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An end has come to the trend where Nigerians and other foreigners use colleges as a ‘back door to a British work visa’.
“Back door” in the sense that, after gaining admission into schools abroad, the students use visas as an easy way to enter the UK to get a job, claim benefits…and if lucky, obtain a citizen visa.
Sadly, that trend is coming to an end!
DailyMailUk reports that the students are to be banned from working in Britain under a fresh crackdown on immigration ordered by Home Secretary Theresa May.
Also, when their courses finish, they will have to leave the country before reapplying to return for a job.
That is not all, Home Secretary Theresa May has taken action against 870 bogus colleges, banning them from taking foreign students.
Under the new rules, non-EU students will be denied the right to work while in the UK and will not be able to apply for a visa extension when their course finishes.
Students will have to leave the country before applying to return under a work visa.
The length of stay is also expected to be cut to two years when the plans are unveiled this week.
Official figures show that 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.
The government also estimates that the number of foreign students coming to the UK will rise by more than 6 per cent a year up to 2020.
