Some students who had planned to start UK university courses in the autumn missed their start dates due to visa processing delays, according to education agents.
Close to 500,000 sponsored UK study visas were granted to main applicants in the year to June 2023, equivalent to a year-on-year rise of 23%.
The German embassy in India has some 25,000 student visa applications for the next two semesters, the country's ambassador to India has detailed.
Visa processing times for students travelling to Canada could be less than government estimates according to Languages Canada, while students in India are still struggling to secure visa appointments at Visa Application Centres.
International students will be able to work while studying in Russia without needing to file additional documentation thanks to a new bill that is being introduced.
The number of non-EU students allowed to stay and work or continue studying in the UK fell by a third in 2014, despite the number of work-related visa extensions increasing by 13%.
