Indians are the largest group of skilled workers granted visas to live and work in the UK last year at 57 per cent. According to official figures released in London today, Indians accounted for 53,575 skilled work visas granted in 2016, and US nationals are the second largest group at 9,348.<br/><br/>Indians also accounted for over half the applications made in the sponsored skilled visa category last year at 30,556 of the total 56,058 applications.<br/><br/>The student visa figures for India registered a very slight uptick with 11,330 granted in 2016, up from 11,160 in 2015.