In 2012 the Home Secretary announced her plans to tighten some aspects of the student visa system, mainly below graduate level. The Australian, American and Canadian governments have also recently reviewed their student regimes. This note compares the outcomes and demonstrates that the UK is internationally competitive.
From Control to Dependence: A Review of the Work Visa System
Britain’s work-visa system has been redesigned repeatedly over the past twenty-five years, each time in the name of restoring control. The data tells the opposite story.
September 25, 2026
