Visas: Graduates

(asked on 2nd November 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria will define a high-compliance university for the two-year Graduate visa; and how many institutions she expects to qualify.


Answered by
Jo White Portrait
Jo White
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 4th November 2026

The Government has announced its plans to increase the duration of the Graduate visa to two years for graduates from high compliance universities where there are strong labour market outcomes. Further details, including any transitional arrangements, will be announced in due course.

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