THE CABLE
Foreign students in the United Kingdom may face a risk of deportation if they stay longer than six months in the country after the completion of their studies.
Currently, international students in the UK can stay on for two years after the end of their education.
The Times (UK) reports that Suella Braverman, Britain’s home secretary, has drawn up a plan to reform the graduate visa route.
Under her proposal, foreign students would have to obtain a work visa by getting a skilled job or leave the UK within six months after the end of their studies.
However, documents seen by The Times on Wednesday reportedly showed that the country’s department for education is strongly opposing Braverman’s proposal.
The education officials fear the proposal will make the UK less attractive to foreign students, who pay more than UK citizens for their courses and are a major source of income for universities.
According to The Times, the files argued that the two-year visa is in line with most of the UK’s competitors, apart from the US which offers a year-long visa.
