Applications for work permits received

1. 01/04/2000 to 30/06/2000
2. 01/07/2000 to 30/09/2000
3. 01/10/2000 to 31/12/2000
4. 01/01/2001 to 31/03/2001
5. 01/04/2001 to 30/06/2001
6. 01/07/2001 to 30/09/2001
7. 01/10/2001 to 31/12/2001
8. per cent refused of 1.
9. per cent refused of 7.

	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.
USA	6756	6244	5136	5797	7427	5972	4809	2	2
INDIA	4229	5379	5683	6971	6918	7054	6540	2	10
PHILIPPINES	1203	2328	2883	3344	2479	2777	2610	2	6
S. AFRICA	1349	1575	1983	2452	2706	3088	2850	8	5
AUSTRALIA	1362	1458	1672	2000	2,099	2,042	1892	5	6
JAPAN	1057	897	812	1172	1,146	1,097	894	4	4
CANADA	764	1052	782	717	757	1,028	1,014	5	4
NEW ZEALAND	518	591	643	814	788	924	843	9	7
CHINA PR	472	701	636	737	890	802	907	5	6
PAKISTAN	474	405	440	750	776	831	754	14	19
RUSSIA	480	469	450	508	614	486	452	6	4
ZIMBABWE	324	458	432	578	657	851	768	4	8
NIGERIA	394	404	476	462	554	633	520	3	9
MALAYSIA	-	385	401	455	738	645	811	-	9

Fourteen main countries.
Source: workpermits.gov.uk