Home Office to reconsider the start date of the New Graduate Programme

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

The New Graduate Programme will be starting on the 1st July 2021, but the Home Office has shown no sympathy to those graduating before. Students have been left in limbo with little or not time to obtain further admissions, employment or chance to extend their visas.

Students have been left in limbo with little or not time to obtain further admissions, employment or chance to extend their visas.
The Home Office had ample time since the announcement in September 2019 to set a start date but has remained silent. Thousands of students have come to the UK as a result of the announcement , despite the Home Office citing the fact that current students had no expectation of being able to work after their course when they started.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

We have published the following petitions, which you might like to sign:

Extend the 2 years post-study work visas to 2020 Graduates: Extend the 2 years post-study work visas to 2020 Graduates

Extend new Graduate Route to 2020 and pre-July 2021 graduates: Extend new Graduate Route to 2020 and pre-July 2021 graduates

Timeline

10 Mar 2021	Petition opened for signatures
16 Mar 2021	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 16 Mar 2021

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