Finished studies in UK? THIS visa allows you to stay, look for jobs for 2 years. 5 things to know
Skilled Worker route, the Graduate Visa allows flexible job switches, voluntary work, and self-employment. The Graduate Visa also allows the holder to travel abroad and later return to the UK.
This visa route is only available to those who have completed their studies at an approved UK Higher Education provider and who hold a valid Tier 4 or student visa at the time of application, asserts Yash Dubal, Director at A Y & J Solicitors, London, UK. It is also open to partners and children who are in the country as dependents.
In January, former Home Secretary Suella Braverman tried to cut the UK Graduate Visa route from two years to six months and required graduates to get a work visa by employment in a skilled job. The proposal, however, was “killed off" by Gillian Keegan (Secretary of State for Education), according to The Times.
Indian students are projected to be the main beneficiaries of the graduate route because they make up the largest percentage of international students in the UK. Newly released government figures show there were 142,848 sponsored study visa grants to Indian nationals in year ending June 2023, an increase of 49,883 (+54%) compared to the year ending June 2022, and the largest number of study visas granted to any nationality.
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