The data shows that the number of people leaving Coventry to move abroad long-term also fell - but far less sharply
The number of foreigners moving to Coventry plummeted after the Brexit referendum, figures have revealed.
Some 8,674 “long-term” international migrants - defined as those who stay for at least a year - arrived in the city from overseas between mid-2016 and mid-2017, according to estimates published by the Office for National Statistics.
That was down from 10,416 the previous year.
The Brexit referendum took place in June 2016 - in other words, right at the start of the period being measured.
The data shows that the number of people leaving Coventry to move abroad long-term also fell - but far less sharply.
Between mid-2016 and mid-2017, 2,368 people left the city - down from 2,764 the previous year.
The figures do not reveal how many of those 2,368 were foreign-born, or the countries they moved to.
It means net long-term international migration to the city dropped from 7,652 in the 12 months to mid-2016, to 6,306 in the 12 months to mid-2017.
The trend in Coventry was replicated in other parts of the region, and the country.
It has also been revealed that the number of foreigners undergoing British Citizenship Ceremonies in Coventry plummeted by a nearly a quarter last year.
Citizenship Ceremonies are the required final step in becoming a UK citizen.
In order to arrange one, a person must first have spent five years in the UK, or three years if they are the spouse of a UK citizen.
They must also have permanent residence and show sufficient knowledge of the country - generally by passing the Life in the UK test.
Home Office data released today shows there were 578 Citizenship Ceremonies in Coventry in 2017, down from 763 in 2016.
That is a fall of 24.5 per cent in just one year.
The figure peaked at 1,322 in 2009 and dropped until 2015, when it stood at 542.
It then rose again in 2016 - potentially because of a rush to claim citizenship after the Brexit referendum - before last year’s fall.
The total numbers may have fallen but I suspect the numbers coming here from outside the EU have actually risen.
