The vast majority of migrants to the UK arrive by legal means — with tickets for their flight, ferry, bus or train. They also have the required paperwork to wo

The vast majority of migrants to the UK arrive by legal means — with tickets for their flight, ferry, bus or train. They also have the required paperwork to work, study, or move alongside their spouse who is doing one of these. e.g. there were 488k work visas and 632k study visas granted in 2022: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-statistics-year-ending-march-2023/summary-of-latest-statistics https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/immigration-system-...