Entry Clearances: Overseas Students
(asked on 8th November 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the Home Secretary on reintroduction of the post-study work visa.
This question was answered on 27th April 2017
The Department engages regularly with the Home Office on matters of student migration.
Overseas students can remain in the UK to work following their studies by switching to several existing visa routes, including Tier 2 (skilled worker) visas.
The Government closed the dedicated Post Study Work visa route in 2012 on the grounds that it was open to immigration abuse (including low-skilled work and fraudulent applications).