Until 6th April 2012 students who had completed further education courses in this country could apply for leave to remain for up to 2 years in order to enter employment as Tier-1 (Post-study Work) migrants. It was hoped that the scheme would attract high quality graduates to this country, but in March 2011 the government concluded that it had not succeeded in doing so and announced that it had decided in principle to close that particular route to entry from April the following year. In the event the new rules took effect from 6th April 2012.
Moore-Bick LJ VP CA, Sir Stanley Burnton
[2014] EWCA Civ 1493
Bailii
England and Wales
Immigration, Education
Updated: 23 December 2021; Ref: scu.538911