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Proceeding contribution from Baroness May of Maidenhead (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 March 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on Student Visas.


Student Visas

Obviously one is always looking to improve the quality of the evidence on which policy can be based. As for whether students are migrants, we use the internationally accepted United Nations definition of ““migrant””, which is somebody coming to stay for over 12 months.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
525 c863 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Admissions Dependants Employment Finance Further education Immigration Entry clearances Higher education Educational institutions English language Pay Overseas students Standards Vetting Sponsorship
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on www.publications.parliament.uk