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Migrant Workers: Ministers of Religion

Asked by Blake StephensonConservativeHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 79852

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an estimate of the number of UK visa holders on a work visa related to religious work who were granted indefinite leave to remain since 4 July 2024.

Answered by Mike Tapp

Migration Statistics publish annual figures on the number of grants of indefinite leave to remain (settlement) by category of leave sub-group in table SE_D01 of the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK publication.

The available data relating to UK visa holders on a “Ministers of Religion (previously Tier 2)” visa who were granted indefinite leave to remain can be found in table SE_D01 from the above link.

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