UK has suspended student visa

The United Kingdom (UK) has suspended student visa applications from Bangladesh, Nepal and North India because of unexpectedly high number of visa applications from these areas.

The UK Border Agency has announced that it would temporarily stop accepting student visas under tier 4 of the points based system at visa application centers in Dhaka, Chittagong and Sylhet from Monday, a British High Commission press statement said on Sunday.

The Border Agency has taken the decision in response to unexpectedly high number of student visa applications in these areas at the time of year in parts of South Asia, and will therefore stop accepting any new applications under the Tier 4 students’ route in the affected areas, including Bangladesh, Nepal and North India, according to the statement.

“This is a temporary suspension and the UK Border Agency will begin accepting Tier 4 visa applications again as soon as possible,” the statement said, adding: “The temporary suspension would allow the Border Agency to continue to scrutinize applications thoroughly and to manage the visa process efficiently for all our customers in Bangladesh.”

Customers who have already made appointments at the visa application centers in Bangladesh to submit their Tier 4 visa applications from February 1 onwards will have their appointments suspended until the UK Border Agency begins accepting Tier 4 visa applications again in these areas, and will then be given priority.

“Customers who are making applications in other visa categories will not be affected by this announcement,” the statement noted.

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