UK confirms changes to the Graduate Route: what the published guidance says
Drawing only on published government guidance and the Migration Advisory Committee's review, we set out what has changed for students arriving in the 2026 cycle.
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The following summary is based on published guidance and official review documents. Where a point is contested or unclear in the source material, we say so rather than resolving it.
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