Written Question·Home Office·UIN 128245
Visas: Overseas Students
Tabled: 20 April 2026
Answered: 22 April 2026
Question
Kate Osamor
Labour (Co-op) — Edmonton and Winchmore Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect (a) visa-holders and (b) those holding university offers from being affected by the suspension of study visas from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sud
Answer
Mike TappThe decision to introduce the visa brakes was driven by clear evidence of high levels of visa-linked asylum claims across all four nationalities. By year ending September 2025, asylum applications by students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan ...
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