International students continued to contribute to increases in net migration to the UK in 2023, but new figures from the Home Office suggest growth is stabilising.
Indian students received the most study visas in 2022/2023, followed by their Chinese counterparts, as the total number of visas granted to main applicants rose by 2% overall, according to the UK government.
Meanwhile, students and their dependants made up 39% (378,000) of long-term non-EU immigrants to the UK in the year ending June 2023, the Office for National Statistics estimated.
This is an increase of 58,000 students compared to the previous year and is mainly driven by a growth in the proportion of students bringing dependants.
