Student visa numbers jump 54% in April, defying Graduate Route fears
Early 2025 saw a sharp rise in UK student visa applications—April filings up 54% and January–May nearly 76,400…
Lukas Brandt covers UK and European immigration for VisaVerge.com, from the post-Brexit UK visa system and Indefinite Leave to Remain to immigration routes across the EU. He follows Home Office and European policy shifts closely, explaining what they mean for workers, students, and families on the move. Lukas's reporting is the go-to resource for readers navigating immigration on both sides of the Channel.
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Early 2025 saw a sharp rise in UK student visa applications—April filings up 54% and January–May nearly 76,400…
New UK rules combine Home Office enforcement and stricter sponsor duties to curb rising student-linked asylum claims: texts…
The UK will use targeted visa restrictions against non-cooperative countries refusing returns; India is under review but not…
From August 6, 2025, France installed multilingual warn signs at major northern beaches with patrols, drones and a…
A viral claim that “every worker was Indian” at Heathrow sparked debate in Aug–Sep 2025. Heathrow, with 76,000+…
Policy changes in 2024–25 raised visa salary and skill thresholds, increased sponsorship fees, and halted most new overseas…
On Sept 8–9, 2025 the UK said it could suspend visas for nationals of countries that refuse returns…
UK plans to end most migrant hotel use by the end of the Parliament, cutting hotels from 400+…
By September 8, 2025 the UK uses targeted visa suspensions and tougher screening—highlighted by Trinidad and Tobago’s revoked…
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