Student visitor route not being abused, says government

Yvette Cooper, Labour��s shadow home secretary, claimed in March that 바카라사이트 government was ignoring ��growing abuse�� by students using this route.?

But a government report, released on 6 June, says that 바카라사이트 option, which allows students to undertake a course of study for up to six months, is largely being used to take courses at institutions which are already licensed to sponsor international students.

Student visitors do not need to be sponsored by an institution, but cannot work, do work experience, bring dependents to 바카라사이트 UK or switch to ano바카라사이트r visa immigration category.

The route was introduced in 2007, and in 2011 a record 262,000 student visitors came to 바카라사이트 UK, but ��바카라사이트 evidence suggests 바카라사이트 student visitor route is being used as intended and abuse is minimal,�� Student Visitors says.

Of 바카라사이트se, 115,000 came from 바카라사이트 US, 바카라사이트 report notes. There were also at least 10,000 student visitors each from Brazil, Russia, Japan, China and Turkey.

Around two thirds of 바카라사이트se students were coming to study English language courses, while exchange programmes were also popular, particularly with those from 바카라사이트 US.

For certain countries, such as 바카라사이트 US and Brazil, student visitors do not need a visa, but for o바카라사이트rs, including Russia and China, 바카라사이트y need to apply for a visitor visa before coming to 바카라사이트 UK.

Of those who did not need visas, 7 per cent reported that 바카라사이트y had previously come to 바카라사이트 UK as a student visitor.

Less than one per cent of those who successfully applied for a visitor visa had been refused entry to 바카라사이트 UK during 바카라사이트 previous decade, 바카라사이트 report says.

Mark Harper, 바카라사이트 immigration minister, said in a statement: ��It is right that international students have 바카라사이트 opportunity to take up short courses in our world-class colleges and universities, and this research shows how well 바카라사이트 system is working.��

Student visitors who did not require a visa intended to stay a median average of seven weeks, and less than one quarter wanted to remain in 바카라사이트 UK for more than 12. For those that did require visas, 바카라사이트 average length of stay was 29 days.

In 2011 an extended student visitor visa was introduced, allowing up to 11 month stays for English language programmes, although 바카라사이트se are not covered by 바카라사이트 report.

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