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The UK government has cut the Graduate Route visa from two years to 18 months, part of a sweeping crackdown on what it describes as “systemic abuse and mission drift” in international education, asylum, and family immigration.

The announcement, part of a broader Immigration White Paper released Monday, is paired with tougher compliance rules for universities, a legal reset on asylum and deportation decisions, and stricter enforcement powers to curb visa fraud.

“Migration must be controlled and compliant. Our reforms will close the backdoors and shut down abuse across the system,” the Home Office stated on its website.

Graduate Route Shortened, Sponsors Face Scrutiny

The Graduate Route — previously offering two years of post-study work rights — will now offer only 18 months, with a tighter pathway to work visas and fewer rights to bring dependants.

“The Graduate Route has not met its original objectives.

“It has become a loophole for unsponsored work and a magnet for abuse,” the document said.

Only institutions meeting “enhanced compliance standards” will be allowed to retain international recruitment licenses. Universities found to have low progression-to-work rates or engaged in misleading recruitment practices will face sanctions.

“We will take action against sponsors who undermine the integrity of the system,” it added.

Asylum Claims’ New Rejection Rules
The asylum system will also be restructured.

Applicants whose home country conditions have not materially changed — or who fail to claim upon arrival — may now be automatically refused under new admissibility rules.

“We will prevent late, opportunistic asylum claims and re-establish control over our border.

“The threshold for protection will be restored to its intended level,” the Home Office declared.

Tougher Deportation For Foreign Criminals

The government also promises legislation to expand deportation powers, allowing the removal of all foreign offenders, not just those jailed for more than 12 months.

“Deportation will apply to all foreign nationals convicted of offences, with increased focus on crimes involving violence against women and girls,” the paper stated.

The government also plans to restrict the use of Article 8 (right to family life) in appeals.

“Parliament, not the courts, should decide who stays. We will legislate to reset the balance,” the document read.

Visa Sponsorship To Face Penalties For Abuse

In a warning to universities, employers, and other sponsors, the Home Office said it will impose financial penalties, licence revocations, and recruitment bans for those found to have facilitated visa abuse.

“Sponsorship is a privilege, not a right.

“Sponsors will be held accountable for their international recruitment practices,” it read.

Bold Plan Necessary

These changes, the Home Office says, are part of a long-term plan to “restore credibility, reduce numbers, and deliver an immigration system the public can trust.”

“This is about rebuilding integrity.

“We’re making it clear that the UK welcomes global talent — but not at the cost of public confidence or border control,” said Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

Source: https://punchng.com/uk-slashes-graduate-visa-from-two-years-to-18-months/

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They can make it 2 months !

Lol.una problem...

What they are trying to tell you guys is, build your country. Nigerians must build Nigeria for Nigerians.

Lol

People when enter Africa, pillage am, take people forcefully as slaves, sacked kingdoms and caused divisions by reckless partitioning...

These same people wants to "control" immigration.

Who controlled you when you came to Africa

Well, our leaders from way back circa 1100 have been without spine and our youths docile.

I no blame them (whites) at all...

Mtchww

I said this literally a year ago. A lot has changed in the EU and the US regards their international student and immigrant programs. Africans, build your nation. No place like home. If you like spend 500 years in the abroad, they will always remind you are a 4th class citizen and not a part of them.

EponObi:
They came to our continent to steal our ancestors away to use as slaves, stole our artifacts, stole our resources, even cooked some scam agreement to amalgamate some countries, retain resources control by proxy while dishing out independence. Lmaoooo

Decades later, the lineages of our ancestors are selling their ancestral properties, and using the fruit of their sweats to buy visa and japa to "their" countries to become 4th class citizens and become cash cow to their government and slaves to their marital laws.

E no go better for African leaders sha. No wonder as a race we have the lowest IQ.

Anyways, if you still thinking of japaing, understand that the political temperature is changing in Europe. The leftist who valued, supported, and enabled globalization are currently being booted out. Meaning the conservatives are taking over. Expect very harsh policies towards immigrants in the coming decades. Many of you who are about to enter and those who have been there for decades will very (read: VERY) likely be deported back to your home countries. All of una for third world countries don carry una mentality enter their countries to became a menance to their society. You became terrors and leaches to your host and they've had enough of una. Just your head when japaing sha.

EponObi:
Don't mind us. In the coming years, they will start sending us back to our countries. There is a revolution against immigrants currently happening in Europe as we speak. It will be like seasonal film.

Long overdue. I think the UK needed to tighten her migration policies. No one watches gleefully as immigrants from third world nations gradually turn UK to another third world.

The colonizers can invade peoples countries uninvited , loot them dry and want to enjoy the benefits of their colonizing ancestors without the victims of the looted lands not being able to come to their country

Whether they like it or not, they can only delay karma but can’t escape it. Their land would be overrun and lost to foreigners

They are gonna turn that country to waterside before they are going to rest.

Ok

Is bad

The problem regarding immigration is whether it is necessary. If it is, then governments and their citizens simply have to face the truth and accept the reality.

For many critical sectors of the British economy such as the finance and software, immigrants are the lifeblood. The same with the health care sector if the government isn't prepared to pay higher wages for care workers.

You can't have your cake and eat it.

you are still with this old story.

Omoawoke:
The colonizers can invade peoples countries uninvited , loot them dry and want to enjoy the benefits of their colonizing ancestors without the victims of the looted lands not being able to come to their country

Whether they like it or not, they can only delay karma but can’t escape it. Their land would be overrun and lost to foreigners

Everyone should build his Country well.

Qui sera sera

As if people have been working for free or got the graduate route cheaply

On top UK, Nigeria no try oooo i swear

Mumu UK government be deceiving themselves. Nigerians will continue defrauding your week system. You can never stop Nigerians. 🤣🤣🤣

Seems reform dealt a big blow to them.

Lol

Print what?

Stay in your country you helped destroy Agbado and stop hungering at another man’s country

LOL. I really hope people would stop spending their hard earned money on overhyped UK degrees.

Staying over there to work is one of the perks and if it's being strangulated, then spending millions to study in the UK is a bad investment.

I can't even imagine how humble their universities would become if international students stopped applying.

We are going to face another country... Nigerians migrate to UK of language.

Never applied for the Post Study Work Visa, switched to skilled worker visa while still studying before that option was cancelled.

desmondadonis:
Long overdue. I think the UK needed to tighten her migration policies. No one watches gleefully as immigrants from third world nations gradually turn UK to another third world.

Yeah, i heard a the immigrants are buying all their houses, taking all their jobs, especially the care jobs they wanted to do.

After that, 90% of the immigrants are on the dole, taking all their council flats and tax dodging.

Those immigrants sef.

Chaii

BeginsAtHome:
People when enter Africa, pillage am, take people forcefully as slaves, sacked kingdoms and caused divisions by reckless partitioning...

These same people wants to "control" immigration.

Who controlled you when you came to Africa

Well, our leaders from way back circa 1100 have been without spine and our youths docile.

I no blame them (whites) at all...

Uk colonised Asian countries and has more influence there than in Africa. They have since moved on. Most countries in this world were colonised. Uk itself was colonised. They fought one of the most brutal war in this world to gain their freedom and become what they are today. Move on and stop this victim mentality. It's a lazy man that don't learn from the past but always dwell on it.

Are people still going to uk on study route?

santaclaws:
LOL. I really hope people would stop spending their hard earned money on overhyped UK degrees.

Staying over there to work is one of the perks and if it's being strangulated, then spending millions to study in the UK is a bad investment.

I can't even imagine how humble their universities would become if international students stopped applying.

How is that your biz?