Will studying in the UK not be affected by the cancellation of PSW visa?

The British PSW visa, which had been implemented for more than three years, ended in April 2012. The cancellation of PSW visas in the UK has no obvious impact on Chinese students.

The full name of the PSW visa is Post Study Worker. The British government has officially introduced it under the T1 (point-based system) on June 30, 2008, replacing the previous IGS visa. It is designed to allow students with undergraduate and master's degrees to , PhD and diploma international students have two years after graduation to find a job or carry out business activities in the UK, and the validity period is 2 years. After experiencing the financial crisis, the UK launched PSW to attract more international students and revitalize the study abroad market. Jin Yue, director of Qiantu Abroad's UK department, believes that the launch of the PSW visa has indeed had some impact on students' choice of study abroad destinations, becoming another major selling point and hot spot for studying in the UK, and has played a positive role in promoting the overseas promotion of British education.

The purpose of canceling PSW is to combat the phenomenon of abusing the student visa system and working illegally. Reducing the number of immigrants in the UK can further prevent immigrants engaged in low-end and mid-end jobs from coming to the UK to snatch jobs from locals. The underlying reasons are The UK's sluggish economy is related to its high unemployment rate.

After canceling PSW, the UK launched the "T2 visa" and "Graduate Entrepreneur Visa", raising the threshold for obtaining a work visa. International graduates with a bachelor's degree or above still have 4 months to find a job. As long as they find a job provided by a legal employer with a minimum annual salary of 20,000 pounds, they can obtain a T2 work visa and continue to stay in the UK; exposure during study abroad International students with entrepreneurial talents can apply for a graduate entrepreneur visa and invest at least 50,000 pounds, and they may have the opportunity to be allowed to stay in the UK to develop their own business. On the one hand, the British move is to reduce the number of immigrants and protect local workers. On the other hand, it is to attract truly outstanding talents. They hope to retain international students who can contribute to the UK and create job opportunities.

The standards of these two pathways are very high and have little practical significance for Chinese international students. For example, there are only 1,000 places for the "Graduated Entrepreneur" visa in the first year. They must first be evaluated by the graduates' institutions (HEIs), and their entrepreneurial plans must be recognized as "possessing world-class innovative awareness" before they can be selected into the 1,000 pool. in the quota sheet. According to the rules of the Border Agency, all (qualified) colleges and universities that wish to participate in the project can equally share the 1,000 places, which means that on average, each college may only have a quota of about 10 people in the end. In addition, applicants who pass the screening are required to submit a capital injection of 50,000 pounds for review before they can obtain a 12-month visa, and will face strict scrutiny after expiration to determine whether their business can operate in a "healthy" manner and Obtain a second 12-month visa. Many experts believe that instead of spending 50,000 pounds in exchange for a one-year visa, it is better to return to China and start a business. China's relaxed entrepreneurial environment is more suitable for fledgling overseas graduates than the harsh British review mechanism.