PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Overseas Students: Africa (1 June 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that high potential students who have studied at top institutions in Africa are able to apply to work in the UK under the High Potential Individual Visa scheme.

Asked by:
Marsha De Cordova (Labour)

The High Potential Individual route provides a short-term opportunity for talented international graduates to work or look for work in the UK as they start their careers.

By concentrating on graduates from select international universities, we will ensure the calibre of applicants remains high. Research has shown graduates from universities ranked in the top 50 of established international rankings are more likely to occupy higher paid roles and to find work easily.

Individuals who have graduated from other international institutions, and those who have no formal qualifications but have job offers in eligible occupations, continue to be able to come to the UK to work through other routes such as the Skilled Worker route.

Answered by:
Kevin Foster (Conservative)
9 June 2022