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Visas: Overseas Students

Lords · Question HL3476 · Tabled 14 Sep 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 28 Sep 2026

Question

Asked by Lord German

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of prospective students from Cameroon, Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Sudan who have been unable to access a UK student visa for the 2026-27 academic year as a result of the restricti

Answer

Answered by Lord Hanson of Flint, 28 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...