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The UK Home Office cites a 470% surge in student asylum claims from four countries since 2021 and will suspend related visas to reduce system strain and costs.
- Stopping study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, the UK announced on Tuesday, and Mahmood will introduce an immigration rules change on Thursday.
- The Home Office said asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan rocketed by more than 470% between 2021 and 2025, with about 95% of Afghan students applying for asylum.
- Nearly 16,000 nationals from the four listed countries are supported at public expense, including over 6,000 in hotels, while 13,557 applied on work visas, the source states.
- Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government framed the measures as tightening asylum rules to reduce migration and blunt gains by Reform UK, with refugee status now reviewed every 30 months.
- The changes will take effect from March 26, and the government said it plans new capped 'safe and legal routes' once the immigration system stabilises.
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Government slammed for ‘deeply immoral’ ban on study visas from four countries
The government has today (4 March) announced it has put a brake on study visas on nationals from four countries. Study visas for nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan have been halted. The Home Office has said it has made the decision as a result of significant increases in asylum applications from students from these countries between 2021 and 2025. This is the first time the government has ever ended sponsored study visas fro…
UK halts study visas from four countries to stop students claiming asylum
The British government has imposed an "emergency brake" on visas for students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan, in response to what it said was a surge of requests for asylum from people arriving in the United Kingdom to study.
Africa: UK to Stop Issuing Study Visas for Cameroon and Sudan
The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.
UK will no longer issue study visas to nationals from Cameroon, Sudan, Myanmar and Afghanistan
The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.
The British government has immediately suspended the issuance of student visas from four countries: Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan, following a rise in violations of visa application conditions.
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