International Students in the UK

1. International Students in the UK Jon Simmons Home Office Science: Migration and Border Analysis

2. Notable rise in student migrant numbers since 2008 Long-term international immigration to the UK by main reason for migration Source: ONS International Passenger Survey

3. Both Non-EU and EU student migration are rising..... Inflows of those migrating for formal study, 2005-10 Source: ONS: International Passenger Survey

4. ....with India and China supplying the most students from outside the European Union Non-EU student (and student dependant) arrivals in 2010 Source: Home Office, Immigration Statistics

5. Half of non-EU students study at non-HE institutions..... Source: Home Office Occasional Paper 90: Overseas students in the immigration system

6. ......while the majority of non-EU students at Universities are postgraduates..... Source: Home Office Occasional Paper 90: Overseas students in the immigration system

7. .....whereas those at privately funded HE/FE institutions are mainly studying at below degree level Source: Home Office Occasional Paper 90: Overseas students in the immigration system

8. China has the highest stock of students in publicly funded HEI’s, and the fastest growing number Stocks of non-EU students in publicly funded HEI’s from 2008/09 to 2010/11 The highest number of non-EU students are Chinese and Indian Most Indians (85%) are postgraduates but Chinese students are more evenly split Around three-quarters of Hong Kong and Malaysian students are undergraduates Source: HESA

9. One in five non-EEA students remain in the system five years after first being granted a student visa...... The 2004 cohort – immigration status in 2009, five years after their initial visa, by route 185,600 students in 2004 cohort were granted student visas • 79% had left the immigration system within 5 years; • 15% had transferred to other routes, mainly work • 3% had obtained settlement • - 6% were still students Source: Home Office Migrant Journey Second Report

10. .....and for some important nationalities this proportion doubles. Student visas granted in 2004 and their immigration status at end of 2009 – highest volume countries Source: Home Office Migrant Journey Second Report

11. Foreign students are keen to remain in the UK after graduation, and many do so Likelihood of 2010 graduates to undertake various activities in next 5 years, by nationality Source: Tracking International Graduate Outcomes 2011, i-graduate (for Department for Business, Innovation and Skills)

12. Of the 6% who were still students after 5 years, a third were studying at undergraduate level or below Long term students: Study route sample by level of study Source: Home Office Migrant Journey Second report (case file analysis)

13. UK Border Agency has found issues with compliance amongst students Students’ compliance by type of sponsoring institution Source: Home Office Occasional Paper 90: Overseas students in the immigration system

14. UK Border Agency enforcement arrests of student visa holders increased in 2010... Number of Tier 4 visa arrests by enforcement; Sept 2009 – Nov 2010 Source: Home Office: Points-based system Tier 4 attendance at privately funded colleges; Annex: Background Information

15. ...and student visa holders were responsible for 13.5% of asylum claims matched to a visa in 2010 Asylum applications matched to PBS T4 (General) Student Visas Source: Home Office: Points-based system Tier 4 attendance at privately funded colleges; Annex: Background Information