Any request for asylum support will be assessed against destitution criteria. If you have no legal right to remain in the UK, you must leave. Study visas are the most common visa to claim asylum on. Around 15,000 international students each year claim asylum which can entitle them to free hotels whilst their claims are being assessed.A total of 98,014 study visas were granted to Indians in the year ending June 2025, making them the second-largest cohort of international students after Chinese students.Indians are now the sixth-largest cohort of foreign nationals to claim asylum in the UK. The asylum system is not for people who just want to extend their visas.”
