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Visa limits eyed

Britain is considering tighter controls on entry visas for overseas students, to address concerns that illegal immigrants are using them as an easy way to get into Britain. Prime Minister Gordon Brown said officials would look at the possibility of raising the minimum level of course for which students could gain permission to stay.

One in seven visa applications are for students, with 242,000 granted in the 2007/08 financial year and almost 100,000 refused.