Detroit terrorist attack impacts on UK student visas

The number of overseas students granted visas to study in the UK is to be reduced in a move that is linked to the foiled Detroit terrorist attack.

British Home Secretary Alan Johnson is introducing more stringent requirements, including the requirement that visa applicants should be able to speak basic English. Also, they will not be allowed to bring any dependants with them.
The new requirements have been planned for several months, since Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to review student visas following the Detroit terrorist attack.
It is unofficially estimated that tens of thousands fewer visas will be granted as a result of the new requirements.
The ‘points-based’ system was introduced about a year ago, and it requires students to secure 40 points to come to the UK.
They are given 30 points for having been offered a course by a college or university, and 10 points for proving they can afford to pay the fees and can support themselves while in Britain.
However, the system has been criticised for allegedly allowing suspected terrorists and other potential immigrants to enter Britain, and remain in the UK despite their visas having expired.