Scotland’s Migration Service: performance data
Quarterly performance data of Scotland's Migration Service.
Service performance data: July to September 2025
The following tables present data on service engagement for quarter 2 of the 2025/26 financial year, covering the period from July to September 2025. 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 |
|
July 2025 |
57000 |
|
August 2025 |
46000 |
|
September 2025 |
43000 |
|
Total for the quarter |
146000 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 301000 |
The number of views is rounded to the nearest thousand. A recent 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. This is a change from the previous quarter which gathered data on all views.
Webinars
Number of service users who have attended or viewed a webinar
|
Month |
Number of service user engagements |
|
July 2025 |
80 |
|
August 2025 |
55 |
|
September 2025 |
171 |
|
Total for the quarter |
306 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 498 |
The number of service user engagements is the total of users who have attended live webinar sessions and service users who have viewed webinar recordings on digital platforms. No webinars took place in August. Digital viewership numbers have been averaged over the quarter.
Service engagement through one-to-one appointments
Number of service users who have attended an appointment
|
Month |
Number of service user appointments |
|
July 2025 |
114 |
|
August 2025 |
80 |
|
September 2025 |
82 |
|
Total for the quarter |
276 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 546 |
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 |
|
July 2025 |
26 |
73 |
|
August 2025 |
21 |
51 |
|
September 2025 |
14 |
52 |
|
Total for the quarter |
61 |
176 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 114 | 361 |
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 |
|
July 2025 |
3 |
12 |
|
August 2025 |
2 |
6 |
|
September 2025 |
7 |
9 |
|
Total for the quarter |
12 |
27 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 19 | 52 |
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 |
|
United States of America |
41 |
|
United Kingdom |
38 |
|
India |
37 |
| Nigeria |
32 |
|
Canada |
11 |
|
Ukraine |
10 |
|
Algeria, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Eswatini, France, Germany, Ghana, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Libya, Malayasia, Mexico, Morrocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, The Gambia, Trinidad & Tobago, Vietnam, Yemen, Zimbabwe |
less than 10 |
|
Total service users in the last quarter |
276 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 546 |
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 |
|
Charity, construction, consulting, digital marketing, digital services, education, energy, entertainment, health technology, healthcare, hospitality, local authority, local government, manufacturing, retail, soft drinks manufacturing, software consulting, space engineering, technical design, technology, tourism, utilities |
39 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 71 |
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.