Charles ☭  is a GreenMar 4

Thinking of coming to the UK to study?

Don't.

The universities are fine, but the visa system is a nightmare and getting worse. Successive governments have targeted students to score anti-immigrant political points.

This may be incredibly disruptive to your studies. If they cancel your visa in the middle or give you one with a shorter duration than your degree and then decide not to renew it, you will not be refunded for the time or money spent for your studies up to that point.

Show threadCharles ☭  is a Green
If you reside or study or having voting rights in the UK, you might consider advocating for the rights of foreign students. Ask your union to pass a resolution. Write your MP. Write a letter to the editor of a newspaper.
Mar 4 at 11:33amWeb
Show threadCharles ☭  is a GreenMar 6
The Guardian is apparently not going to run my letter.
Show threadYzaMar 4

@celesteh this country is always crying about the NHS being understaffed while simultaneously driving away anyone who'd want to to work or study here

the uk does nothing but manufactor it's own destruction

Show threadStrfnurfnMar 6

@Yza @celesteh dammit the UK was supposed to be holding the US's beer, but it keeps faffing off to do its own thing.

Sighhh. I've already had to discourage at least 2 students from studying in the US. I'd thought the UK would be a good alternative...

Show threadCharles ☭  is a GreenMar 6

@earthtoneone @Yza

So I'm fairly impressed by Ireland, but I haven't been following the country's politics closely.