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Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

Volume 495: debated on Tuesday 7 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what percentage of applications from (a) Chinese, (b) Indian and (c) US nationals for a student visa have been rejected since 31 March 2009. (281392)

[holding answer 19 June 2009]: The percentage of applications from (a) Chinese, (b) Indian and (c) US nationals for entry as a student under Tier 4 of the Points Based System between 31 March 2009 and 26 June 2009 is shown in the following table:

PBS Tier 4 (Student) VISA applications: 1 April 2009 to 26 June 2009

Received

Issued

Refused

Withdrawn

Lapsed

Total resolved

Percent refused

Chinese nationals

1,687

692

374

4

0

1,070

34.9

Indian nationals

3,497

966

938

5

0

1,909

49.1

US nationals

924

662

181

6

0

849

21.3

Note:

1. These data are unpublished and should be treated as provisional

2. Some applications received in the period will be resolved after the period end, and some applications resolved in the period will have been received prior to the period start.

Source:

Central Reference System