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The number of immigrants entering the UK from Central and Eastern Europe has continued to fall, according to the latest figures. | The number of immigrants entering the UK from Central and Eastern Europe has continued to fall, according to the latest figures. |
Provisional numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of people from these countries fell by a third in the year to June 2009. | Provisional numbers from the Office for National Statistics suggest the number of people from these countries fell by a third in the year to June 2009. |
There were 68,000 new arrivals from the new European Union states, compared with 100,000 in the year to June 2008. | There were 68,000 new arrivals from the new European Union states, compared with 100,000 in the year to June 2008. |
Figures show there was little change in long-term immigration or emigration. | Figures show there was little change in long-term immigration or emigration. |
The statistics also show that the number of asylum seekers has fallen significantly for the second quarter. | |
In the three months until the end of 2009, there were 4,765 asylum applications, down 30% on the same period of 2008. | |
The number of unauthorised migrants who voluntarily left or who were deported was 16,340 between October and December - down 3% on the previous year. | |
Other figures show that the number of people seeking British citizenship rose by almost a third in the last quarter of 2009, reaching 51,315. Almost 45,000 people who had applied were granted a British passport over the same three months. |