In a second report on exit checks, published by UK home office, about 1.34m visas granted to non-EEA nationals, which expired in 2016/17, where individuals did not obtain a further extension to stay longer in the UK.
- 96.3% departed in time (that is, before their visa expired),
- 0.4% departed after their leave had expired,
- 3.3% had expired leave but were not initially identified as having departed
The report looks at data collected, when non-EEA nationals departed compared to their visa expiry date. The Initial Status Analysis (ISA) system, developed by the exit checks programme, is a linked database that combines data from Home Office systems to build travel histories that consist of an individual’s travel in or out of the country together with data relating to immigration status e.g. on periods of leave granted.
Information for those visitors,work migrants and students showed:
- Visitors: 96.7% of those who arrived as a visitor were recorded as having left in-time.
- Workers: 95.4%of those who arrived for employment were recorded as having left in-time.
- Students: 97.4% of those who arrived for study were recorded as having left in-time.
Breach of visa by overstaying have several consequences, including being banned, according to UK immigration offender rules
