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

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@afewbugs, I thought this was about the US.
@j9t our governments are all busily stealing all of each other's most horrible ideas right now 😢