Student/study visas

[Bluebirdjones]

(unsure if this should be posted here, or elsewhere ... so feel free to "re-allocate" if deemed appropriate).


Student/study visas

If any of our readers are currently thinking about going down this route, or if you have family / friends
who are considering this option ….. best you get on your toes !

(from The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk...s-1819238.html

Prime Minister Gordon Brown today announced a review of student visas to clamp down on people
applying to study in the UK with the intention of working illegally when they get here.
The review, reporting next month, will consider whether visas should be granted only to foreign students
on degree and postgraduate courses and stopped for those seeking to take shorter courses leading to
lower-level qualifications.

Additionally, Mr Brown also announced plans for a reduction of thousands in the number of posts on the
Government's shortage occupation list, for which foreign workers can gain access to the UK because
of a lack of local people with the skills to do the jobs.
….and he said that during next year, the list would be narrowed further, with the Migration Advisory
Committee considering the case for removing more engineering roles, skilled chefs and CARE WORKERS.

…. How this effects those already here is anyone’s guess !

[darren-b]

They've tried to reduce the number of foreign care workers before, though it wasn't totally successful. Maybe they will have more success this time.