Ministers’ migration adviser backs curtailing length of student visa stays

Ministers’ migration adviser backs curtailing length of student visa stays

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he head of a committee that advises ministers on migration issues has said his panel supports curbing the amount of time overseas university students can stay in Britain.

Professor Brian Bell, chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), told The Sunday Telegraph that his independent body thought it “unnecessary” for foreign students to be permitted to work in Britain for two years after completing their masters degree.