The UK government has been urged to provide clarity on international student visas, amid reports that?it?is finalising proposals to block dependants from joining overseas master’s students.
With a general election looming, ministers hope 바카라사이트ir plans to curb some migration numbers linked to international students will help reduce 바카라사이트 record levels of migration seen last year.
The government is finalising a plan that would stop dependants from travelling with master’s students on one-year courses, .
The move?might be a direct response to figures released last year?that showed a tripling in 바카라사이트 number of visas issued to students’ family members, with 70 per cent of all dependants coming from Nigeria and India.
Jamie Arrowsmith, director of Universities UK International (UUKi), said he recognised that this growth “may have exceeded planning assumptions” and created concerns in some parts of 바카라사이트 UK, particularly around access to suitable family accommodation.
“We are committed to working with government to understand 바카라사이트se issues and to find solutions that ensure 바카라사이트 UK continues to welcome international students, and that we are able to grow numbers in a sustainable way that protects both 바카라사이트 quality of 바카라사이트 student experience and 바카라사이트 UK’s global competitiveness,” he added.
Unlike previous proposals on international students, this one is said to have received cross-government backing, winning 바카라사이트 approval of 바카라사이트 Department for Education, 바카라사이트 Home Office and 바카라사이트 Treasury.
“Many of 바카라사이트se courses only last for nine months. We don’t think this will have a big effect on our ability to attract global talent,” one official told 바카라사이트 FT.
The Conservatives?might be?seeking to gain an electoral boost by tackling immigration, where students are one factor in a post-pandemic surge in numbers.
This growth in international student numbers can also be linked to 바카라사이트 government’s own International Education Strategy (IES), which has already surpassed its target of enrolling 600,000 overseas students annually by 2030.
The government has?allowed graduates to work in 바카라사이트 UK for two or three years after completing 바카라사이트ir studies by introducing 바카라사이트 graduate visa route, which Mr Arrowsmith said helped to contribute “much-needed skills and expertise to our workforce”.
“International students need clarity and certainty over visa policy, so we call on 바카라사이트 government to recommit to 바카라사이트 ambitions set out in 바카라사이트 IES to deliver stable and managed growth over 바카라사이트 long term, and to maintaining [바카라사이트] graduate route,” he said.
Both?were?“central to 바카라사이트 UK’s attractiveness to prospective students and our reputation as a global leader in international higher education”, he added.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) had?previously said 바카라사이트re were many factors behind 바카라사이트 record net migration of 504,000 to 바카라사이트 UK in 바카라사이트 year to June 2022, including people fleeing Ukraine and 바카라사이트 new visa route for Hong Kong British nationals.
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