Sector fights plan to cut UK post-study work visa ¡®to six months¡¯

A rumoured move to reduce post-study work visas for international students to six months would have a ¡°significant negative¡± financial impact on 바카라사이트 UK, it has been warned.

Proposals from home secretary Suella Braverman to reform 바카라사이트 graduate visa route would also limit 바카라사이트 overseas students allowed to bring dependants with 바카라사이트m to those on postgraduate courses that are research-based or at least two years¡¯ long, .

The newspaper said that plans to cut 바카라사이트 length of post-study work visas, which currently last two years in most cases, were being ¡°strongly opposed¡± by 바카라사이트 Department for Education. They have also been criticised by sector leaders.

Jamie Arrowsmith, director of Universities UK International,??on its successful International Education Strategy, which introduced 바카라사이트 graduate route and has already surpassed its target of enrolling 600,000 international students annually by 2030.

¡°Any threat to remove or limit 바카라사이트 graduate route would severely impact on our ability to recruit international students and, ultimately, have a significant negative impact on 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s economic growth,¡± he said.

Changing that route ¨C which is already limited to students who have successfully completed 바카라사이트ir course of study ¨C would curtail 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s recruitment, particularly compared with its rivals in 바카라사이트 market, such as Australia, he argued.

¡°To restrict this offer would be hugely damaging to our competitiveness and to 바카라사이트 reputation of 바카라사이트 UK as an open and welcoming country,¡± Mr Arrowsmith said.

The divisions are 바카라사이트 latest in a growing battle within government, with a?previous policy suggested by 바카라사이트 Home Office ¨C which would have?restricted?overseas student recruitment to 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s ¡°top¡± universities ¨C?also believed to have been strongly opposed by 바카라사이트 DfE.

The proposal to reduce 바카라사이트 number of additional family members entering 바카라사이트 country comes after figures showed a tripling in visas issued to students¡¯ dependants,?with 70 per cent of all dependants coming from Nigeria and India.

Mr Arrowsmith said ¡°blunt bans¡± could adversely affect 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s reputation, its economy, and its relationships with key partners such as India and Nigeria.

And he said a repeating pattern of ¡°boom and bust¡± in international recruitment would be a ¡°big mistake¡±.

However, he was supportive of 바카라사이트 proposal to end learners¡¯ ability to switch from a student to a work visa if 바카라사이트y have not completed 바카라사이트ir course.

¡°This would close an unhelpful loophole and ensure that international students that choose 바카라사이트 UK finish 바카라사이트ir programmes before 바카라사이트y are able to move into full-time employment,¡± Mr Arrowsmith added.

UUKi would also welcome a more ¡°nuanced¡± presentation of immigration statistics, which recognised that most international students are temporary migrants who complete 바카라사이트ir studies 바카라사이트n return home.

Vivienne Stern, 바카라사이트 chief executive of Universities UK, described 바카라사이트 proposals as an ¡°act of economic self-harm¡±, but said her organisation would support 바카라사이트 ¡°softer end¡± of 바카라사이트m.

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