Kenyan University Graduates Locked Out Of Working In UK In Latest Blacklisting
Following the conditions set for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, Kenyan graduates are set to miss out on opportunities to work in the United Kingdom (UK).
According to the new guidelines, applicants for the HPI visa must have graduated from one of the world’s top 50 universities, with no African university making the cut.
Harvard University (US), the University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong), and the University of Munich (Germany) are among the universities listed.
The HPI visa is a lucrative visa because it allows applicants to work and live in the UK for two years. One of the advantages of the visa is that applicants may be accompanied by their spouses.
A High Potential Individual (HPI) visa allows one to stay in the United Kingdom for at least two years.
To apply, you must have received a qualification from an eligible university within the last five years. Your HPI visa cannot be extended.
“You may be able to switch to a different visa,” read a statement by the UK government.
Some African countries have protested the changes, while scholars have stated that many Africans will miss out on life-changing opportunities.
The University of Nairobi was ranked 501 globally in the 2022 World University Ranking, with other institutions of higher learning in the country missing out on the list of 600 universities.
Poor governance and course types, among other factors, have been blamed for Kenyan institutions’ poor performance in previous years in the ranking.
Following bilateral talks between Nairobi and London, the UK has become a hub of employment for many Kenyans in recent years.
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In 2021, the Ministry of Labour announced that it had negotiated a deal with the United Kingdom under which the country would send 20,000 nurses to the United Kingdom.
“We are exporting Kenyan nurses. Last month we were in London with President Uhuru Kenyatta and had discussions with the UK government, which agreed to take 20,000 of their 62,000 shortage of nurses trained in Kenya,” Labour CS, Simon Chelugui, stated then.
Kenyan University Graduates Locked Out Of Working In UK In Latest Blacklisting
