uk visa news 7 february 2010
Tougher rules to stop abuse of student visa system | |
Tougher rules have been brought in to stop people abusing the student visa system to remain illegally in the UK. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said 30% of migrants who came into the UK were on student visas and a number were adults taking short courses, not degrees. Under the new rules, applicants will need to speak English to near-GCSE level and those on short courses will not be able to bring dependants. The Tories said the system had been the "biggest hole in border controls". The Home Office would not confirm reports the changes may cut visas issued this year by tens of thousands. A spokesman said a review of student visas had been ordered in November. In 2008/9, about 240,000 student visas were issued by the UK. News of the new measures comes a week after student visa applications from Nepal, northern India and Bangladesh were suspended amid a big rise in cases. |
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