**Pakistanis are more likely to be turned down for visas to visit the UK than any other nationals, figures show.**Some 41% of family visitor visa applications from Pakistan were rejected in the last year, according to the Home Office statistics.
Bangladeshis were the second most unsuccessful applicants, with just over three in 10 requests turned down.
Sarah Teather, Lib Dem MP for Brent East, blames discrimination by the Home Office. The government denies this.
Tougher controls are thought by some people to be due to growing controversy over immigration, and fears visitors are staying beyond their visa and disappearing into the UK.