Cleverly Bullish as Restrictions on Legal Migrants Bringing in Dependants Take Effect

New visa rules come into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning that international students coming to Britain will no longer be allowed to bring any dependants.
Cleverly Bullish as Restrictions on Legal Migrants Bringing in Dependants Take Effect
Home Secretary James Cleverly arrives in Downing Street, London, on Dec. 12, 2023. Yui Mok/PA Wire
Chris Summers
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Home Secretary James Cleverly has predicted levels of legal migration will begin to fall as new visa rules came into force which—from Jan. 1, 2024—forbid international students from bringing dependants like children or elderly relatives with them.

The ban affects everyone except those enrolling on postgraduate research courses, such as PhDs, and those whose courses are on government-funded scholarships.

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