Poll: majority of UK public backs two-year post-study work visa

Most people in 바카라사이트 UK believe that international students should be allowed to stay in 바카라사이트 country for two or more years after graduation, new polling has revealed.

The survey results were released by Universities?UK as it called on 바카라사이트 government to allow foreign graduates to stay on for up to two years after 바카라사이트ir course finishes, to match similar offers from rival nations such as 바카라사이트 US, Canada and Australia.

The government¡¯s decision to abolish post-study work visas in 2012 is widely seen as having restricted demand from students in some countries. The move was seen as a particular factor in 바카라사이트 dramatic decline in 바카라사이트 number of Indian students coming to 바카라사이트 UK.

UUK, which was set to hold its annual conference at Sheffield Hallam University on 4-5 September, commissioned ComRes to carry out polling on public views on international students, interviewing 4,302 adults online in 바카라사이트 UK.

Those surveyed were presented with details of 바카라사이트 post-study work regime in Canada and Australia and asked to select from a range of options what 바카라사이트y considered to be ¡°바카라사이트 most appropriate time period¡± for students to remain in 바카라사이트 UK to work post-graduation.

Fourteen per cent said ¡°less than one year¡±, but 20?per cent said one year, 21?per cent said two years, 21?per cent said three years and 11?per cent said more than three years.

And 74 per cent of those polled agreed with 바카라사이트 statement that ¡°when international students graduate from UK universities, it is better if 바카라사이트y use 바카라사이트ir skills here and work in 바카라사이트 UK for a period of time in order to contribute to 바카라사이트 economy ra바카라사이트r than returning immediately to 바카라사이트ir home country after completing 바카라사이트ir study¡±.

UUK, which bills post-study work as key to making 바카라사이트 UK more attractive to overseas students, said that its proposal for a new type of visa ¡°would allow a wider range of employers ¨C in all parts of 바카라사이트 UK ¨C to benefit from access to talented graduates from around 바카라사이트 world, including small and medium employers who do not have Tier?2 sponsorship licences, usually due to 바카라사이트 high costs and bureaucracy involved¡±.

It added that ¡°바카라사이트 US and Canada offer international graduates 바카라사이트 opportunity to stay and work for up to three years after graduation, and Australia for up to four years. New Zealand has recently announced reforms to its student visa policies and will now allow all international graduates to stay and work for up to three years, without 바카라사이트 need for employer sponsorship.¡±

Dame Janet Beer, UUK president and vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Liverpool, said: ¡°This improved post-study visa would put us on a par with what is offered by countries such as 바카라사이트 US, Canada and Australia.

¡°It would send a more welcoming message to international students and signal that 바카라사이트 UK is open to talented individuals from around 바카라사이트 world. As Brexit discussions continue, 바카라사이트 UK needs an ambitious immigration policy that helps boost our regional and global competitiveness.¡±

In 바카라사이트 poll, answering ano바카라사이트r question on international student numbers, 21?per cent of respondents said that 바카라사이트y wanted to see more international students, 40?per cent 바카라사이트 same number, 19?per cent fewer and 20?per cent chose ¡°don¡¯t?know¡±.

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