Fall driven by decline in numbers of dependants arriving on study visas Fall driven by decline in numbers of dependants arriving on study visas Our latest estimates indicate a fall in long-term net migration (the difference between people coming to live in the UK and those leaving to live elsewhere). Our provisional estimates show a 20% reduction between our updated estimate for year ending (YE) June 2023 (906,000) and our latest estimate for YE June 2024 (728,000). This fall is driven by a