UK visa charges have doubled and foreign students have fled. But the Government denies responsibility.

Changes to the price of visas and abolishing the right of appeal had been introduced without consultation, giving universities no chance to warn potential students, Baroness Diana Warwick, the chief executive of Universities UK, said. "The additional amounts of money are not huge, but the impression has been very quickly created that Britain is no longer a welcoming country. Australia and New Zealand are putting a huge amount of money into marketing to attract international students. America, which after September 11 introduced draconian arrangements, has relaxed them and is already seeing the benefit."

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