British Home Secretary Theresa May announced on Saturday that foreign students will not be allowed to work in the United Kingdom and will be forced to leave the country once their courses have ended.
A new policy by the British Home Office stated that students will be barred from applying for visa extensions, and will have to return home before re applying for a job.
Rules have been tightened since increased fraud has been detected at publicly funded colleges and immigration advisers advertising college visas as a way to work in the UK.
Ministers are of the opinion that the new policy will ensure colleges are not used as “back door to a British visa”. Further, the policy is not applicable to European Union students.
According to official figures, 121,000 non-EU students entered the UK in the 12 months to June last year but only 51,000 left, a net influx of 70,000.
