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<p>The Government welcomes the contribution that international students make to the
UK economy. We recognise that international students enhance our educational institutions
both financially and culturally; enrich the experience of domestic students; and become
important ambassadors for the United Kingdom in later life. The Government has recently
commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake a study into the costs
and benefits of international students</p><p>There is no limit on the number of international
students who can come to the UK and there are no plans to change this. So long as
students are compliant with immigration rules they should make a very limited contribution
to net migration numbers</p><p>The independent Office for National Statistics is responsible
for the production of the net migration statistics. In line with the internationally
agreed UN definition, these statistics define a migrant as someone changing their
normal place of residence for more than a year. Students are therefore included in
the same way as other migrants.</p>
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