Articles tagged with "visa"

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The tail fins of British Airways planes are pictured at Heathrow Airport in west London on February 27, 2026. (AFP)

UK halts study visas for Afghanistan, three other countries

London says asylum applications from students of the affected countries surged more than 470% between 2021 and 2025, with 135,000 people entering via legal routes since 2021.

March 7, 2026

US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem (C) speaks during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 2, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP)

US to increase travel ban to over 30 countries, US Homeland Security secretary says

The United States plans to expand the number of countries covered under its travel ban to more than 30, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a televised interview on Thursday.

December 5, 2025