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The Science and Technology Committee of the Lords Council has warned that the United Kingdom is committing a “national self -harm law” because the high visa fees and the flexible immigration system determine the first science students and professional researchers.
This approach makes the country less attractive to talented people in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), which is essential to pushing the government for economic growth, according to a message from the committee to the ministers published on Tuesday.
Scientific bodies and research companies say that the risks that undermine their basic ambitions by refusing to change the policies of the predecessor conservative on science, technology, engineering and mathematics specialists (STEM).
“We had long -term fears about the impact of the UK immigration system on its ability to attract STEM's talent,” said the message signed by Baroneh Brown, Chairman of the Lords Committee, on behalf of all of its members.
“Indeed, from the committee's point of view that the current policy, which offers barriers to coming to the United Kingdom to work and study for doctoral and doctoral students, young researchers, scientists and technology experts early in their career, is a work of the national self -harm.”
The message to YVette Coper, Minister of Interior, Retrich Reeves, Chancellor, Loss Vallas, Minister of Science, claims that a visa costs amount to 58 percent since 2021. The letter said that the costs can pay tens of thousands of pounds.
The committee calls for a review of the restrictions that came into effect last year to bring international students Family members With them. Graphics from international students are vital for university financing models.
In response to the message, Professor Alison Nobel, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Royal Society, said that the costs of the initial visa in the United Kingdom were inappropriate and up to up to up to up. 17 times higher From the average leading countries of science.
“However, as the Lords Committee recognizes science and technology, the costs are only one aspect of the United Kingdom's talents that must be reviewed,” Nobel said, responding to the message.
The current system has made it difficult for advanced technology sectors in the world.
“It is not sustainable to continue to place road barriers in the way of the same companies that we need to locate in the United Kingdom to provide high -value and high skills work,” Davidge said.
“The government must now review the visa system urgently to ensure a suitability for the purpose and ensure companies that need to use the best talent from all over the world can do so.”
The Ministry of Interior said that although it is “grateful to the amazing skilled international professionals in the United Kingdom,” it was clear that the country “should end dependence on external workers and enhance economic growth.”
She added that the planned white paper “will put a comprehensive plan to restore the system to the broken immigration system” in an attempt to “increase the domestic workforce.”
