In mild of the UK authorities’s incoming tightening of visa compliance guidelines, together with the reducing of visa refusal thresholds, potential college students from Pakistan and Bangladesh will now not be capable to apply to the college till at the very least Autumn 2026.
“As visa refusal charges for Pakistan and Bangladesh are far above the brand new threshold, we now have made the tough resolution to pause recruitment of scholars from these nations whereas we overview our processes to make sure we are able to stay compliant,” mentioned a spokesperson for the College of Derby.
“Any scholar who has already obtained their CAS for Derby will be capable to proceed with their software. All different functions will likely be cancelled, and the candidates will obtain a full refund the place deposits have already been paid. This withdrawal is not going to have an effect on their potential to use to a different UK college, or to pursue different alternatives.”
Derby is a various and welcoming metropolis, and we’re dedicated to selling and celebrating range and equality. Nevertheless, we should be certain that we adjust to UK visa rules, and we’re asking our trusted companions to work with us to realize this.
College of Derby spokesperson
“Derby is a various and welcoming metropolis, and we’re dedicated to selling and celebrating range and equality. Nevertheless, we should be certain that we adjust to UK visa rules, and we’re asking our trusted companions to work with us to realize this,” the spokesperson added.
The college mentioned it’s “proud to welcome” greater than 2,000 worldwide college students from over 100 nations learning at each undergraduate and postgraduate ranges. In response to HESA information, within the tutorial yr 2024/25, the College of Derby hosted 220 college students from Pakistan and 35 college students from Bangladesh.
Beneath measures set out within the authorities’s immigration white paper, universities should preserve a visa refusal charge under 5% (down from 10%).
The federal government has additionally raised the minimal move requirement for different Primary Compliance Evaluation (BCA) metrics by 5 share factors, which means sponsors should preserve a course enrolment charge of at the very least 95% and a course completion charge of 90%.
Establishments threat dropping their licence to sponsor worldwide college students if they don’t comply.
Derby will not be the primary establishment to take the tough resolution to pause recruitment from sure markets because of the brand new measures. In July final yr, London Met withdrew from the Bangladeshi market as a consequence of a excessive variety of visa denials.
