by Rithika Raghu | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
Anxiety is rife among Indian students who submit almost half of the applications for an employment visa scheme which is under threat from the UK government. Indian students made up a whopping 43% of applicants of the 104,501 post-study visas issued in 2023. But UK...
by James Stocks | May 3, 2024 4:32PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
A scheme giving graduates the chance to work in the UK has been a beacon of hope for 100,000s of people wanting to move to this country to study and build a better life for themselves, but campaigners say planned changes would end this. The proposals by Home Secretary...
by James Stocks | May 3, 2024 4:26PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
International students bring the UK government £40 billion every year, the equivalent of every resident being £560 better off – but campaigners say proposed visa changes will drastically cut this figure. The economic implications of international student...
by Marie Koehl | May 3, 2024 3:37PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws, Uncategorized
Despite arriving in the UK seven years ago as a French Erasmus student, Anne Gaillot fears she will still “never be good enough for England”. Anne moved to the UK with the plan to stay permanently in 2019 after graduating from a Master’s degree programme in France....
by James Stocks | May 3, 2024 3:15PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
Campaigners and politicians fear universities could close and towns and cities will see ‘significant damage’ if changes are made to a UK visa scheme for graduates. Over recent years, the country has emerged as a global education hub, attracting a record...
by Marie Koehl | May 3, 2024 2:48PM | Campaigns - Immigration laws
A student may be forced to return to his “dangerous” home country where he fears for his safety because of his sexuality. Jonas, an undergraduate student at the University of Sheffield since 2021, wished to use a pseudonym because of worries that he would...
