Migration Advisory Committee Recommends Retaining Graduate Route

In its rapid review, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended retaining the Graduate route in its current form. The Home Office will now consider the report and whether to accept its recommendations.

The MAC published its review of the Graduate route on 14 May 2024. The Home Secretary commissioned the work in March 2024, as part of its five-point plan to lower net migration.

Although the commissioning letter identified fears of abuse of the route, the MAC has found no significant evidence of non-compliance with immigration rules.

What are the MAC's recommendations?

The MAC has made the following recommendations:

• That the Graduate route is retained in its current form, because it is broadly achieving Home Office objectives and the International Education Strategy;