United Kingdom has witnessed a dramatic 35 per cent drop in visa

applications over the past year, following the introduction of stricter

immigration policies aimed at reducing the country’s intake of foreign

nationals.

According to official figures released by the Home Office, the number of visa

applications fell from 141,000 to 91,000 after new rules came into effect in

January 2024.

This is coming after the policy changes, introduced in December 2023,

specifically targeted international students, restricting them from bringing

defendants unless they were enrolled in postgraduate research courses or

government-funded scholarship programs.

The move was part of the government’s broader effort to curb immigration,

which reached a record high of 1.22 million last year, and the impact of these

restrictions has been particularly pronounced in the education sector.

The healthcare sector has also been severely affected, with applications for

Health and Care Worker visas plummeting by 80 per cent during the same

period, which followed a surge in applications aftercare workers were added

to the skilled worker visa category in 2022.