- UK Home Secretary wants to reduce the time of stay allowed for abroad students.
- Education department fear changes will undermine UK’s attractiveness to overseas students.
- The new Graduate Visa route was dominated by Indians, accounting for 41% of visas granted.
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman is at odds with the country’s education department over plans to reduce the time of stay allowed for abroad students under a post-study visa option.
Under Braverman’s proposed review, the new Graduate Visa route, which permits foreign graduates, including Indians, to remain on to job hunt and get work experience for up to two years without the requirement of a particular job offer, is expected to be reduced.
The Indian-origin home secretary has devised a plan to “reform” the Graduate Visa pathway, which would require students to earn a work visa by taking up a skilled job or leave the UK after six months. According to leaked advice, the UK Department for Education (DfE) is attempting to oppose the changes because they worry they will undermine the UK’s attractiveness to overseas students.
According to a government source who supports Braverman’s approach, students on short courses at “less respectable universities” are increasingly using the Graduate Visa.
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