Changes to Student visa requirements from January 2024
As of January 2024, international students in the UK will no longer be able to bring dependants on their student visa. The only exception is if they are studying a postgraduate research programme.
The change was announced on May 23. The move aims to reduce the number of dependents, including spouses, migrating to the UK. The number of visas granted to dependents reached a record high of 136,000 last year. It was more than eight times higher than the figure in 2019 (before Covid-19).
Other changes to student visa requirements include:
International students are no longer permitted to switch to work route visas unless they have completed their course.
International students must apply for their dependant visa before they turn 18 if they want to stay in the UK.
Rishi Sunak-led UK government will place restrictions on the ability for international students to bring dependents into the country from January 2024. The government further said these restrictions apply to all students except students in post-graduate research courses. It further said this is aimed at banning people from using a student visa as a backdoor route to find work in the UK.
Rishi Sunak-led UK government will place restrictions on the ability for international students to bring dependents into the country from January 2024. The government further said these restrictions apply to all students except students in post-graduate research courses. It further said this is aimed at banning people from using a student visa as a backdoor route to find work in the UK.
UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman said in the House of Commons that some international students will be allowed to bring their dependents into the country, as per the new visa rules. Students on research programmes like research-led masters courses and PhD students will be allowed to bring family members including children and elderly parents as dependents.
Current visa rules allow postgraduate students in courses that last 9 months or more to bring their partners and children into the country. Braverman said while announcing the new UK visa rules that the UK government must ensure to lower net migration numbers. She added these rules have been made “to better protect our public services, while supporting the economy by allowing the students who contribute the most by coming here”.
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