UK Warn Foreign Students Make Dem No Overstay, Say Deportation Go Follow As Asylum Wahala Don Increase

UK government don warn foreign students make dem no overstay their visa, as asylum claims from former students don rise reach record level. Dem don start new campaign wey dey tell international students say if dem stay illegally after their visa expire, deportation go follow. According to reports, the UK Home Office don begin send direct text and email messages to students, na the first time wey dem dey do this kind thing. About 10,000 students wey their visa go soon expire don already receive warning, and tens of thousands more go still get message as new school session start this autumn. The message talk say, “If you no get legal right to remain for UK, you must commot. If you no commot, we go remove you.” Dem also warn say asylum claims “wey no get better reason” go chop quick and strong rejection.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper yarn for BBC say some students dey abuse the asylum system dem go apply for refugee status even when nothing don change for their country. She talk say, “We go still support real refugees. But if nothing don change for your country, you no suppose dey claim asylum after your student course finish.” Official numbers show say 16,000 people wey first enter UK with student visa apply for asylum in 2024, na almost six times higher than 2020, and e make students the biggest group wey dey seek asylum after their visa expire. Overall, 41,100 asylum applications in the year to June 2025 come from people wey enter UK legally with visa, compared to 43,600 wey cross with small boats from the Channel. Even though student asylum claims don drop by 10% this year, government still dey worry about the pressure wey dey on asylum housing, especially as dem dey use hotels well-well. UK also don change post-study visa rules, instead of graduates staying two years after dem finish school, now dem fit stay only 18 months.