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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...