Britain has framed stricter admission laws for students from outside the European region. Apart from bringing in tougher English language test, which will no longer be a beginners’ English level but intermediate level equivalent to the British GCSE foreign language qualification, they also have restricted the number of working hours of a foreign student in Britain, according to British Home Minister Alan Johnson.

The British government has stated that for courses shorter than six months, the students will not be allowed to bring in dependants. For those whose course is between six months and three years, dependants are allowed but the dependent is banned from working in the country.

The working hours for foreign students has been cut down too from the 20 hours a week schedule.

The British government has dropped the proposal of deposits for students. Speaking on this, Johnson told the BBC, “Deposits won't work, because you have to have a whole system of bureaucracy to ensure it works properly. Many of these students, if they are coming here for illegal migration, will pay thousands of pounds. It is usually the criminal gangs who organise these.”

Britain, the world’s second most popular destination for higher education, gets revenue of £5-8 billion pounds per year, says Johnson.

He furthered that this is a step to stop bogus students and not to reduce the inflow of genuine students into the UK.