{"id":302,"date":"2019-09-12T09:06:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T09:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2019-09-13T06:47:27","modified_gmt":"2019-09-13T06:47:27","slug":"uk-brings-back-two-year-post-study-work-permit-for-international-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.vinodgambtoo.com\/blog\/2019\/09\/12\/uk-brings-back-two-year-post-study-work-permit-for-international-students\/","title":{"rendered":"UK brings back two-year post-study work permit for international students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Backgrounder:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In 2012, then-Home\nSecretary Theresa May changed the policy of post-study work permit for\ninternational students. She reduced the time for international students to\nremain to work from 2 years to 4 months after graduation from the UK\nuniversity.<\/li><li>After this change,\nthe numbers of international students wishing to study at the UK universities dropped\nsignificantly, and the UK as a preferred education destination was under threat\nfor years. In fact, it lagged its rivals, such as the US and Canada. <\/li><li>Students from India\nreported healthy growth in the last two years \u2013 from over 11,700 in June 2017\nto almost 22,000 in June 2019 under Tier 4 visa category, a substantial rise of\nnearly 90%.<\/li><li>Nearly 96% of Indian\nstudents obtained the visa under Tier 4 study visa. <\/li><li>The UK has set a\ngoal of inviting more than 600,000 international students by 2030 and expects\nto double the value of education exports at \u00a335 billion.<\/li><li>This U-turn policy\nis greeted by universities with enthusiasm since they have been pushing for\nthis change over the years.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The restoration\nof the old immigration policy for international students reverses a decision\nmade by Theresa May in 2012. The old policy forced students to leave the UK\nafter months of finishing studies. Students found themselves stranded and returned\ntheir homelands with a very expensive piece of paper (degree). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, there\nis a sigh of relief for international students. The British Government has announced\nthat from the beginning of the next year (2020), eligible international\nstudents will be allowed to stay in the UK on a two-year post-study work\npermit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new immigration route will allow all eligible undergraduate or graduate students from a recognized university to stay in the country for two years either to gain some work experience at any skill level or to seek employment. Students wishing to take advantage of this move must ensure that the higher institution that they choose must adhere to immigration laws with a good track record. Schools having an adverse track record could make students ineligible under this new policy. Students going to the UK in January 2020 will be the beneficiary of this move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a testament to our world-leading\nuniversities that so many students from abroad want to study here. The\nimportant contribution international students make to our country and\nuniversities is both cultural and economic. Their presence benefits Britain,\nwhich is why we\u2019ve increased the period of time these students can remain in\nthe UK after their studies\u201d, says Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Some international students could stay longer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department\nof Education states that international students, \u201con the [graduate] route will be able to switch\non to the skilled work route if they find a job which meets the skill\nrequirement of the route.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does this change signal in the years to\ncome for Britain and International Students?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK, as an education destination, was losing\nout its competitive position to its rivals visa-a-vis Canada, Australia, the USA,\nand other top destinations. Education exports bring economic benefits as well\nas the best talent from the world, which helps the host country to stay ahead\nof innovation in this competitive world. Large corporations are always on the\nlookout of the brightest employees to leapfrog in the competition. In some\ncases, visa restrictions such as the old UK immigration policy for\ninternational students stifle their competitiveness in the world market. This\nis a well-known fact to all OECD countries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The British\nGovernment released its new International Education Strategy earlier this year.\nIn this report, the idea was to extend post-study work-permit for 6 months for\nundergraduate and graduate students and 12 months for doctoral students. University\nleaders urged the government to go further, considering this element of\nstrategy. Therefore, this new change has been welcomed with greater enthusiasm,\nand they consider it as \u2018a very positive news\u2019 for universities and the\ncountry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This policy mirrors the overall plan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new visa\npolicy fits well with the two goals set by the British Government:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>To increase international student numbers in higher education in the UK to\n600,000 by 2020 from the present count of 460,000.<\/li><li>To double nearly the value of education exports in the UK to \u00a335 billion,\nwhich will require a constant average annual growth of 4% through 2030.<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backgrounder: In 2012, then-Home Secretary Theresa May changed the policy of post-study work permit for international students. She reduced the time for international students to remain to work from 2 years to 4 months after graduation from the UK university. 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