Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- UK universities are revoking admission offers to students from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries as tighter visa rules threaten to ban institutions from recruiting overseas students, the Financial Times reports.

Under rules tightened in September, universities where more than 5 percent of prospective international students have their visa applications rejected risk losing their licence to recruit overseas -- down from the previous 10 percent threshold.

Data from visa processing firm Enroly suggests nearly half of UK universities already exceed that limit, with students from almost 15 countries affected by the crackdown.

In the first half of 2026, 10.5 percent of UK study visa applications were withdraw...