Visas: Overseas Students
Lords · Question HL3402 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 24 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Lord German
To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of prospective students from Cameroon, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Sudan who have been unable to apply for student visas for the 2026-27 academic year as a result of restrictions on
Answer
Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 24 Sep 2026
Applications for visas on the affected routes from the affected nationalities are now being refused. The Impact Assessment published during implementation of the visa brake sets out the forecasted impacts on Student visa applications for the affected nati...