Nigerian students studying in the United Kingdom may be deported back to the country over poor academic performance
This is because the UK is reportedly planning to review the graduate visa amid concerns it was fuelling immigration and was open to abuse. It was reported that the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, urged the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the two-year graduate visas
A government’s top adviser in the United Kingdom has said foreign students could be deported from the country if they fail to achieve high enough grades According to the UK Telegraph, the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, has called on the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to review the two-year graduate visas.
It was gathered that the review is part of a five-point plan to reduce net migration by 300,000 from its record-high levels.
The newspaper reported that there has been an increase of 42,000 or 74 per cent in just a year after more than 98,000 students were granted two-year visas to remain in the UK after their graduation. It is believed that the student visa has become a backdoor route to work in the UK. The Chairman of the MAC, Professor Brian Bell, said the committee is considering coming up with a rule that students must achieve high grades or achievement in their courses to remain in the country.
Professor Bell said MAC would consider if the graduate via should be “primarily” limited to highly skilled graduate workers. He did attempt the graduate visa as an attractive selling point to bring in students that could boost university finances. Robert Jenrick, the former immigration minister, called for scrapping or overhauling of the graduate visa.
