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Rishi Sunak backtracks plan to restrict graduate visas after cabinet opposition

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Plans for a radical crackdown on graduate visas that allow overseas students to work in the UK for up to two years after graduation look set to be abandoned by the prime minister after coming up against staunch opposition from cabinet colleagues.

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The Guardian

Indian students’ union urges UK to retain graduate visas

Chair of union for Indian students and alumni says visa scheme is vital for attracting high-paying international students to UKIndian students and alumni in the UK have urged the British prime minister to retain graduate visas, rejecting claims they are little more than “Deliveroo visas” that allow overseas students access to low-paid jobs in the gig economy.Amid fears that Rishi Sunak is to announce a further crackdown on international students…

13 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Indian Students' Body In UK Urges PM Rishi Sunak To Protect Graduate Route Visa Policy

The National Indian Students and Alumni Union UK (NISAU UK), representing Indian students and alumni in the UK, has urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to protect the "Graduate Route" visa policy. This request follows the Migration Advisory Committee's (MAC) recent findings, which revealed no misuse of the "Graduate Route" and recommended its retention in its current form. The Graduate Route permits international graduates to remain in the UK for t…

13 days ago·New Delhi, India

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The Sun

Migrant graduates will be subject to English tests to stay in Britain

MIGRANTS using the controversial Graduate Route to stay in Britain after their uni studies will be subject to mandatory English tests.The Cabinet will

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

Rishi Sunak appears to bow to cabinet pressure over graduate visa scheme

The two-year period students can stay in the UK after finishing their degrees will stay in place after Lord Cameron and Jeremy Hunt made arguments to the prime minister.

13 days ago·United Kingdom

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