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Student to Graduate Route COVID-19 UK Entry Concession Extension

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CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateMarch 4, 2021
CategoryStudent migration
Policy toolConcession / physical presence waiver
Affected groupInternational students transitioning to graduate route

Policy effect

Extended the COVID-19 pandemic concession entry deadline for international students who began studies remotely in Autumn 2020 from 6 April 2021 to 21 June 2021 (and 27 September 2021 for Jan/Feb 2021 starters) to retain eligibility for the incoming Graduate Route.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Extended the COVID-19 pandemic concession entry deadline for international students who began studies remotely in Autumn 2020 from 6 April 2021 to 21 June 2021 (and 27 September 2021 for Jan/Feb 2021 starters) to retain eligibility for the incoming Graduate Route.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… overnment to achieve the ambition set out in the International Education Strategy to increase the number of international students in higher education in the UK to 600,000 by 2030. Coronavirus concessions for students unable to travel to the UK due to the pandemic have also been extended, recognising the continuing disruption many face due to international travel restrictions. Applicants who began their studies in Autumn 2020 will now have until 21 June 2021 to enter the UK (updated from 6 April 2021) in order to be eligible for the Graduate route. Students who began their studies in January o … r February 2021 will need to be in the UK by 27 September 2021. The Graduate route comes as the government also unveiled plans to launch another new immigration route that will help start-ups and fast-growing firms recruit the talent they need to innovate and grow at yesterday’s Budget as part of a range of measures for highly skilled migrants. As part of the route, highly skilled migrants with a job offer from a recognised high-growth firm will qualify for a visa without the need for sponsorship or third-party endorsement. Share this page The following links open in a new tab Share on Faceboo … UK Visas and Immigration and Kevin Foster Published: 4 March 2021 This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government Graduate route to open to international students on 1 July 2021 The new Graduate route will open for applications on 1 July 2021, allowing the UK to retain the brightest and the best international students to continue to contribute to society and the economy post-study. International students must have completed an eligible course at a UK higher education provider, with a track record of compliance with the government’s immigration requirements to apply to …
Home Office / UK Visas and ImmigrationUK Visas and Immigration, Coronavirus (COVID-19): Student and Graduate Route Concessions Guidance, June 2021.Open official source
Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-student-sponsors-migrants-and-short-term-students

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