-data-tables","sheet":"Data_Vis_D02","table":"Vis_D02","row":"Case outcome=Refused","column":"Decisions","raw_value":"sum of 1229 rows","file_url":"https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a85c3741b45e4e555421eda/entry-clearance-visa-outcomes-datasets-jun-2026.xlsx","file_sha256":"5151f0bdce2f057a4a89e712f2234dceedddb9857f5d97820d48c693477fcdef","release_date":"2026-08-27","release_label":"Year ending June 2026"},"definition":"The number of entry clearance (out-of-country) visa applications refused in each quarter, counting main applicants and their dependants, split by visa type group (Work, Study, Family, Visitor, Other).","does_not_measure":"Applications withdrawn or lapsed, in-country refusals of extensions or switches, refusals later overturned at appeal or administrative review, or the refusal rate (refusals as a share of decisions).","links":{"page":"/migration/visa-refusals-by-type","series":"/api/metrics/visa_refusals_by_type/series","vintages":"/api/metrics/visa_refusals_by_type/vintages"}}