Student Visa Changes Will Hurt the West Midlands Economy say Immigration Lawyers

Immigration experts at Birmingham-based DBS Law are warning that Government plans to restrict visas to foreign students will have a dramatic effect on the economy around Birmingham and the West Midlands. The Government intends to cut the number of visas granted to students wishing to come and study in the UK by 230,000 a year as part of its target to reduce net migration by 50% by 2015.  

BIRMINGHAM, England, 01/08/2011 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - istruzione e formazione)

Immigration experts at Birmingham -based DBS Law are warning that Government plans to restrict visas to foreign students will have a dramatic effect on the economy around Birmingham and the West Midlands . The Government intends to cut the number of visas granted to students wishing to come and study in the UK by 230,000 a year as part of its target to reduce net migration by 50% by 2015.  

DBS Law Head of Immigration, Sejal Karavadra , points out that the cuts will mean an end to a valuable income streams for educational institutions in the region causing them to cut courses and increase fees to domestic students. The general economy will be affected as demand for rented accommodation drops and the lack of foreign students' expenditure in the region will add to the woes of the retail sector in the West Midlands .

Whilst the changes will affect every area of the UK, Sejal Karavadra argues it will have a disproportionate effect on the Midlands :        

   

said Sejal Karavadra Head of Immigration at DBS Law.

Note to editors: Government plans include:

Also from April 2012 the UKBA are scrapping the Post Study Worker route which allowed students to stay in the UK after they complete their studies and gain experience.