UK study visas down 5% in 2023, figures show
Sponsored study visas granted by the UK fell for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, with those granted to main applicants 5% fewer than in 2022.
Sponsored study visas granted by the UK fell for the first time since the pandemic in 2023, with those granted to main applicants 5% fewer than in 2022.
Haziness around the skilled worker visa salary threshold is leading to concern from both students and lawyers, The PIE understands.
Failure to fill in applications is partly to blame for high study permits denial rates among African students applying to study in Canada, but stakeholders have suggested other solutions.
An IRCC town hall held in Canada underlined plans to speed visa processing from April, and student cap exemption rules and new 3-year master's PGWP rules were explained.
Students from Pakistan hoping to join courses across the UK in January are having to withdraw their applications in droves as visa decisions have not been made fast enough.
Modelling suggests African students will account for one in eight international students by 2050, but visa rejections are seriously hampering efforts to enrol students from across the continent.
The Australian Association of Education Representatives of India has launched a petition citing concerns that “political crossfire” leading to high rates of “unfair” visa rejections or delays.
Australia's ELICOS sector is suffering what stakeholders are calling the worst visa rejection rates in almost two decades.