- Target:
- UK Border Agency
- Region:
- United Kingdom
- Website:
- studentsnotsuspects.blogspot.com
The Coalition Government plans to scrap the Post Study Work option for Non-EU graduates who have completed a degree at a UK university. The visa provides the entitlement to work for two years.
The Post Study Work visa is a good motivator for prospective students when choosing to come to the UK, as it will enable them to gain some international work experience.
They must get a sponsored job after the visa expires in order to stay in the country, so it is hardly the route to illegal migration characterised by the tabloid press or pressure groups such as MigrationWatch.
International students invest considerable amounts of money into the country (over £9,000/year, in some cases more); it is only fair to give them some work experience after completing their degrees. Other countries, including the US, already offer this opportunity to foreign graduates; if the UK were to cancel the Post Study Work visa, it is likely that students would study elsewhere.
We, the undersigned, call for the UK Home Office to reconsider the decision to scrap the Post Study Work visa.
In the very least, we call on the government to retain the scheme for current international students, many who have already come to the UK and paid fees based on the decision they will be able to gain some international work experience.
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The Save the Post Study Work visa for Non-EU graduates petition to UK Border Agency was written by Sian Moore and is in the category Students' Rights at GoPetition.