Followed by the sudden rise of student Visa applications from India, Britain has stopped accepting student visa applications from February 1, 2010. The Indian Government stated that it will take steps to help students trying to seek admissions in the UK universities.

Apart from India, Nepal and Bangladesh also have come under the scanner.

Meanwhile, Britain has warned strict action on those who indulge in illegal practices to get their student visas.

Commenting on this situation, Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur said, “I would want to tell the Indian students that they (UK) have said that it will take some time (to resolve the matter) as a lot of applications have been sent. So, be slightly patient. We will try to see that the students have some chance to take forward their visa applications.”

Between October and December 2008, 1,800 student visa applications were received in Delhi, Chandigarh and Jalandhar, whereas, in the months of 2009 it increased to 13,500 applicants.

Based on this statistics, the British officials feared that there are plans to push these students into spurious colleges in the UK.