Jules she/herMar 10

Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

"The home secretary suspended student visas for applicants from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan last week, saying she was “taking the unprecedented decision to refuse visas for those nationals seeking to exploit our generosity"

All outstanding Chevening applications from the four countries were cancelled and candidates informed that their applications had been terminated"

I have literally no words for the vindictive cruelty of this.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/mar/10/home-office-refuses-to-exempt-exceptional-students-tough-immigration-rules

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Home Office refuses to exempt exceptional students from tough immigration rules

Exclusive: Foreign secretary Yvette Cooper concerned about effect of student visa ban on female Chevening scholars from Afghanistan and Sudan

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@afewbugs I hope someone sues us for the costs they have already incurred before the government cancelled visas.

And maybe one of the big rich universities like Oxford should sue the government for the costs they have wasted and had to cancel on student places.

Maybe if more institutions fought back and made the government pay for all their shitty last minute costly decisions they'd stop doing it to flirt with Reform voters.

Mar 11 at 12:41amWeb