Universities most at risk following the UK Immigration White Paper

Universities most at risk following the UK Immigration White Paper

In a post on LinkedIn, Asia Careers Group SDN BHD highlighted the universities with most to fear, from the new compliance criteria in the UK Immigration White Paper. These universities have the highest number of students from Nigeria, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, where the issuance of student and work visas will face increased scrutiny, with a far higher likelihood of refusal, as the government believe that these countries pose the highest likelihood of students claiming asylum and/or overstaying their visa.

In terms of publicly funded universities: University of Hertfordshire; Ulster University; Teesside University; University of South Wales; Glasgow Caledonian University; University of Sunderland; University of Derby; The University of Salford; The Manchester Metropolitan University and Coventry University all have over 2000 students from “at risk countries.” BPP University is a private institution with over 7000 students from the countries highlighted by the UK Home Office, as most likely to claim asylum.

“More than a third of international students who went on to claim asylum in Britain were sponsored to come here by just six educational institutions.”

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