May 23, 2023 – 3:12 PM
New rules apply to international students who will start their studies in the UK in 2024: they cannot bring their families with them, because, according to surveys, the number of relatives arriving with students, and therefore the number of immigrants arriving in the country, has increased several times recently. A Downing Street spokesperson Sky NewsHe mentioned that nak
In 2022, about 136,000 visa applications submitted by family members of students from abroad will be accepted. This number is eight times what it was in 2019.
However, this hinders the government’s efforts to reduce immigration. According to the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, this is why the proposal is needed, which enables the teaching of international students, reduces the number of those who take this opportunity to enter the country illegally, and can reduce net immigration numbers, which – not yet published – according to For official statistics, it has recently increased by hundreds of thousands.
According to the government’s proposal, the new rule, which will come into force next January, does not need to be taken into account in one case, if the student coming from abroad participates in a postgraduate education that is considered a research program.
