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Visas: Overseas Students

Lords · Question HL2857 · Tabled 1 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 15 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Baroness Hamwee

To ask His Majesty's Government how many visa applications have been refused under the “visa brake” policy; and what assessment they have made of the number of applications that have not been made in light of the policy, in respect of each of (1) Afghanis

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 15 Sep 2026

Applications for visas on the affected routes from the affected nationalities are now being refused. The latest public immigration statistics show that visa applications for the affected routes and nationalities in Q2 2026 have on average fallen by over 9...