| number of visas granted 1995-2010 | country | continent/notes |
| 51,619 | |
| 51,523 | |
| 43,093 | |
| 39,077 | |
| 38,611 | |
| 38,373 | |
| 32,093 | |
| 29,272 | |
| 28,180 | |
| 26,756 | |
| 25,368 | |
| 23,191 | |
| 20,187 | |
| 16,718 | |
| 15,422 | |
| 15,066 | |
| 13,646 | |
| | number of visas granted 1995-2010 | country | continent/notes |
| 11,260 | |
| 12,448 | |
| 10,932 | |
| 10,718 | |
| 10,659 | |
| 9,599 | |
| 8,860 | |
| 8,536 | |
| 8,265 | |
| 8,183 | |
| 8,160 | |
| 7,734 | |
| 7,148 | |
| 6,244 | |
| 5,511 | |
| 5,254 | |
| 4,925 | |
| 4,562 | |
| 4,317 | |
| 4,281 | |
| 4,241 | |
| 4,213 | |
| 4,039 | |
| 3,531 | |
| 3,451 | |
| 3,348 | |
| 3,197 | |
| 3,182 | |
| 3,152 | |
| 3,111 | |
| 2,993 | |
| 2,821 | |
| 2,700 | |
| 2,668 | |
| 2,666 | |
| 2,623 | |
| 2,623 | |
| 2,262 | |
| 2,224 | |
| 2,100 | |
| 2,001 | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible 1996-onwards | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible 2009-onwards | |
| ineligible 2000-onwards | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
| ineligible | |
|