London, Feb. 28 -- The latest UK Immigration Statistics which was published on Thursday show that over 37,500 Indian students received a Tier 4 (study) visa in 2019 - a 93 per cent increase from the previous year.

This represents the largest number of visas issued to Indian students over the last eight years and continues the strong upward trend in student visa numbers since 2016.Indians are currently the fastest growing nationality for student visas.Indian nationals also received over 57,000 Tier 2 skilled work visas last year.This accounts for over 50 per cent of all skilled work visas granted globally - meaning more were granted to Indians than the rest of the world combined.The UK continues to be a popular destination for Indian holi...