Student visas should be seen as a path to permanent residency and flexible ‘follow-up’ visa schemes should be introduced if governments are to attract talent, a new report has suggested.
The Passport to Progress report, published by think tank representing the UK’s entrepreneurial community The Entrepreneurs Network and global education non-profit ABE Global, urges government to rethink its migration policy.
A key recommendation is that international graduates should have access to unsponsored right to work in the UK following their graduation.
Along with ‘dual intent’ and flexible visa schemes to ease switching visas upon graduation, the report says international graduates should be exempt from migration caps and have the right to launch their own businesses upon graduation.
