Scotland’s Migration Service: performance data
Quarterly performance data of Scotland's Migration Service.
Service performance data: April to June 2026
The following tables present data on service engagement for quarter 1 of the 2026/27 financial year, covering the period from April to June 2026. Further service data will be published on a quarterly basis.
Service engagement on digital platforms
Number of views of content on the service's digital platforms
|
Month |
Number of views |
|
April 2026 |
14000 |
|
May 2026 |
13000 |
|
June 2026 |
16000 |
|
Total for the quarter |
43000 |
| Total for the financial year | 43000 |
The number of views is rounded to the nearest thousand. A legal change in UK General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) requires non-essential cookies (including all website analytics and marketing cookies) to be set on a user’s device only with their explicit permission. Numbers of views listed in the table represent individuals who have consented to cookie tracking and actual numbers may be higher.
Webinars
Number of service users who have attended or viewed a webinar
|
Month |
Number of service user engagements |
|
April 2026 |
61 |
|
May 2026 |
23 |
|
June 2026 |
39 |
|
Total for the quarter |
123 |
| Total for the financial year |
123 |
The number of service user engagements is the total of employers and investors who have attended live webinar sessions and service users who have viewed webinar recordings on digital platforms.
Service engagement through one-to-one appointments
Number of service users who have attended an appointment
|
Month |
Number of service user appointments |
|
April 2026 |
104 |
|
May 2026 |
81 |
|
June 2026 |
121 |
|
Total for the quarter |
306 |
|
Total for the financial year |
306 |
The number of service user appointments above includes employers, investors, and migrants. Please note that some individuals may have attended more than one appointment.
Number of migrants who have attended an appointment broken down by user group
|
Month |
Number of pre-move migrant appointments |
Number of post-move migrant appointments |
|
April 2026 |
14 |
71 |
|
May 2026 |
7 |
63 |
|
June 2026 |
15 |
88 |
|
Total for the quarter |
36 |
222 |
|
Total for the financial year |
36 |
222 |
The migrant category of service users above is broken down into two categories: pre-move migrants and post-move migrants. Please note that some individuals may have attended more than one appointment.
Number of employers and investors who have attended an appointment broken down by user group
|
Month |
Number of investor appointments |
Number of employer appointments |
|
April 2026 |
6 |
13 |
|
May 2026 |
3 |
8 |
|
June 2026 |
4 |
14 |
|
Total for the quarter |
13 |
35 |
|
Total for the financial year |
13 |
35 |
Service users above are broken down into two categories: investors and employers. Please note that some individuals may have attended more than one appointment.
Number of service users (employers, investors, and migrants) who have attended an appointment in the quarter under consideration broken down by nationality/passport holder
|
Country/Territory |
Number of service user appointments |
|
Nigeria |
46 |
|
United Kingdom |
45 |
|
India |
38 |
|
United Staes of America |
28 |
|
Ukraine |
18 |
|
Italy |
11 |
| Pakistan | 10 |
| Australia, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kenya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Russia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia. Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Zimbabwe |
less than 10 |
|
Total service users in the last quarter |
306 |
| Total for the financial year | 306 |
Country/Territory of individuals where the figure is below ten have been grouped together and are not disclosed due to data protection regulations and confidentiality principles. Please note that some individuals may have attended more than one appointment.
Number of employers and investors who have attended an appointment in the quarter under consideration broken down by employment sector
|
Employment sector |
Total number of employer and investor appointments |
| Agricultural, Architecture, Artificial Intelligence, Biotech, Charity, Consultancy, Dentistry, Domiciliary Care, Electrical Manufacturing, Engineering, Film & Media, Food & Food, Manufacturing, Healthcare, Health and Social Care, Local Government, Marketing, Music, Non-profit Organisations, Property Management, Raw materials, Renewable Energy, Social Care, Space Industry, Technology Sector, Waste Management | 48 |
| Total for the financial year | 48 |
Employers and investors from the above employment sectors have attended one-to-one appointments. Please note that some individuals may have attended more than one appointment.