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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Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries
Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government’s ‘emergency brake’ is discriminatory

The students – five from Sudan and one from Afghanistan – have undergraduate degrees in medicine and science-based subjects and received offers from universities including Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London.

However, this month the home secretary, Shabana Mahmood, announced a ban on student visas for people from Sudan, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Cameroon, which will come into force on 26 March.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/23/six-students-challenge-home-office-visa-ban-sudan-afghanistan

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Six students challenge Home Office visa ban on four countries

Sudanese and Afghan students with offers to study in UK say government’s ‘emergency brake’ is discriminatory

The Guardian
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