The government of the UK has made several changes in its immigration policies. A lot of restrictions have been imposed on international students as the majority of them are not allowed to bring dependents. Although the government says that this will benefit the immigrants as well as the citizens in the long run, most Indian students do not consider the UK as one of the top choices for study abroad now. While there has been an overall increase of 0.7% in the number of international student visa applications, there has been a downward trend among Indian students.
There has been a 4% decline as compared to the last quarter of 2023. For Nigerian students, there has been a massive 46% decline. The increase in the number of applications has been from countries like China and Turkey. Students are now worried that the government might impose some new rules that will go against their plan of studying in the UK. This is why most students are hesitant towards studying in the UK.
