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Pakistani education consultant arrested over deposit withheld by UK uni (opens the original)
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According to legal documents seen by The PIE News, Wasil Azad, the owner of IEIS Consultants, was arrested by Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) last week after it was alleged his company had mishandled the visa processing of a UK student visa application. Two other members of staff at the company were named by the authorities as being involved in the case. The PIE spoke to the education consultant who shared that he provided the tuition payment link but expected the student to submit
London Mayor teams up with unis to welcome international students (opens the original)
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The Your London Starts Here initiative, spearheaded by London Higher, aims to give international students a coordinated welcome as they arrive in London, with the message that they are “loved and wanted” in the capital. London attracts more than 200,000 international students each year, according to London Higher, with the sector now aiming to establish what it describes as the world’s best city-wide welcome for students. As part of the initiative, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has recorded a perso
"We can't just wait it out": experts tout partnerships as antidote to compliance squeeze (opens the original)
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The session, held at the InUni Global Convocation in central London last week, brought together voices from the US and UK to examine how institutions can protect opportunity for students while operating within increasingly constrained regulatory environments. Kasia Krupka, associate director – UK partnerships & compliance at InUni Global, warned that the tightening of rules across major study destinations is both synchronised and systemic. Looking accross stricter immigration controls in the UK,
August applications for UK study visas fall 16% in just a year (opens the original)
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There were 360,700 sponsored study visa main applicants in the year ending August 2026 – 16% lower compared to the same point in the previous year, data released by the Home Office today shows. The figures point to a worrying trend, given that study visa applications tend to peak in August ahead of the academic year beginning in September. There is also another seasonal peak in December, just before the January intake. The number of applications from the dependants of students has also remained
CAS issuances down 27% as UK visa refusals jump 30%, Enroly data shows (opens the original)
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Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) issuance to international students across Enroly’s UK university partner network has fallen 27% year-on-year for the September 2026 intake, with sharp variations between recruitment markets and subject areas. It coincides with a sharp rise in visa refusals among key sending countries. The number of CAS issued is down 26.9% compared with the same point last year, while international student acceptances have fallen 22.1%, according to new data from stud
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