UK To Grant Work Visas To Graduates Of World’s Best Universities

The United Kingdom has announced that graduates from the world’s greatest institutions would be eligible for work visas as part of a post-Brexit immigration system aimed at attracting the “best and brightest” workers.

After its withdrawal from the European Union, Britain removed the privilege granted to EU citizens and instead implemented a points-based immigration system that ranks applicants according to their qualifications and language skills in relation to the sort of job provided to them, according to Euronews.

On Monday, May 30th, the revised scheme was announced.

Anyone with a bachelor’s or master’s degree from one of the world’s top 50 universities can apply for a two-year work visa and bring their families.

A three-year visa will also be available to those who obtain doctorates.

According to the government, successful applicants would be allowed to upgrade to longer-term employment visas.

Rishi Sunak, Britain’s finance minister, stated that this will allow the country to develop as a worldwide centre for innovation, creativity, and entrepreneurship.

Sunak said, “We want the businesses of tomorrow to be built here today – which is why I call on students to take advantage of this incredible opportunity to forge their careers here.”

Applicants must have received their degrees no more than five years before applying under the new process.

At least two of the following world university rankings, the Times Higher Education world university rankings, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, and the Quacquarelli Symonds world university rankings must rank in the top 50.

The UK government’s most recent list of qualifying universities for 2021 includes more than two dozen American universities, as well as institutions from Canada, Japan, Germany, China, Singapore, France, and Sweden.

Candidates must pass a security and criminality check, as well as be able to communicate in English at an intermediate level in speaking, reading, listening, and writing, according to the government.