Overview

• Universities must meet new standards or risk losing their license to sponsor foreign students.
• Stricter English language tests and financial self-sufficiency requirements will be implemented.
• Graduate Route visa remains in place but under review, with potential changes post-election.
• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak highlights a 10% drop in net migration as part of broader immigration control efforts.
• The government aims to ensure international students are primarily in the UK to study, not work.