The PIE News is launching a campaign urging the UK government to commit to maintaining the right for international graduates to stay in the country for two years after completing their courses to gain work experience.
It comes after the UK Home Secretary, James Cleverly, revealed that the Migration Advisory Committee had been instructed to launch a review into the Graduate Visa.
The graduate route has not been removed, but there are fears that government could do so as it faces pressure to reduce net migration by some in the UK.
The review is part of a package of measures – including banning dependants of postgraduate-taught students coming to the UK, increasing the immigration health surcharge and skilled worker salary thresholds – that government says is “robust action” needed to reduce “opportunities for abuse”.
