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Sunday 8 July 2012

UK set to tough student visa forms.

LONDON British Prime Minister David Cameron looks set to reverse the harsh visa restrictions imposed by his government to foreign students, as many from China and India, following reports that £ in the UK from 8000 million annual revenue from this source could be in jeopardy as a result of a decline in applications for the academic year that begins next fall.

The prime minister's office said that concluded that there is a real risk of students from outside the European Union, particularly in India, with his back to Britain if they face barriers to immigration of more . Britain's Times on Sunday quoted a source in the office of Cameron as saying: The prime minister believes that these arguments and is definitely considering a policy change.


India has been pressing the United Kingdom on the issue at every opportunity, even at meetings of cabinet ministers and the high commission is playing an active role in this regard. Within the British Cabinet, secretary of state for business, innovation and skills, Vince Cable, too, has championed this cause.

Cable, a Liberal Democrat and Conservative universities minister under him, David Willets, have argued that the inclusion of foreign students in immigration figures is a mistake, especially because most of them sooner or later, leave Britain after completing their courses.


The Conservatives, now in the office with the Liberal Democrats, made a clear promise before the general election in 2010 to reduce net migration below 100,000 per year.

One in 10 undergraduate or graduate courses in the UK comes from abroad, with China followed by India that provides the main entrance. With Britain scrapping of study after the visas, which are outside the EU who can afford to pay the full fees for university education in the United Kingdom have been deterred from doing so.

Germany, a low-cost, high quality higher education destination is also opening for the Indians, which threatens to pose serious competition to British institutions.


Interestingly, in an example of the cross party unity, Nadhim Zahawi, a Conservative MP, and Paul Blomfield, a Labour MP, warned of a "growing perception abroad that in terms of higher education that Britain is not open business. "

Cameron likely volte face comes at a time when his authority as leader of the Conservatives is being challenged by some of the greats of his party and 50 to 100 deputies odd about his plans to reform the second chamber of Parliament, the House of Lords. Nine former Tory cabinet ministers have written to their MPs urging the party to rebel against Cameron in the proposed change.
  

 

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