Edi Rama dashes hopes of other rightwing governments in Europe outsourcing asylum to Balkan nation
Bank is one of employers that withdrew job offers to foreign graduates after Britain tightened visa rules
FT analysis of official data reflects wider changes in use of hiring route
The EU’s population is shrinking faster than expected, putting strain on government finances and the bloc’s long-term prospects
Journalists, lawyers and civil society workers held in country that acts as key transit point for irregular migration to Europe
Number of people coming to work overtakes those coming to study as ministers announce crackdown on recruitment agents
Voters will judge the changes in the UK over the past 14 years
Student family applications also fall after rule changes designed to cut legal migration
Several cabinet ministers had criticised plan to cut legal migration by targeting foreign students
Top universities criticise government plans to limit overseas access to UK institutions
Business groups say US economy remains dependent on foreign workers as migration becomes election issue
Nearly 60 countries are offering remote visas, many with an eye to making visitors permanent residents
These individuals enhance and enrich the economy and the British university experience
International students have had UK job offers rescinded after visa changes made hiring them too expensive
Prime minister seeks more ways to cut international university attendees
Amala initiative, designed in consultation with refugees, helps young people complete secondary schooling and continue their studies
By restricting student visas, the UK is endangering its world-class university sector
Upgrading state will take more than money; plus, businesses bewail new hostile environment for overseas graduates
Four-party coalition agrees programme rolling back EU policies on climate, energy and migration
Also in this newsletter: a Chinese proposal to defuse the trade tensions between Brussels and Beijing
Rio Tinto, Siemens and Anglo American say curbs to overseas student numbers threaten investment, in letter to PM
Brian Bell’s comments likely to strengthen arguments in favour of axing overseas students scheme ahead of government’s decision
Government has brought in higher salary thresholds for skilled workers as part of efforts to cut migration figures
Migration Advisory Committee finds no evidence of widespread abuse of work scheme
Sunak in a bind after Migration Advisory Committee finds ‘no evidence’ of abuse despite concerns of Tory right
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