NISAU UK launches Grad route campaign
The National Indian Students and Alumni Union launched the Fair Visa, Fair Chance campaign on April 4 in an attempt to defend the UK Graduate Route visa.
The National Indian Students and Alumni Union launched the Fair Visa, Fair Chance campaign on April 4 in an attempt to defend the UK Graduate Route visa.
The economic benefit of international education is well understood by policy makers in Westminster but the UK sector is "fraught with risk".
Haziness around the skilled worker visa salary threshold is leading to concern from both students and lawyers, The PIE understands.
The proposed changes require those seeking to work in the UK earn at least £25,600 a year, as well as having specific skills and qualifications.
Universities UK has welcomed the MAC recommendations on a points-based system and salary thresholds for immigration as a "step in the right direction".
UK universities should be recruiting staff and researchers based on their skills and talent rather than potential wages, a new survey has found.
The Migration Advisory Committee has suggested an end to "preferential treatment" for EEA migrants to the UK, which has split the education sector.
"The net migration target is a political target and the IPS net migration figure does not have to form the basis of the government’s net migration target, said MAC.