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<p>The Tier 1 (Post Study Work) route was closed in April 2012.</p><p>A published
assessment of Tier 1 migrants in October 2010 found that three in five users of this
visa were in unskilled work and we also saw a large number of fraudulent applications.
This undermined our work routes and damaged the reputation of our education system.
We have no current plans to re-introduce a post study work route that does not lead
to skilled work.</p><p>We already have a comprehensive offer for graduates seeking
to undertake skilled work in the UK after their studies.</p><p>Students studying courses
lasting 12 months or more are given 4 months leave at the end of their course to look
for a job and those with an offer of a graduate-level job, paying an appropriate salary,
may take up sponsored employment through Tier 2. Many of the requirements for a Tier
2 skilled work visa are relaxed or waived for those applying to switch from the Tier
4 student route within the UK. This includes exempting switching students from the
Tier 2 cap of 20,700 and allowing employers who wish to recruit them to not carry
out the Resident Labour Market Test.</p>
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