Question follow-through · 9875

Visas: Students

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the 20-hour work limit on student visas in the context of increases in the cost of living.

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Answering body: Home Office
Tabled: 17 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 24 Oct 2024
Answer: 24 Oct 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the 20-hour work limit on student visas in the context of increases in the cost of living.
24 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Oct 2024
Answer published
All students applying to study within the UK are required to demonstrate that they have sufficient funds to support themselves financially throughout their studies.Working hour limits are in place to ensure students have sufficient time to devote to their...

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