Mallika Dureja
Foreign students in the UK can work 20 hours
According to a report, UK international students, including Indians, may be permitted to work longer hours and more part-time employment to fill labour shortages in various sectors.
The Times said that the administration is considering raising this cap to 30 hours or eliminating altogether to promote its economy. Last year’s 1.1 million migrants included 476,000 international students.
Last year, 161,000 students, including 33,240 dependents, came from India. Prime Minister of UK Rishi Sunak said that “companies are crying out for labour” with 1.3 million vacant positions, roughly half a million more than before the outbreak.
The Times reported that “part of a swathe of proposals being studied” includes lifting the international student hours cap. Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s plans to cut international student numbers could complicate matters.
International students, including Indians, in the UK are likely to be allowed to work for longer hours and take up more part time jobs to plug labour shortages in various sectors across the country
https://t.co/eGZIS4Y6YT— Economic Times (@EconomicTimes) January 28, 2023
Braverman has advocated lowering the overall number of people moving to Britain, as well as limiting the amount of time that international students can remain in the country once they graduate. Limits on the number of dependents allowed as well as courses considered to be of “poor quality” are currently up for debate.
According to the Department of Education, the constraints will lead to the financial collapse of universities in the UK, which are dependent on students from other countries.
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According to research conducted by a company based in the United Kingdom called New Way Consultancy, international students and their families made a financial contribution to the economy of the United Kingdom by paying tuition fees ranging from 10,000 to 26,000 pounds and paying an NHS surcharge of 400 pounds for students and 600 pounds for dependents.
It was asserted that the restrictions on graduate work visas would force Indian students to seek opportunities in Australia and Canada, so causing the UK student economy to collapse.
