Scotland’s Migration Service: performance data
Quarterly performance data of Scotland's Migration Service.
Service performance data: October to December 2025
The following tables present data on service engagement for quarter 3 of the 2025/26 financial year, covering the period from October to December 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 |
|
October 2025 |
50000 |
|
November 2025 |
54000 |
|
December 2025 |
33000 |
|
Total for the quarter |
137000 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 438000 |
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.
Webinars
Number of service users who have attended or viewed a webinar
|
Month |
Number of service user engagements |
|
October 2025 |
128 |
|
November 2025 |
112 |
|
December 2025 |
46 |
|
Total for the quarter |
286 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 784 |
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 |
|
October 2025 |
125 |
|
November 2025 |
114 |
|
December 2025 |
88 |
|
Total for the quarter |
327 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 873 |
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 |
|
October 2025 |
19 | 95 |
|
November 2025 |
23 | 71 |
|
December 2025 |
12 | 55 |
|
Total for the quarter |
54 | 221 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 168 | 582 |
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 |
|
October 2025 |
2 | 9 |
|
November 2025 |
5 | 15 |
|
December 2025 |
10 | 11 |
|
Total for the quarter |
17 | 35 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 36 | 87 |
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 |
57 |
| Nigeria | 48 |
| United Kingdom | 40 |
|
India |
38 |
|
Canada |
12 |
| Pakistan | 11 |
| Algeria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Brunei, Chile, China, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Honduras, Hungary, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japanese, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Libya, Malayasia, Malta, Mexico, Morrocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, The Gambia, Ukraine, United Arab emirates, Uruguay, Zimbabwe |
less than 10 |
|
Total service users in the last quarter |
327 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 873 |
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 |
|
Accessories, accountancy, agricultural engineering, architecture, aviation, beauty, biotechnology, broadcast, chemical laboratory, charity, clothing, consulting, design, e-commerce, education, engineering and manufacturing, entertainment, events management, finance, gaming, health and care sector including social care, investment, local government, marine services, media, online education, real estate, recruitment, software engineering, space engineering, technology, textiles, travel and tourism |
52 |
| Total for the financial year so far | 123 |
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.