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People arriving on study visas accounted for the greatest proportion of long-term immigration of non-EU nationals, accounting for 277,000, or 39% of the total.
After net migration to the United Kingdom reached a record half a million, the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, is exploring a crackdown on foreign students bringing dependents and studying “low-quality” Degrees.
The UK government is considering putting up hurdles for overseas students’ loved ones and reducing admission to lower-ranked colleges in order to reduce total numbers.
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This would be in line with proposals being explored by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, who has previously complained about foreign students “bringing in family members who can piggyback onto their student visa” and “propping up, frankly, substandard courses in inadequate institutions”.
An estimated 504,000 more migrants entered the UK than departed last year, a sum larger than Liverpool’s population.
The estimates were compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which stated that the increase was driven by “unusual” factors such as visa schemes for Ukrainians and Hong Kong citizens, as well as more students arriving from outside the European Union following the lifting of COVID restrictions.
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The Prime Minister’s official spokesman insisted Mr Sunak was “fully committed” to lowering overall immigration levels and blamed the record high on “unprecedented and unique circumstances.”
THE OFFICIAL SAID:
“We’re considering all options to make sure the immigration system is delivering, and that does include looking at the issue of student dependents and low-quality degrees.”
Such a move could meet resistance from other parts of Whitehall like the Department for Education, which could raise concerns over universities’ funding if the number of high fee-paying international students is cut.
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The Russell Group of elite universities said that high numbers of foreign students “should be seen as a UK success story” and highlighted official figures showing that those on study visas are 97.5% compliant in leaving when their right to remain expires.
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