The line graph illustrates the immigrants’ expected duration of their stay in the UK between 2000 and 2008, while the accompanying pie chart shows the reasons for immigrating to the UK.
Overall, the number of people who intended to immigrate for up to two years stayed unchanged during the period, while other categories experienced general upward trends. On the other hand, work and study were the main reasons for resettling in the UK.
Focusing on the line graph, the number of people who expected to stay in the UK for up to two years did not alter, staying at 80,000 during the period. Four-or-more-years category showed a stable growing trend, starting at 100,000 in 2000 and finishing at nearly 140,000. Lastly, people categorized by two to four years of stay showed fluctuations in the beginning. From 2000 to 2005, this figure fluctuated from around 50,000 to 60,000, before increasing rapidly to approximately 150,000 by 2007.
Turning to the pie chart, work was the main cause of immigration, reporting 33%. This figure was closely followed by study, which accounted for just 5% less (28%). Accompanying or joining the family was 21%. Lastly, other reasons and without-reason migrations reported 11% and 7%, respectively.