"The UK government has ceased issuing study visas to individuals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood accusing these nations of exploiting Britain's "generosity" in offering asylum. This decision comes despite the fact that citizens from these four countries collectively represented less than one per cent of all UK study visas granted to foreign nationals last year."
"These figures show the four countries affected by the Government's latest decision made up just 0.7% of study visas issued in 2025. There were 2,084 visas granted to foreign nationals from Myanmar, 538 for Cameroon, 277 for Afghanistan and 243 for Sudan. Together these made up 3,142 visas out of the 429,254 study visas issued."
The UK government has ceased issuing study visas to individuals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar, and Sudan. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood justified this decision by accusing these nations of exploiting Britain's asylum generosity. However, the four countries collectively represented only 0.7 percent of study visas issued in 2025, with 3,142 visas granted out of 429,254 total. Last year, the UK received 100,625 asylum claims, with 12 percent initially entering on study visas. While the Home Office publishes nationality data on study visa recipients, detailed breakdowns of asylum seekers' nationalities are not publicly available.
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