Appendix
Table 1: The total number of Global Impact Visas (GIVs) approved since the Global Impact Visa programme
commenced in 2017, broken down by year and visa type as at 9 April 2025.
Year
Work
Residence
2017
21
0
2018
51
0
2019
47
0
2020
41
13
2021
4
40
2022
93
46
2023
103
15
2024
1
6
2025
0
5
Total
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Table 2: A breakdown of the number of GIVs approved, broken down by nationality and visa type, as at 9
April 2025.
Nationality
Work
Residence
Austria
1
1
Azerbaijan
2
1
Bangladesh
2
0
Belgium
1
1
Botswana
1
0
Brazil
8
4
Canada
15
5
Chile
1
0
China
17
5
Colombia
1
0
Czech Republic
1
0
under the Official Information Act 1982.
Estonia
1
0
Ethiopia
3
0
France
1
1
Germany
5
4
Great Britain
21
9
Hong Kong
Released 4
1
India
13
3
Indonesia
1
0
Iran
2
2
Ireland
1
1
Japan
4
1
Kenya
1
0
Malaysia
2
1
Nationality
Work
Residence
Mexico
3
3
Morocco
1
0
Netherlands
2
0
Nigeria
2
1
Pakistan
2
2
Palestine
2
2
Philippines
2
2
Poland
1
2
Russia
1
0
Singapore
15
2
1982.
South Africa
3
1
South Korea
1
0
Spain
1
0
Act
Sudan
1
1
Taiwan
1
1
Thailand
4
0
Uganda
1
1
United States of America 209
67
Total
361
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