Due to the UK government’s inbound tightening up of visa compliance rules, consisting of the lowering of visa refusal thresholds, prospective students from Pakistan and Bangladesh will no longer have the ability to apply to the university till a minimum of Fall 2026.
“As visa refusal rates for Pakistan and Bangladesh are far above the new limit, we have made the hard decision to stop briefly recruitment of trainees from these countries while we evaluate our processes to guarantee we can remain certified,” said a representative for the University of Derby.
“Any student who has currently gotten their CAS for Derby will have the ability to proceed with their application. All other applications will be cancelled, and the applicants will receive a full refund where deposits have already been paid. This withdrawal will not impact their capability to apply to another UK university, or to pursue other chances.”
Derby is a varied and inviting city, and we are committed to promoting and commemorating variety and equality. Nevertheless, we need to guarantee that we adhere to UK visa regulations, and we are asking our relied on partners to deal with us to attain this.University of Derby spokesperson
“Derby is a diverse and welcoming city, and we are dedicated to promoting and commemorating variety and equality. Nevertheless, we should make sure that we adhere to UK visa regulations, and we are asking our trusted partners to work with us to achieve this,” the spokesperson included.
The university stated it is “happy to welcome” more than 2,000 international students from over 100 nations studying at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. According to HESA information, in the scholastic year 2024/25, the University of Derby hosted 220 trainees from Pakistan and 35 students from Bangladesh.
Under steps set out in the federal government’s immigration white paper, universities should preserve a visa refusal rate listed below 5% (down from 10%).
The government has actually also raised the minimum pass requirement for other Fundamental Compliance Assessment (BCA) metrics by 5 portion points, meaning sponsors must maintain a course enrolment rate of at least 95% and a course conclusion rate of 90%.
Organizations risk losing their licence to sponsor international trainees if they do not comply.
Derby is not the very first institution to take the difficult decision to pause recruitment from particular markets as an outcome of the new measures. In July in 2015, London Met withdrew from the Bangladeshi market due to a high number of visa rejections.
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