The UK home office granted a record 428,428 sponsored study visas in the year up to September 2021, a 55% increase on pre-Covid levels.

Top academics from universities across the globe have issued an appeal to the Japanese consulate general to begin issuing student visas.

US international students have voiced concerns that visa delays maybe lead to them losing scholarships and worry that they may not be able to get visas despite beginning their studies online in Nepal.

Educators in the US have welcomed a ruling that permanently blocks a USCIS policy which put international students at risk of three and 10-year re-entry bans for incurring a visa status violation.

From September, international students heading to Germany will require greater funds to prove they are capable of supporting themselves while studying.

India's HRD ministry has put together a proposal seeking to allow international students to work in certain fields while studying.

First-time study visas granted to New Zealand for first half 2018/19 have bucked a two-year trend of losses, but full-year data is expected to decrease.

A diplomatic row between the UK and Russia following a nerve agent attack will not affect educational programs between the two nations say Russian ministers, however educational agents warn that there may be repercussions.