The PIE News

MAY 7, 2024

The total net benefit to the UK exchequer of hosting Graduate Route visa holders came in at £70 million in the first full year of the scheme, new research has found, disproving claims that the UK loses out financially. For every 10 Graduate Route visa holders, there were under two dependants. .

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

Professor Brian Bell has defended the MAC’s recommendation to leave the two-year graduate route intact on UK radio and underlined, “the mistake is to think that you can separate” the student pathway and graduate route and remain competitive.

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The PIE News

MAY 2, 2024

As stakeholders eagerly await the findings of the Migration Advisory Committee’s review into the Graduate Route on May 14, and the governments subsequent policy decision, Lord Offord of Garvel, minister for exports, addressed delegates at the 2024 International Higher Education Forum, organised by Universities UK.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The UK’s graduate route is attracting low-wage migrants, rather than “global talent”, according to the Migration Advisory Committee, which is set to review the visa scheme. So far, 176,000 students have been accepted through the graduate route, with a further 37,000 dependants.

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The PIE News

MAY 15, 2024

Indian nationals account for 42% of all graduate visas issued, as data reveals who is using the Graduate Route, and how they are using it. On the same day as the Migration Advisory Committee has published the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route, the Home Office released data analysing the journey of those using it.

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The PIE News

MARCH 13, 2024

Sector bodies have expressed “deep concern” about the timeline requested by the home secretary for the Migration Advisory Committee to report the findings of its review into the UK Graduate Route.

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The PIE News

MARCH 19, 2024

The economic benefit of international students is well understood by policy makers in Westminster but the international education sector is “fraught with risk”, including threats to the Graduate Route, a former universities minister said.

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

He spoke to The PIE about the UK Migration Advisory Committee’s rapid review of the Graduate Route, its findings , and what might happen next. I think the conclusions that [it’s reached] are pretty clear and robust in terms of saying the Government should retain the Graduate Route.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The UK will review the Graduate Route to “prevent abuse” and “protect the integrity and quality of the UK’s outstanding higher education sector”, the home secretary has announced. UK net migration in 2022 was upgraded to a record 745,000 when new figures were released last month.

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The PIE News

MAY 14, 2024

With the Migration Advisory Committee set to release its review findings on the UK Graduate Route on May 14, stakeholders in one of its biggest markets have cautioned against any major changes. Several emerging European countries like Ireland , Germany , and the Netherlands could become more appealing.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The UK international educator sector has reacted to the Home Office’s announcement on legal migration restrictions, including its review of the Graduate Route visa. As is the case for many in the sector, the news inspired Wilson to reflect on the value of the UK’s international students and the Graduate Route visa.

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The PIE News

MARCH 22, 2024

As the UK and India attempt to formulate a free trade agreement, and with the future of the UK Graduate Route uncertain, stakeholders have highlighted the importance of post-study work offerings for bilateral relations between the countries. “It creates a negative tone to any sort of conversations,” added Campbell.

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The PIE News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

New analysis demonstrating the “extraordinary” contribution international students make to the UK economy – and students’ appetite to look elsewhere – shows “speculation comes at a cost”, a key stakeholder has said. It also suggested international student numbers would never have risen like they have in the last five years without them.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

This is a quote from Timothy Garton Ash writing in The Guardian about the UK government’s inclusion of international students in their efforts to reduce net migration. The review of the Graduate Route is “to prevent abuse and protect the integrity and quality of UK higher education”, said Cleverly.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 20, 2023

NISAU was formed as a student association in the wake of a widespread government crackdown on compliance in 2012 which included London Metropolitan University losing its sponsor licence and the first post-study work visa route being removed entirely. It feels like a bit of deja vu,” recalled Arora. . The review was announced a few days ago.

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The PIE News

DECEMBER 17, 2023

It’s all about the outcomes As the report elaborates, employability is a key motivator for Chinese UG students making such a significant financial investment in studying abroad, and job prospects after graduation are being prioritised. As borders have opened following the pandemic, we have seen an increasingly competitive landscape develop.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Advocates for the UK’s Graduate visa are gearing up efforts into protecting the post-study work right opportunity for international students ahead of a review into the scheme. “This year, the Migration Advisory Committee will review the graduate immigration route,” he said.

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