‘New Conservatives’ want UK student visas cut

Johnson: reform needed before ‘round two’ of overseas student fight

UK government support for further rapid growth in international student numbers ‘over for now’, warns former minister

7 June

Children looking at British Airways planes out of an airport window. To illustrate the UK banning dependants.

UK bans dependants, but will it stop there?

Controversial move to stop students bringing family members puts UK behind its rivals in international recruitment, but spiralling migration could lead to even more measures further down the line

By Patrick Jack

30 May

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Visa crackdown shows why students shouldn’t be classed as immigrants

International students spend billions in the UK and the vast majority return home. So why do anti-immigration measures target them, asks Ben Moore

By Ben Moore

29 May

A quarter of all UK study-related visas issued to dependants

The latest figures show more visas were granted to Nigerian dependants than to main applicants

By Patrick Jack

25 May

Backbenchers push Sunak to go further on cutting student visas

‘New Conservatives’ want to axe post-study work visas and stop ‘poorest performing’ universities from recruiting overseas

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Backbenchers push Sunak to go further on cutting student visas

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UK bans dependants, but will it stop there?

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