The Home Office has released a study showing that its Student Visitor Visa (SVV) is working well and not subject to abuse. The report’s release has coincided with a major debate in Parliament in which many MPs criticised the government’s wider student immigration policy, although Mark Harper defended the position.

The Extended Student Visitor Visa (ESVV), a short-term student visa which can be used by English language students in the UK for up to 11 months, has been declared a success in its first year by English UK. It has called on the UK government to mandate the visa category permanently.