To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made with the Secretary of State for Education of the potential impact of changes to the eligibility of people with student visas to bring dependents on enrolment numbers in higher education settings.
Answered on
14 October 2024
A full economic Impact Assessment (IA) was produced relating to the potential impacts of changes to the eligibility of student visa holders to bring dependants. The IA is available at:
2023 changes to the student route and consequential changes to work routes: impact assessment (publishing.service.gov.uk)
Home Office also publish monthly statistics on visas issued (including those on study visas and their dependants). These statistics do not consider the extent to which the lower volumes relative to last year are attributable to the specific policy changes in question. The monthly statistics are available at:
Monthly monitoring of entry clearance visa applications - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)