"Students coming from Gaza to the UK have suffered an appalling ordeal after two years of conflict. They have endured unimaginable hardship but can now begin to rebuild their lives through studying in our world class universities. That is why we are supporting the evacuation of dependants of students on scholarships who are eligible to study here under the immigration rules on a case-by-case basis."
"The announcement brought the government's evacuation policy into line with existing visa rules and would help only four students, leaving a further 25 on master's courses still ineligible to rescue their families. For the Gaza student initiative to be truly successful, ministers must exercise discretion so that highly qualified professionals seeking further training to rebuild their devastated communities do not have to choose between gaining tools for the future and their family's safety, Parr said."
"Under immigration rules covering international students, the families of those taking research degrees are eligible for student dependant visas if they have proof of funding to cover living costs of 7,600 a year in London and about 6,000 outside London. Since 2024 those on undergraduate or taught courses have not been eligible."
The UK government will consider case-by-case exemptions to allow partners and children to accompany Palestinian students from Gaza on Chevening scholarships or longer research degrees. Students arriving from Gaza have endured two years of conflict and will be supported to rebuild their lives through study. The exemption aligns evacuation policy with existing visa rules but initially aids only four students while 25 master's students remain ineligible to rescue their families. Research-degree dependants qualify for visas if they can prove specified living-cost funding. Undergraduate and taught-course students have not been eligible since 2024. Fighting in Gaza continues with recent strikes killing over 100 people.
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