Exempt students who arrived before July from changes to visa/settlement rules
Maintain the 2-year Graduate Route for students who arrived before July 2025 and allow transition to the Skilled Worker visa under pre-July 2025 rules, with a clear 5-year residency pathway to ILR.
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Exempt students who arrived before July from changes to visa/settlement rules
Maintain the 2-year Graduate Route for students who arrived before July 2025 and allow transition to the Skilled Worker visa under pre-July 2025 rules, with a clear 5-year residency pathway to ILR.
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Where do you stand on this motion?
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Exempt existing 5 and 10 years routes visa holders from new pathway settlement.
The Government’s proposed new residence pathway "Earned Settlement" shouldn’t include those who are on an existing pathway since 2012 as we believe it violates trust to change the conditions retrospectively.
Exempt full time students from income tax and national insurance
Exempt all full-time students from paying income tax and national insurance while they are enrolled in full time higher or further education. Introduce legislation to ensure students are not taxed on wages earned during their studies.
Treat students without ILR as Home students after 3 years’ UK residence
Don't charge overseas fees for students who have lived in the UK over 3 years
Repeal changes to immigration visa & settlement requirements announced 1/07/2025
We want the government to cancel all changes to the immigration and visa policy as set out on 01/07/25, effective 22/07/25. The new rules cut many eligible job roles, raised the salary threshold, and require that sponsored jobs have a university degree.
All pre-settled status students to be charged home fees instead of international
I would like the government to make it law that students with pre-settled status are eligible for paying home tuition fees and allowed to take out a student loan.