Rules For International Students To Change In January 2024

The government has announced a new set of measures to reduce the number of international students in the UK. The measures are expected to come into effect later this year and impact the January 2024 intake of University students.

In her statement of 23 May 2023, the Secretary of State introduced what she called “a package of measures to help deliver our goal of falling net migration, while supporting the Government's priority of growing the economy”. The package of changes to international student visa comprises:

1. Removing the right for international students to bring dependants unless they are on postgraduate courses currently designated as research programmes.
2. Removing the ability for international students to switch out of the student route into work routes before their studies have been completed.