The UK government announced a new immigration policy on Tuesday that will make it more difficult for overseas students to bring their family members to the UK.
The new policy, which will go into effect on July 1, 2023, will only allow international students on postgraduate courses currently designated as research programmes to bring in their family members, including children and elderly parents, as their dependants.
The UK Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, said that the new policy was necessary to “ensure that the UK’s immigration system is fair and works in the best interests of the British people.” She also said that the new policy would help to “reduce the number of people coming to the UK who are not intending to stay permanently.”
The new policy has been met with mixed reactions. Some have welcomed the move, saying that it will help to reduce the number of people coming to the UK who are not intending to stay permanently. Others have criticized the move, saying that it will make it more difficult for international students to study in the UK and that it will harm the UK economy.
The UK government has said that the new policy will not affect the number of international students coming to the UK. However, some experts have warned that the new policy could lead to a decrease in the number of international students coming to the UK, particularly those from countries where the cost of living is high.
The new policy is the latest in a series of measures that the UK government has taken to tighten its immigration controls. In recent years, the UK government has made it more difficult for people from a number of countries to come to the UK, including India, China, and Pakistan. The government has said that the new measures are necessary to control immigration and to protect the UK’s borders.