International students can no longer bring dependents in UK on student visas
International students studying in the UK will no longer be able to bring dependents with them on their UK student visas beginning Monday, January 1, 2024, with the exception of those on research postgraduate programmes. In a written statement issued in May 2023, home secretary Suella Braverman stated that the government is "removing the right for international students to bring dependents unless they are on postgraduate courses currently designated as research programs.". According to Home Office statistics, approximately 136,000 visas were granted to dependents of