From the BBC website:
Student visa numbers soar after new rules take effect
Student visa numbers soar after new rules take effect
The number of students entering the UK from India and Bangladesh has risen sharply since a new visa system began, the BBC has learned.
The UK Border Agency had said it believed the total number of students was "roughly the same" as last year.
But a Freedom of Information request has revealed the number of students entering from these countries alone nearly tripled over the summer.
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But earlier this month, immigration officers told BBC Radio 5 live they feared more bogus students are arriving in the UK under the new system, partly because of the large volume of arrivals which must be processed.
Officers said a significant number of those arriving on student visas had previously been denied entry to the UK, and they suspected that many had come here to work and not study.
One Heathrow-based whistleblower told the Donal MacIntyre programme that many so-called students could not speak English, and knew nothing about the courses they claimed to be studying.
The UK Border Agency had said it believed the total number of students was "roughly the same" as last year.
But a Freedom of Information request has revealed the number of students entering from these countries alone nearly tripled over the summer.
...
But earlier this month, immigration officers told BBC Radio 5 live they feared more bogus students are arriving in the UK under the new system, partly because of the large volume of arrivals which must be processed.
Officers said a significant number of those arriving on student visas had previously been denied entry to the UK, and they suspected that many had come here to work and not study.
One Heathrow-based whistleblower told the Donal MacIntyre programme that many so-called students could not speak English, and knew nothing about the courses they claimed to be studying.
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