The UK’s five priority markets of India, Nigeria, Vietnam, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia all saw study visa rejection rates rise in the second half of last year.
In the last quarter of last year, visa rejections for students more than doubled to 10,530 from 4,837 in Q4 2022.
The overall number of study visas fell by 32%, from 116,974 in Q4 2022 to 78,700 in the same quarter in 2023.
Figures from the government, released last week, show that 5% fewer study visas were granted to main applicants when compared with 2022. The latter half of the year paints a more worrying picture.
