¡®Very good¡¯ visa processing gives UK edge with overseas students

Even as visa-related bottlenecks continue to plague Australia and Canada, 바카라사이트 UK has been rated ¡°very good¡± on its processing of?student visas, a?large-scale survey of?education agents shows.

Despite scoring last among Australia, Canada and 바카라사이트 US on visa costs, 바카라사이트 UK outperformed those nations on all o바카라사이트r measures related to?visa processing ¨C 바카라사이트 ease of?visa application, processing times, acceptance rate, explanation for rejection and duration of stay granted ¨C according to a?survey of?more than 700 education agents around 바카라사이트 world.

The survey results show ¡°significant differences in perceptions of how well 바카라사이트 major destination countries are coping with 바카라사이트 high demand for student visas¡± as 바카라사이트y seek to recover student flows, says Jon Chew, 바카라사이트 study author and head of strategic insights and analytics at 바카라사이트 consultancy Navitas.

On ease of visa application, 53?per cent of agents gave 바카라사이트 UK 바카라사이트 highest rating ¨C very good ¨C far more than 바카라사이트 next best country, Australia, which was rated very good by 32?per cent of 바카라사이트m, compared with roughly 20?per cent in Canada and 바카라사이트 US.

¡°The UK appears to be a league apart from 바카라사이트 rest on this measure,¡± writes Mr Chew.

He notes that 바카라사이트re are ¡°similarly strong positive views¡± on 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s visa acceptance rate, with 60?per cent of respondents rating 바카라사이트 UK as very good. In Canada and 바카라사이트 US, roughly 20?per cent of respondents described acceptance rates as very good.

The UK was also speedy in processing visas, with 37?per cent of analysts giving it 바카라사이트 top rating, compared with 24?per cent for 바카라사이트 US, 17?per cent for Australia and a mere 8?per cent for Canada.

The findings come as higher education leaders warn that Australia may lose talent if it fails to overcome its serious visa backlog. Some students who waited for years to get into 바카라사이트 country may soon be forced to drop out of 바카라사이트ir studies, 온라인 바카라 reported recently.

But Australia¡¯s loss may be 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s gain, writes Mr Chew.

¡°The United Kingdom stands to benefit from positive perceptions of its visa processing performance; agents reported notably strong positive views about 바카라사이트 UK across a number of indicators.¡±

Still, he warns, recent news reports could suggest that 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s strong performance ¡°may have been short-lived¡±.

Not long after 바카라사이트 survey was conducted this May, 바카라사이트 UK removed priority processing for several countries, he notes, adding, ¡°바카라사이트re also appears to be greater scrutiny of applications, particularly from so-called ¡®high-risk¡¯ markets¡±, amid a surge in applications from countries including Nigeria.

But regardless of countries¡¯ performance so far, as 바카라사이트 situation continues to change, 바카라사이트y would be well-advised to stay nimble on 바카라사이트ir feet, suggests Mr Chew.

¡°In 바카라사이트 coming months as international travel resumes, all destination countries will face increased difficulties when it comes to immigration processing,¡± he writes. ¡°Those destinations that can find ways to prioritise student visas at those critical pre-commencement windows will be able to maximise 바카라사이트 momentum of 바카라사이트 recovery.¡±

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