Visa relief for international MBA and doctoral students in UK
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A recent change to UK immigration rules has brought smiles to several faces. From now, international students pursuing Undergraduate courses or MBA in various UK universities will be allowed to stay on for up to a year after the completion of their course as a part of entrepreneurship development programme. Research scholars are also allowed to stay on after completion of studies for up to a year and work, without taking any course.
According to experts, these changes made to attract the best talent can benefit skilled foreign workers. As many as 1000 international students will be able to stay back in the UK every year as per Graduate Entrepreneur Scheme. The students can focus on entrepreneurship with start-up firms or apply for a skilled worker or entrepreneur visa.
As per the new rules, there is no restriction on the number of persons who can obtain a Tier 2 visa to stay and work post study, as long as the visa-holder can get a graduate-level job with an income of £20,000 or more.
Following the cancellation of post work visa, the number of Indian students coming to study at UK universities registered a fall of nearly 23.5% last year, including a 28% drop at postgraduate level.
The rules are also expected to benefit Indian coming to the UK. Intra-company transferees who are paid more than £152,100 will now no more need to take TOEFL to extend their stay in the UK. The government is also reducing the number of documents that need to be shown by ICTs to prove they have worked for the company for more than a year.
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The University of the West of Scotland has five modern and diverse campuses in United Kingdom. The University has welcomed more than 3,000 international students which are representing 1/3 of the globe. They also have 130 European partners who are actively in global study and exchange options through the Commonwealth universities programmes. The University also offers study abroad opportunities for UWS who are eligible for the same and also have more than 20 transnational education partners worldwide which helps them deliver UWS Bachelors and Masters Degrees around the world.