Visa applications for some nationalities could be restricted

UK Visa System Faces Overhaul, Applicants From Some Nations May Be Restricted

Studying or working in the UK will soon become difficult for nationals of certain countries. The update comes from the UK Home Office, which says it has been identifying countries from which visitors are most likely to overstay and claim asylum.

Ministers to crack down on visas from nationalities 'most likely to overstay and claim asylum'

The government is set to announce plans to restrict work and study visa applications from particular nationalities that are most likely to overstay and then claim asylum, Sky News understands.

Nigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans face UK student visa crackdown

Applicants will be targeted by Home Office due to suspicions they are most likely to overstay and claim asylumUK politics live – latest updatesNigerians, Pakistanis and Sri Lankans applying to work or study in the UK face Home Office restrictions over suspicions that they are most likely to overstay and claim asylum, Whitehall officials have claimed.The government is working with the National Crime Agency to build models to profile applicants fr…

Visa applications for some nationalities could be restricted

People from Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka may find it more difficult to come to the UK, under new plans.

UK planning on 'restricting visa applications from certain nationalities most likely to claim asylum'

The UK is planning on restricting visa applications from nationalities considered most likely to overstay and claim asylum, a report has suggested.