Petitions/Rights Beyond Borders: Improve employment policies for international students
StatusClosed
Opened5 Nov 2024
Closes5 May 2025
Government response
Parliamentary debateNot eligible
Milestones

We want the government to change the employment restriction policies imposed on international students holding a student visa.

- Increase the cap on working hours from 20 to 30 hours per week, allowing students to support themselves financially and gain work experience. - Allow international students to engage in independent work and create small businesses. - Provide full-time work flexibility by allowing them to work full-time not only during holidays but also during intermission periods. - Extend the intermission period from 59 to 120 days to grant students time to manage their studies and prevent burnout.

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Rosie Duffield
1Rosie Duffield MP
Canterbury
281
Kim Johnson
2Kim Johnson MP
Liverpool Riverside
121
Alex Sobel
3Alex Sobel MP
Leeds Central and Headingley
103
Rushanara Ali
4Rushanara Ali MP
Bethnal Green and Stepney
71
Shockat Adam
5Shockat Adam MP
Leicester South
58
Siân Berry
6Siân Berry MP
Brighton Pavilion
54
Daniel Zeichner
7Daniel Zeichner MP
Cambridge
54
Shabana Mahmood
8Shabana Mahmood MP
Birmingham Ladywood
52
Carla Denyer
9Carla Denyer MP
Bristol Central
52
Jas Athwal
10Jas Athwal MP
Ilford South
43