The route, in primary sources.
Every figure on this site that comes from a government evaluation, endorsing-body report, parliamentary debate, or Home Office statistic lives here, with the source URL and the date it was last verified. If you want the underlying evidence behind a number, this is where it sits.
Year-by-year grants by route, endorsing body, and nationality (Home Office Vis_D02).
Anchored on the Tech Nation 10-year report (2024) — the per-decision picture.
Sciences-route endorsement data — applications, decisions, demographics.
Humanities and social sciences route — applications, decisions, demographics.
Engineering route — applications, decisions, demographics.
Arts and culture route — film/TV, fashion, architecture, music sub-pillars.
Synthesis of published Home Office refusal data and applicant rejection patterns.
From Tier 1 Exceptional Talent (2011) through the 2020 rebrand to today.
Hansard, House of Commons Library, select committee inquiries.
Migration Advisory Committee periodic commentary on the route.