the "study" visas are treated ,by a lot, as a means of staying here as they were putting asylum claims in when their visa expired
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Fair point but still think it’s a fair assumption your average person here on a study visa does more good than harm. Low burden on services and they spend a lot to be here in the first place. Essentially we’ve lost more people than expected who put in more than they take out, brought in fewer people who take in more than they take out and kept the number of people who take out more than they put in the same. All of which adds up to… not good.
Foreign students must spend a hell of a lot money in this country. My neck of the woods the biggest number of students coming in must be on the campuses at Canterbury, which is forever expanding and not all of it is onsite living, quite a few students rent properties off site, especially when you get the rich ones with their mates. They have to eat, use the nightlife, all of which is critical to our economy/hospitality. Probably part reason Canterbury still thrives as well as the tourists, then you have the private boarding schools around the country, who have travelled here from places such as Asia. I honestly couldn't think of any reason why anyone would have problems with students coming here, yeah you will always get people abuse the system but that's just every part of daily life. Certainly a positive to our economy.
- Overall asylum claims: In the year ending June 2025, 36% (14,800) of asylum claimants had a study visa as their last form of leave before claiming asylum, while 30% (12,200) had a work visa and 22% (8,900) had a visitor visa.
Seems like 80-90% of new housing we build down here, pisses me right off.
Can't stand them tbh. How about you pay some council tax you ****ing dossing ****s.
Can't stand them tbh. How about you pay some council tax you ****ing dossing ****s.
Sheffield has two big universities that are packed with international students during the summer as they look to do Masters degrees and in some cases undergraduate degrees.
would cost the universities much needed fees and also the city a decent few £’s if they were restricted in numbers.
The Chinese students actually do studying and aren’t out getting ****ed four times per week. Game has well and truly gone.
Another part that often gets overlooked, not only do they support our economy in the way I highlighted, they also have part-time jobs, the sort of jobs that lots of British kids don't like to do, **** hours for **** pay, although the latter has improved. That part-time job helps them pay for their nights out, so it all goes back into the economy. If every foreign student left this country would be ****ed. In 2023/24 alone there were 730,000 International students, that's a hell of a lot of money. Oh and nearly forgot, they have to pay for their visas so more cash coming in to the UK.
https://migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/briefings/student-migration-to-the-uk/
Was always more space at the bar. To be expected from them, it’s that or making Nike shoes.
Nah he's not the same level of importance, maybe just a trip down some steps.
Your Party members have voted finally on a permanent name for the temporary Your Party and have settled on Your Party.
They’ve also voted narrowly to have three co-leaders. Jezza, Sultana and one of the Hamas independents and I’ve honestly forgotten which one without looking it up. That can only go well.
Oh right, they're even further behind the Greens then - who just a month ago finally figured out multiple leader parties are ****ing ******ed.