Migrant work and student visa applications plummet after Conservative rules change [Video]

The number of students and overseas workers applying for UK visas has dropped following curbs introduced by the previous Conservative government.

Workers and their family members applying for skilled worker, health and care, and study visas fell from 141,000 in July 2023 to 91,000 last month, statistics from the Home Office show.

There was a particularly sharp decline in monthly applications for health and care visas, with an 82 per cent fall to 2,900 in July.

The number of people applying to study in the UK fell by 15 per cent to 69,500.

The drop comes following strict visa curbs brought in by the Tory government under Rishi Sunak, which banned most international students and health and social careworkers from bringing family members to the UK, as well as raising the salary …