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...