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New EU rules for students and researchers
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Under new draft rules proposed by the European Parliament the EU would offer talented non-EU students and researchers better living and working conditions so as to boost its member states’ long-run competitiveness. The...

 rules would also clarify entry and residence conditions for foreign trainees, volunteers, school pupils and au pairs. According to the European Commission the EU spends 0.8% less of its GDP on...

UK immigration policy could deter many students
By Richmond Chambers -

An interesting new poll commissioned by think tank IPPR suggests that not being able to stay and work after completing studies in the UK is becoming a real issue for overseas students. The poll by Ipsos MORI questioned...

 500 young people in India looking to study abroad and found that 90% say the UK’s restriction on their ability to work after studying could put off ‘most’ or ‘some’ students. More than half...

Latest quarterly migration statistics
By Richmond Chambers -

The Office for National Statistics has published its Migration Statistics Quarterly Report for May 2013. statistics show that: There was a net flow of 153,000 migrants to the UK in the year...

 ending September 2012, which is significantly lower than the net flow of 242,000 in the year ending September 2011. There was a decrease in the number of citizens immigrating to the UK from New Commonwealth...

Net migration in 2013
By Richmond Chambers -

Net migration will fall to around 140,000 this year, according to new statistical analysis from the think tank IPPR. This follows a fall of over 25% in the year to March 2012, but analysis suggests that net migration...

 will begin to rise again in 2014, although final figures for that year will not be available until after the 2015 General Election. According to the IPPR, official figures released in 2013 are likely...

Summer 2011 interns exempt from Tier 2 cooling off period
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Students who worked as interns in the UK last summer and want to return to a graduate job with the same company are now temporarily exempt from cooling off rules, according to the UK Border Agency. Cooling...

 off rules, introduced to Tier 2 (General) in February this year, mean those who have left Tier 2 need to wait a year from the end of their last application before they can apply again through that route. This is...

Govt “gaming” net migration figures
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The Government should switch to a more rational method of measuring student migration flows and only count students who stay on in the UK permanently in net migration figures, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR.

 The Government should switch to a more rational method of measuring student migration flows and only count students who stay on in the UK permanently in net migration figures, according to a new report published by the think tank IPPR.

NAO review of student route immigration
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The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a report on the 2009 implementation of a points based route, known as Tier 4, by which students from countries outside the European Economic Area can study in the UK.

 The National Audit Office (NAO) has issued a report on the 2009 implementation of a points based route, known as Tier 4, by which students from countries outside the European Economic Area can study in the UK.

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