…have increasingly withdrawn admission offers in response to a doubling in study visa refusals by the UK Home Office in the first six months of 2026 compared with the corresponding period last year. Although visa applications can be withdrawn for other reasons, universities told the newspaper that the increase was large…

…applicants, including Nigerians and Pakistanis, amid fears that rising student visa refusals could lead to a ban on recruiting overseas students. According to an analysis of Home Office data by the Financial Times, 22.7 per cent of study visa applications from Nigerians were withdrawn in the first half of 2026, up from…