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ARTICLE · 30 MAY 2023

Changes To UK Student Visa Route & Dependants To Limit Net Migration – Announced May 2023

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The anticipated changes to Student visa and their dependant family member visas are announced. In our most recent blog published a few days ago, we spoke about upcoming changes...

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Kasia Janucik
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IMPORTANT CHANGES TO STUDENT VISA AND STUDENT DEPENDANT VISA FROM JANUARY 2024

The anticipated changes to Student visa and their dependant family member visas are announced. In our most recent blog published a few days ago, we spoke about upcoming changes to the UK student visa route. The changes have now been announced by the Home Office on 23rd May 2023 in a short press release. The new rules are due to come into effect for students starting courses in January 2024.

WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE CHANGES TO STUDENT VISA ROUTE?

According to the Home Office press release 'New government restrictions to student visa routes will substantially cut net migration by restricting the ability for international students to bring family members on all but post-graduate research routes and banning people from using a student visa as a backdoor route to work in the UK.'

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