UK media reacts to student net migration impact
Newspapers have splashed headlines about "banning" foreign students and a "crackdown" on study visas, after the UK hit its "highest-ever" net migration figure.
Newspapers have splashed headlines about "banning" foreign students and a "crackdown" on study visas, after the UK hit its "highest-ever" net migration figure.
Applications for UK study visas and extensions in Q3 2022 have risen by some 30% to hit a total of 316,735 compared with the same quarter in 2021. Additionally, the ONS has estimated the UK's highest-ever figure for net migration.
The UK’s Office for National Statistics has announced plans to overhaul the way it counts international students. The current measure, the International Passenger Survey, has been criticised as unreliable.