The tightening of visa policies has severely influenced international students mobility to study in UK. Several students, who once looked at the UK as the ultimate destination for higher education, are now considering other options such as Canada, Australia, Germany, and New Zealand more favorably. While the UK government’s hardline policies appear to indicate a desire to reduce international student inflow to their universities, the British people don’t appear to want this. 75% expressed their hope for international student numbers to either increase or stay the same, while only 24% said they viewed international students as immigrants and expressed their concerns about these numbers rising.