UK’s ‘high potential’ visa still focused on US

UK visa scheme for graduates of ‘top 50’ universities ‘elitist’

Offering two-year UK visas to graduates of elite global universities penalises poorer countries and may harm international student recruitment, critics warn

By Jack Grove

30 May

Australia urged to tweak visas so international students stay

Removing ‘speed bumps’ and abolishing the ‘bamboo ceiling’ would help to overcome Australia’s ‘self-inflicted brain drain’, forum hears

By John Ross

25 October

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US rejects majority of student visa applications from Africa

Figures published for first time show how refusals vary by continent, as overall rejection rate rises to 31 per cent

By Patrick Jack

26 July

An uneven spirit level, symbolising levelling up

Increased visa fees and ‘rip-off’ crackdown will level down the UK

International students contribute nearly £12 billion a year to the government’s priority areas for levelling up, says James Pitman

By James Pitman

23 July

UK’s ‘high potential’ visa still ‘too focused on US universities’

Home Office list of top-ranked universities giving graduates visa eligibility adds two Chinese institutions, but stretching to India ‘would boost UK employers’

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