Recently, British government announces that overseas students and tourists will be spared the full brunt of visa fee increases designed to raise money to pay for a crackdown on illegal immigrants.This annoucement will come into effect on April 1.
The cost of work permits will increase from £85 to £200, while that of student visas will rise by £14 to £99. A visitor visa fee will increase from £50 to £63.According to an officer in the immigration office, it was only fair that immigrants who get the most financial benefit from coming to Britain should pay more.
Let's go over this issue in mathematics way. A Chinese student will pay £85 more than last year, that is to say almost ¥1,275, a standard income in some parts of China. While the working permits even cost higher, almost ¥3,000, which means high-paid-month-salary in some small cities in China.
I wonder if is fair that people like me who wish to study in the UK should pay more. Firstly, most international students are self-sponsored or suportted by their families...
Secondly, I don't think illegal immigrants will be crackdown by this policy. As far as I know, most illegal immigrants are coming from...
Thirdly, this policy may affect legal immigrats and international students' morale, which in anther words, if education is a business to the UK,the policy may cause the customers not buying the "UK education" product and buying "US/EU/Asia education" product instead.
Though the population of the international students is increasing according to data from last year, such a event is still far from being a good news. I strongly suggest that immigration office should treat the international students and immigrants differently.