The UK government’s lack of clarity over new minimum visa salary thresholds is causing uncertainty among universities and leaving families “stuck in limbo”, the sector has warned.
The general minimum salary requirement to obtain the country’s skilled worker visa is set to increase by 48 per cent, from £26,200 to £38,700, under plans laid out in December by the home secretary, James Cleverly.
But the government is yet to reveal what discount will be applied to specific roles in academia – similar to what happens now – or if a discount will be applied at all, ahead of the introduction of the reforms next spring.
“Over a fortnight on from the government’s announcement, there is still little detail on the proposals and many families are caught in limbo,” Harry Anderson, assistant director of Universities UK International, told Times Higher Education.
