UK Visa

Over 3.1 million people have already moved to the digital system

The UK on Wednesday introduced a grace period until March 2025, during which time expired physical documentation will be accepted for international travel as visa holders make the transition to an entirely online eVisa system. As part of an ongoing Home Office drive, all visa holders including many Indians using a physical biometric residence permit (BRP), a passport containing a visa vignette sticker or ink stamp confirming their indefinite leave to enter/remain in the country, or biometric residence card (BRC) as evidence of their immigration rights, were given until the end of December to make the switch to an eVisa. While the Home Office claims over 3.1 million people have already switched over to an eVisa, there are believed to be several others who have been unable to meet the year-end deadline having encountered technical issues, among other reasons. For those who are yet to switch to an eVisa, a wide range of guidance and support is available, said Seema Malhotra, UK ...

Most countries offer post-study work visas, allowing graduates time to find work after completing their studies

Everyone recognises that Indian students are phenomenal. Indian alumni are leading globally, including at the World Bank and beyond," says UK's Lord Karan Bilimoria

The UK Home Office has introduced the ETA scheme, which operates similarly to the US ESTA system

The planned hike had raised concerns among analysts about its potential impact on lower-income families

In contrast, the US, China, India, Germany, and Brazil have robust talent networks across all sectors analysed by Hays

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Migration curbs could further shrink the workforce, increasing wage and price pressures and limiting economic growth

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged that a new Conservative government would cut the number of available visas each year

"The British people deserve an immigration system that puts their interests first", said UK Home Secretary James Cleverly

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UK Migration Advisory Committee found a dramatic 63% drop in postgraduate student registrations for the upcoming academic year

The UK Migration Advisory Committee has recommended keeping the graduate route work visa, also known as the post-study work (PSW) visa, in its current form

The UK said, "this does not mark the end of the road in our plan to cut migration, there is more still to come"

Parents/guardians are the biggest influencers in shaping the decision to pursue education abroad among Indian students

UK Family Visa: We have reached a tipping point with mass migration. There is no simple solution or easy decision which cuts numbers to levels acceptable to the British people," said British govt

The minimum income required for British citizens and residents, including those of Indian heritage, wanting to sponsor their relatives on a Family Visa increased by over 55 per cent from Thursday, as the incremental increase in salary thresholds announced by the government last year are enforced. Starting Thursday, for someone to be sponsored to come to the UK on a Family Visa, they must have a minimum annual salary of GBP 29,000, up from GBP 18,600. By early next year, this will have increased two more times to match the Skilled Worker visa salary threshold of GBP 38,700. The UK Home Office said it marks the final measure in Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary James Cleverly's package to reduce legal migration and ensure those arriving here do not burden the taxpayer. We have reached a tipping point with mass migration. There is no simple solution or easy decision which cuts numbers to levels acceptable to the British people, said Cleverly. I promised action and we have

The UK government on Sunday extended its visa scheme for war-hit Ukrainians who sought refuge in the country in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, allowing an additional 18-month stay on their current terms. The Home Office said that from early 2025, all those in the UK under one of the Ukraine visa schemes will be able to apply to stay here for an additional 18 months and continue to have the same rights to access work, benefits, healthcare, and education throughout their stay. This will mean those who came on the first visas under one of the Ukraine visa schemes could now stay in the UK until September 2026. This new visa extension scheme provides certainty and reassurance for Ukrainians in the UK on their future as this war continues, and we will continue to provide a safe haven for those fleeing the conflict, said Tom Pursglove, UK Minister for Legal Migration and the Border. Almost two years on from the start of this brutal war, over 200,000 Ukrainians and their family .