International students who will be going to study in the UK from January, 2024 will no longer be able to bring family members with them. Any student who is not pursuing a research degree will not be allowed to bring a dependent with them. Previously students from all courses were allowed to bring dependents along with themselves but now this rule has been changed. This has been done to put a restriction on the number of dependents that come to the UK every year. Migration is on a rise in the UK. So the government is taking all the effective measures necessary to limit migration as much as possible.
This policy might affect the decision making of international students to come to the UK. Many students who migrate to the UK bring their family members along with themselves. Now the inability to bring family members might stop a lot of people from applying for the UK student visa. The ramifications of this decision will be more clear by the beginning of 2024 by looking at the number of visa applications.
