The UK government has been urged to provide clarity on international student visas, amid reports that it is finalising proposals to block dependants from joining overseas master’s students.
With a general election looming, ministers hope their plans to curb some migration numbers linked to international students will help reduce the record levels of migration seen last year.
The government is finalising a plan that would stop dependants from travelling with master’s students on one-year courses, according to a report in the Financial Times.
The move might be a direct response to figures released last year that showed a tripling in the number of visas issued to students’ family members, with 70 per cent of all dependants coming from Nigeria and India.
