Given are charts providing information about the immigrants to the United Kingdom. The line graph depicts the intended length of stay between 2000 and 2008, expressed in thousands, and the pie chart compares the reasons for migration (work, study, family, or other) in the year 2008.
Overall, it is evident that the number of immigrants staying for more than four years remained unchanged over an eigth-year period, whereas most of the migrations lasted up to two years. In addition, the majority of migrations in 2008 were due to either work or study.
Looking at the line graph in more detail, the number of immigrants intended to stay for maximum two years and four years or more started at the same figure, 150,000 people in 2000. The number of poeple intending for short stays increased over the years, reaching 250,000 people in 2004, and remained almsot stable over the next four years, being the dominant group. On the other hand, the figure for people staying for more than four years consistently stayed unchanged over the mentioned timeframe. The remaining group, intended length of two to four years, experienced upward and downward fluctuations until 2005, when gradually rose and reached just above 100,000 people in the end of period.
Regarding the motivation of stay, in 2008, a significant proportion of immigrants (70%) migrated either for work or study. With work 6% more than study, work migrations comprised 38% of the total, whereas education were reported 32%. For the remaining 30%, almost half of this percentage accounted for accompony or visiting family. A minority of immigrants (7%) stated no reason for their migrations, and with the same percentage ,7%, immigrants had other reasons, such as business or startup.