On Wednesday 11 June 2025, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students, in collaboration with UKCISA and the NUS, convened an International Student Experience Roundtable to explore both the contributions and associated costs of international students across the UK’s regions and nations. This session followed the Expert Roundtable held the… Read More »APPGIS International Student Experience Roundtable
On Wednesday 4 June 2025, 15:00-16:00 the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students will host an expert roundtable to explore the contributions and costs of international students across the UK’s regions and nations. This discussion will examine the regional experiences and impacts of international students to identify best practices for sustainable outcomes… Read More »Inquiry into the Regional Impact and Sustainability of International Students in the UK – Expert Roundtable
On Wednesday 14th May, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students hosted a reception in Parliament to mark the launch of the Russell Group Students’ Unions International Students Report, produced by in collaboration with UKCISA. The report draws on survey responses from almost 5,000 international students across Russell Group universities,… Read More »APPG welcomes RGSU and UKCISA landmark report on international students’ experience
APPG Co-Chairs Paul Blomfield MP and Lord Bilimoria have welcomed the news that the Graduate route will remain. Commenting on the Government’s decision to accept the Migration Advisory Committee’s recommendation to retain the Graduate route in its current form, they said: “The Government has confirmed that the Graduate route will… Read More »Maintaining the Graduate route the right outcome, say APPG Co-Chairs
The Government’s independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published the report from its rapid review into the Graduate route, commissioned by the Home Secretary in March. Commenting on the report, Paul Blomfield MP and Lord Bilimoria, Co-Chairs of the APPG for International Students, said: “The Migration Advisory Committee’s report is… Read More »APPG Co-Chairs respond to Migration Advisory Committee report on Graduate route
The Co-Chairs of the APPG, Paul Blomfield MP and Lord Bilimoria, have written to The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department, calling for changes to the policy that prevents postgraduate taught (PGT) students from bringing dependants to the UK. In the letter, they set… Read More »APPG letter to the Home Secretary: student dependants
A new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Students calls on the UK Government to publicly commit to maintaining the Graduate visa. The publication of the report, The Graduate Visa: An Effective Post-Study Pathway for International Students in the UK?, concludes an Inquiry into the effectiveness of… Read More »Graduate visa needs stability: new report from APPG