The UK has seen a rise in student visa risk factors such as fraudulent documents and English proficiency, despite being a generally compliant route, UKVI has said.

Companies offering students short-term loans to prove they have enough money to study abroad continue to operate in Nigeria, leaving agents concerned about students applying to UK universities without the funds to support themselves once they arrive in the country. 

A boom in professional short course numbers has indicated that six month visitor visas were at a bottleneck in the spring, and could be at the same time in 2023, according to stakeholders.

Stakeholders in the UK sector are reporting increasing numbers of international students dropping out soon after enrolment in order to accept employment offers in the care sector.

According to recent data from Enroly, the average number of dependants brought to the UK by an international post-graduate student is 1.6.

The international education sector has continued to fight back after the UK home secretary's string of statements and announcements of her intent to cut both international student and dependant visas.

The UK has reopened some of its priority visa services, allowing incoming international students to pay extra for a faster decision on their applications. 

International students are missing the start of their academic courses and placements in the UK due to visa processing delays.