Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Erasmus work experience programme remains on the list of authorised schemes for the Government Authorised Exchange Visa; and whether the British Council remains the overarching body responsible for sponsoring visas.

Within the Immigration Rules, Appendix Government Authorised Exchange schemes provides the full list of approved schemes. The Erasmus scheme remains on the list of authorised schemes, with British Council listed as the overarching sponsor.

Appendix Government Authorised Exchange schemes can be found below:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-government-authorised-exchange-schemes.