Nepal UK
The UK government has confirmed that the Graduate Route (post-study work visa) will shrink from two years to 18 months for bachelor's and master's graduates from 1 January 2027, though PhD graduates keep a three-year allowance. Anyone who submits their Graduate Route application before that date still receives the current two-year term, creating a hard deadline for Nepali students weighing when to apply. Separately, from 1 June 2026 the Home Office rolled out a new Red-Amber-Green (RAG) compliance rating for every UK sponsoring university, replacing the older Basic Compliance Assessment and directly affecting how freely institutions can issue Certificates of Sponsorship (CAS). Combined with the student visa fee rising to £558 (from £524, effective 8 April 2026), stricter financial-document checks, and the shift to submitting all documents via VFS Global Kathmandu rather than self-upload, this is the most significant tightening of the UK study-to-work pathway for Nepali students in a decade, directly affecting tuition-fee calculations and post-study career planning for the community.
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