UK Graduate Visa Update
The rearmost update on the UK Graduate Visa route comes from a recent Migration Advisory Committee MAC review published in May 2024. The report recommends maintaining the current two-time visa for graduates, asserting that the system isn't being extensively abused and is salutary for the UK advanced education sector Times Higher Education.
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Crucial findings from the MAC report include Retention of the Two Time Visa The report suggests that the two-time post-study visa should remain unchanged, as it has effectively met its pretensions and supports universities by negativing fiscal losses from domestic scholars in Times Higher Education. Different operation The visa is substantially employed by graduates from India, Nigeria, China, and Pakistan, who inclusively regard 70 of all issued graduate visas. utmost holders are graduates from postgraduate tutored courses in Times Higher Education.
Economic benefactions Graduate visa holders are generally fiscally positive due to their duty benefactions, low healthcare costs, and the Immigration Health Surcharge they pay Times Higher Education.
Employment Trends While original employment for visa holders is frequently in lower-paid places, their income tends to ameliorate over time, and a significant number transition to professed worker visas in Times Higher Education.
The report also stressed issues with transnational reclamation agents and called for obligatory enrollment to help exploitation. also, it stressed the need for better data collection by the government to cover the effectiveness of the graduate route in Times Higher Education. The UK government is presently considering the MAC's recommendations and is anticipated to respond completely. Despite the positive findings, ongoing political pressure exists to put further restrictions on immigration Times Higher Education( THE)
