Uk Visa Applications News

Amid ongoing review for post-study work visa, official statistics released on Thursday showed Indian students are showing signs of being turned off from applying for British universities with a four per cent drop in the applications from the country.

The visa website will be ready in the near future so that applicants can apply for their visa on the same, the High Commission of India in London informed.

The United Kingdom is on track to get back to processing Indian visa applications within its standard 15-day period, said Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India.

According to the UK Immigration Statistics released on Thursday, over 37,500 Indian students received Tier 4 or study visa in 2019 -- an increase of 93 per cent from 2018.

"The new contract will see a number of changes for customers. These changes help the government reduce costs and ensure those who benefit directly from the UK immigration system make an appropriate contribution," a government statement said.

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, whose visa application to the UK got rejected, said on Saturday that he has spoken to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and requested her to look into the matter.

Britain has decided to make it tough for Pakistani students to step on English soil, following a pilot scheme that found as many as four in ten applicants may be bogus. British Home Office figures have revealed that thousands of student visa applicants cannot speak English, despite claiming that they want to study here, the Daily Mail reported.

Amid ongoing review for post-study work visa, official statistics released on Thursday showed Indian students are showing signs of being turned off from applying for British universities with a four per cent drop in the applications from the country.

The visa website will be ready in the near future so that applicants can apply for their visa on the same, the High Commission of India in London informed.

The United Kingdom is on track to get back to processing Indian visa applications within its standard 15-day period, said Alex Ellis, the British High Commissioner to India.

According to the UK Immigration Statistics released on Thursday, over 37,500 Indian students received Tier 4 or study visa in 2019 -- an increase of 93 per cent from 2018.

"The new contract will see a number of changes for customers. These changes help the government reduce costs and ensure those who benefit directly from the UK immigration system make an appropriate contribution," a government statement said.

Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan, whose visa application to the UK got rejected, said on Saturday that he has spoken to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and requested her to look into the matter.

Britain has decided to make it tough for Pakistani students to step on English soil, following a pilot scheme that found as many as four in ten applicants may be bogus. British Home Office figures have revealed that thousands of student visa applicants cannot speak English, despite claiming that they want to study here, the Daily Mail reported.