Lord Teverson – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Home Office
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Teverson on 2015-11-09.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government which were the 10 countries in which the highest number of interviews for potential international students in the UK took place, and what were the subsequent refusal rates for each country in (1) 2013, (2) 2014, and (3) 2015.
Lord Bates
The top 10 countries, in descending order, in which Tier 4 Student applications were undertaken and the subsequent refusal rates can be found in table to below:
2015 (Jan-Jun)
|
Nationality |
Refusal rate |
|
CHINA |
3% |
|
NIGERIA |
14% |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
4% |
|
INDIA |
16% |
|
TANZANIA |
17% |
|
PAKISTAN |
41% |
|
TUNISIA |
31% |
|
TURKEY |
6% |
|
BRAZIL |
8% |
|
VIETNAM |
15% |
2014
|
Nationality |
Refusal rate |
|
CHINA |
2% |
|
INDIA |
14% |
|
NIGERIA |
16% |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
7% |
|
PAKISTAN |
31% |
|
THAILAND |
3% |
|
BRAZIL |
3% |
|
RUSSIA |
7% |
|
TURKEY |
5% |
|
BANGLADESH |
26% |
2013
|
Nationality |
Refusal rate |
|
CHINA |
2% |
|
INDIA |
18% |
|
NIGERIA |
19% |
|
PAKISTAN |
40% |
|
SAUDI ARABIA |
7% |
|
THAILAND |
2% |
|
RUSSIA |
8% |
|
TURKEY |
8% |
|
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
1% |
|
BANGLADESH |
22% |
