According to the BBC, the University of Lincoln is asking the government to reevaluate its decision to restrict international students’ access to visas, joining other universities throughout the United Kingdom.
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Some students are unable to go to the UK with their families due to limitations that were put in place at the beginning of 2024.
The new regulations, according to the administration, are a component of efforts to reduce immigration.
As a result, Lincoln University reported that after the adjustments were implemented, its allocations from overseas students had decreased by 51%.
Iranian student Raha Fazlollahei described being so distant from her family as “really heartbreaking,” but she also saw it as a chance to become independent.
Like the majority, the institution claimed that in order to make up for the suspension of domestic tuition, it had to rely on revenue from overseas student fees.
Applications for international students decreased from 2,995 in 2023–2024 to 1,460 in 2024–2025, according to the report.
According to Home Office data nationwide, the 393,125 visas that were granted in 2024 represented a 14% drop on the figures from 2023, but it was still 46% higher than in 2019.
“Removal of the dependents visa has made the UK a less attractive study destination overall in a competitive global marketplace for student recruitment, particularly for international master’s students,” the university said.
“We support sector calls for a more evidence-based approach to international students in national immigration policy, which recognizes the need to manage true migration without jeopardizing the economic and societal benefits of the UK’s standing as a global study destination.”
Nigerian IT student Godswill James stated that while the modifications “had impacted,” there were additional issues at play, including the cost and initial course price deposits.
He’s spending between £25,000 and £30,000 on it.
Sibghatullah Karimi, an Afghan student, thought those numbers were a “big challenge” for certain nations.
He said, “The students from Asian and African countries, their currency difference is too high, so if we convert that currency, it would be in the millions.”
International students are thought to make up one in seven of the university’s student body.
International students “will always be welcome, but the net migration levels seen in recent years have been completely unacceptable, and we have committed to reducing those numbers substantially,” the government has stated in the past when contacted for comment.
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