Visas: Overseas Students
2026-05-19 · Home Office · 3546 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what internal assessment was undertaken of the impact of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment for international student visas on student recruitment cycles in UK universities.
Answer
An illustrative assessment of the potential impact of the changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) was published alongside the Immigration White Paper and can be found at Restoring control over the immigration system: technical annex (accessible) ...