Student visa crackdown will make funding crisis worse, says Universities UK

Vivienne Stern says universities face critical moment' amid reports students from abroad could be targeted for restrictions

New proposals to crack down on student visa applications in order to reduce asylum claims will make the financial crisis facing beleaguered UK universities considerably worse", the government has been told.

Ahead of the publication of an immigration white paper, there have been reports that student visa applications from nationalities considered likely to overstay and claim asylum in the UK could be targeted as part of a new government crackdown.