Why is it getting harder and harder to study in Britain?

A few days ago, it was reported in Britain that it is becoming more and more difficult for potential international students to go to universities in Britain because they will face more complicated and stricter visa requirements.

All visa applications from non-EU students are included in the examination system of points system. Different visa types have a certain passing score, and you can get a British visa only if you meet the required score. Submit qualification certificate, income expectation, guarantor information, English level, living expenses certificate and other materials to get the score.

Take 20 12 as an example, more than 10000 overseas students applying for a British visa must be interviewed for a visa. This measure is implemented by the British Border Agency to strictly control visas.

At the same time, the staff of the British Border Agency also have the right to refuse entry to international students who are still not credible after the interview. For those students who didn't attend the interview, if they can't give a reasonable explanation, they will be rejected directly.

Of all non-EU students coming to the UK, 5% will be selected for visa interview. This interview plan is an improvement after last year's pilot plan. In last year's pilot, 2,300 visa applicants from 47 countries were interviewed by consular officials at three interview points around the world/kloc-0.

The interviewer rejected 17% of the application because of the lack of basic English communication skills. At the same time, they pointed out that if we consider the credibility of their student status, there will still be 32% visa applications in doubt.

Now the British government puts stickers on international students? Immigrants? And hope to reduce the number of immigrants by keeping an eye on them. According to the latest data, there are 250,000 net immigrants in Britain every year, which is still at the historical peak. Studying in Britain is the most common reason for immigration, so the group of international students also constitutes the main part of the net increase of immigration.

At the same time, the British Border Agency suspended the right of City University of London to enroll non-EU students. 2700 international students were impacted by this sudden change. The vice president of City University of London said that this decision will cost the school 30 million pounds, accounting for almost 5% of the school's annual budget.

However, the number of overseas students at the London School of Economics accounts for 42%. Coincidentally, the number of international students in Imperial CollegeLondon, London also accounts for 36%.

Therefore, it is pointed out that excellent international students can make the university culture more diversified, and at the same time, they can also let the school select outstanding students from among international students to add luster to the school, which is not only beneficial to the curriculum teaching at the undergraduate level, but also beneficial to enhancing the scientific research strength at the postgraduate level.

At the same time, a committee involved in internal affairs estimates that the measures to strengthen the examination and approval of student visas will cost 654.38+0.3 billion to 3.6 billion pounds in the next four years.

Adam, Dean of British College? Adam Roberts believes that although the Higher Education Bureau has been strictly restricting the admission of international students in the past 10 years, the number of students from non-EU countries has greatly increased.

To this end, he feels that the abuse of student visas should still be controlled. But he added:? This does not mean that we need to achieve this goal by threatening to reduce the number of legal international students. Our university can't shut out talents. ?