Concern over increasing numbers applying for visas at the end of their course for no ‘substantive’ reasons
Concern over increasing numbers applying for visas at the end of their course for no ‘substantive’ reasons
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More than 10,000 people on a study visa went on to claim asylum in the UK last year
The Government is expected to announce plans next month to clamp down on the number of migrants using study visas to enter…
Home Office warns people against trying to use student, work and visitor visas as ‘backdoor’ route to UK
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More than 14,000 students on study visas sought asylum this year to June 2025 according to Home Office figures.
About 130,000 to be contacted for first time in response to ‘alarming’ spike in numbers claiming asylum
