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Indians studying in the United Kingdom will now have to pay a fee to
cover possible treatment under the country’s National Health Service.
The payment, announced Friday, is part of a broader push to recoup some
of the cost to the British taxpayer of migrant healthcare.
Indian and other migrants from outside the European Economic Area who
stay in the U.K. for more than six months will have to pay £200 ($295) a
year when they apply for a visa starting April 6. Students will have to
pay £150. Those already in the U.K. from outside the EEA will also have
to pay the new surcharge if they extend their stay.
India is the largest exporter of students to the U.K. after China and
had 19,750 of its citizens enrolled there in higher education in the
academic year 2013-14, according to the Higher Education Statistics
Agency. But numbers have fallen sharply in recent years as visa rules
have changed to make it more difficult for Indian students to work in
the U.K. In 2009-10 for example, India had 38,500 students studying in
U.K. universities, Hesa said.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2015/03/20/new-u-k-student-visa-charges-for-indians-what-to-know/
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