UK Migration Advisers Recommend Retaining Graduate Visa Route

Independent review finds no significant abuse of the system and highlights its importance to higher education funding.

• The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) found no evidence of widespread abuse of the graduate visa route.
• Graduate visas are crucial for universities, helping to offset financial losses from domestic student tuition and research funding.
• The review noted a significant impact from recent changes to student dependant rules and skilled worker thresholds on net migration.
• Concerns were raised about poor practices by some international recruitment agents, but these are separate from the graduate visa route's integrity.
• University leaders urge the government to provide assurance on the visa's future to end uncertainty in the sector.

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