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The expansion takes effect later this month, with increased annual quota, increased age range and the removal of the ballot process.

• Updated: 23 January 2024

New government restrictions to student visa routes will cut net migration while protecting the economic benefits students bring to the UK.

• Updated: 23 May 2023

UKVI is moving all visa fee payments for visa applications to online platforms as the capability to pay for a visa in the visa application centre discontinues.

• Updated: 3 April 2023

Talented graduates in areas such as science, engineering and research from internationally renowned universities are encouraged to bring their talents to the UK.

• Updated: 30 May 2022

Cambios inmediatos para todas las personas salvadoreñas: necesitarán una visa antes de viajar al Reino Unido.

• Updated: 11 May 2022

Doctors, nurses and paramedics with visas due to expire before 1 October 2020 will have them automatically extended for one year.

• Updated: 31 March 2020

Leave extended to 31 May for individuals who are currently unable to return home at the end of their visa.

• Updated: 24 March 2020

Latest UK Immigration Statistics published today (28 November), show that over 30,000 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa for the year ending September 2019 – up from almost 19,000 the previous year.

• Updated: 28 November 2019

Indian student numbers have strongly increased for the second year in a row, according to the latest quarterly report on Immigration Statistics published by the Home Office.

• Updated: 30 November 2018

Home Office to extend scheme which streamlines process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK.

• Updated: 18 December 2017

The chair of the Migration Advisory Committee responds to the Home Secretary commission on the impact of international students.

• Updated: 3 October 2017

Home Secretary to ask Migration Advisory Committee to complete detailed study of impact of international students in the UK.

• Updated: 24 August 2017

UK Visas and Immigration is making changes to student visas.

• Updated: 30 July 2015