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<p>International students are included in net migration statistics that are produced
by the independent Office for National Statistics (ONS). 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. Other countries, such as the United States, Canada,
and Australia also include students in their net migration figures. Like other migrants,
students who stay for longer than 12 months have an impact on communities, infrastructure
and services while they are here, so it is right that they are included in the net
migration count. The ONS estimates that in the year ending March 2015 there was a
difference of 96,000 in the number of non-EU students coming to and leaving the UK.
Therefore student emigration, or the lack of it, is a key driver of overall net migration.</p>
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