Written Question·Home Office·UIN 120634

Asylum: Overseas Students

Tabled: 13 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Anneliese Dodds

Labour (Co-op)Oxford East

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department operates a policy of ending study visas for nationalities where asylum claims from students go beyond a certain percentage.

Answer

Mike Tapp
From 26 March 2026, we will refuse sponsored study visa applications from main applicants outside of the UK who are nationals of Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan. Additionally, we will refuse Skilled Worker visa applications from main applicants ...

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