Between July 2025 and June 2026, the United Kingdom issued 727,487 entry visas, representing a 15% drop compared to the previous twelve-month period. Educational permits comprised 53% of these approvals, with Chinese nationals accounting for 23% of the overall total. Combined, applicants from India and China traditionally claim close to 50% of all student authorizations. These entries follow unprecedented post-Brexit migration figures under the previous Conservative administration, a phenomenon mockingly nicknamed the “Boriswave” by detractors.
Under the revised immigration framework, standard applicants must now complete a 10-year residency period—double the previous five-year requirement—to obtain indefinite leave to












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