Summary
The UK government will stop issuing study visas to people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan due to concerns about visa abuse. These changes aim to reduce asylum claims from individuals who originally came to the UK on study visas. This decision is part of broader immigration control measures.
Key Facts
- The UK will stop study visas for people from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan this month.
- The decision is due to concerns about visa abuse, where individuals claimed asylum after arriving on study visas.
- Asylum claims from these individuals tripled between 2021 and 2025.
- 13% of total asylum claims come from people who started on study visas.
- 95% of Afghan students applied for asylum after their arrival.
- Student visa applications from Myanmar increased sixteen-fold.
- Student visa-related asylum claims from Cameroon and Sudan increased by over 330%.
- The UK government plans to change Immigration Rules to stop these visas.
