The British authorities introduced Tuesday that it will cease issuing schooling visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as a part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers.
The Home Office mentioned there had been a surge in asylum purposes by college students from these international locations and nearly 135,000 asylum seekers in whole had entered the UK utilizing authorized routes since 2021.
“Britain will always provide refuge to people fleeing war and persecution, but our visa system must not be abused,” mentioned Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood in an announcement. “That is why I am taking the unprecedented decision to refuse visas for those nationals seeking to exploit our generosity.”
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The Home Office mentioned the variety of asylum purposes by college students from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan had “rocketed” by greater than 470 p.c between 2021 and 2025.
Migration has grow to be a serious challenge in British politics with the hard-right Reform UK surging in opinion polls with its anti-migration stance.
Successive governments have struggled to include small boats crossing the Channel from France, which convey massive numbers of undocumented migrants. But the authorities additionally face strain to scale back numbers of asylum seekers coming into on different routes.
The Home Office mentioned the federal government has “reduced student asylum claims by 20 percent over the course of 2025, further action is needed as those arriving on study visas still make up 13 percent of all claims in the system”.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP)
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