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The UK has introduced new student visa rules that prevent international students from bringing their parents, partners or children with them starting 1 January, unless they are pursuing a PhD or postgraduate research courses.
Under the dependent visa, international students, barring undergraduates, could bring their family members, including spouses and children, to the UK. The new restrictions will impact international students at the postgraduate level and in non-research courses.
Around 55,000 Indian students were studying in the UK in 2022, according to Indian foreign ministry statistics. UK Home Office data showed a 54% rise in sponsored study visas for Indians in the year ending June 2023. Almost 154,000 sponsored UK study visas were granted to students’ dependents, with Indians accounting for almost a third of them.
New UK rules require PhD students to study for at least 24 months before switching to a work visa. The government will also review the graduate visa provision to prevent abuse of the system. These measures are part of the British government’s overhaul of immigration laws to “stop the boats”.
Visa rules for workers:
The UK government has also prohibited overseas social care and health workers from bringing their partners or children with them to the country. Many feel that such measures will discourage workers from coming to the country, aggravating staff shortages.
The UK government increased the minimum income requirement for British citizens to bring a foreign partner to £38,700 per year. Last year, net migration hit a record high before the pandemic with 745,000 people coming to live in the UK. The backlog of older asylum claims has been cleared with a lower grant rate than last year, according to Sunak.
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