UK Student Visa Update : Bring dependents to the UK?
Labour will not do away with Tory visa restrictions for overseas students, according to the education secretary. Restrictions on international student visas were put in place to stop the majority of foreign students from entering the UK with dependents.
The government does not intend to remove the visa limitations that the former Conservative administration placed on international students, as revealed by Labour’s education secretary.
Most international students are unable to bring family members to the UK due to the limitations, which were implemented in January.
In an interview with Sky News, Bridget Phillipson was questioned if the immigration regulations ought to be changed.
“We don’t intend to change that,” was her response.
The minister of cabinet commended the “extraordinary impact” that foreign students had on the nation’s economy and local communities.
“In terms of the communities in which they will settle, Sunderland, where I am a member of parliament, has a large number of international students who come here to study and contribute. Many of them are postgraduate students,” the speaker stated.
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However, it also plays a significant role in our ability to influence the globe, our impact as a nation, the opportunities we present, the trade connections we make, and the bridges we create between other countries.
After the limitations were implemented, universities have observed a significant drop in the number of applications from overseas students.
Concerns about potential future limits have been raised by the government’s recent review of the graduate visa program, which permits international students to work in the UK for two to three years following their studies.
University organisations, including the Russell Group and BUILA, warned that the new regulations would jeopardise the higher education sector, which is one of the nation’s most prosperous export sectors, in a joint letter to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
They contended that the UK’s standing as a top choice for overseas students is being harmed by the present visa regulations.
There has been a nearly 80% decrease in the number of dependents travelling with foreign students to the UK, according to recent reports from the Home Office.
According to the data, there were over 26,000 fewer applications for student visas filed between January and March 2024 than there were during the same period in 2023.
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