Applications across key visa routes to the UK have fallen by 37% in the year to March 2025 (Steve Parsons/PA)
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The Home Office has announced plans to crackdown on visa applications to the UK.
Under the proposed crackdown, applications from people who fit the profile of someone who may claim asylum and who are from countries with high rates of asylum claims will be rejected.
The London Standard’s Chief Political Correspondent Rachael Burford discusses the ins and outs of the plans, and considers whether the crackdown will ultimately benefit the UK.
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