How Far Have West African Students Benefited From Post Student Work Visa: An insight analysis of West African students living in UK



ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

My thanks go out to all who have helped me complete this study and with whom this project may have not been possible. In particular, my gratitude goes out to friends, facilitator and family for extensive and helpful comments on early drafts. I am also deeply indebted to the authors who have shared my interest and preceded me. Their works provided me with a host of information to learn from and build upon, also served as examples to emulate.

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Abstract

The Post Study Work Visa has been one of the one of the clearly defined routes for the students have been studying in the universities of Britain. Restricting post-study work opportunities is intended to ensure that larger numbers of students coming to the UK leave on completion of their studies whilst decreasing the numbers who arrive, thereby contributing to an intended reduction in net immigration. This study is undertaken in order to understand the experience of West African student in Britain and to understand the status and these students in Britain. Further, this study will find the policies of UK government and the effectives and the advantages that have been taken by the West African students from the post study work visa. Further this study is undertaken in order evaluate and measure the experiences, aspirations and opportunities that are being provided to West African student through the post study work visa. Further this study will also provide the legal frame work of the British Government and the laws, Act that has been implement by the British government in order to improve the Visa Policy and t implement it effectively. The conclusions are drawn from the questionnaire survey. Therefore this study will be based on mix method research.

Table of contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTII

DECLARATIONIII

ABSTRACTIV

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

1.1.Introduction1

1.2.Research background1

1.3.Aims and objectives:2

1.4.Research Questions3

1.5.Rationale and justification of the study3

1.6.Significance of the study4

1.7.Structure of the study5

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW7

2.1. Introduction7

2.2. West African student in UK8

2.3. Government of UK and Reform in Visa Policies9

2.4. The history of Immigration policy in Britain9

2.4.1. Act of 19489

2.4.2. Act of 196811

2.4.3 Act of 197112

2.5. Statistics of the west African living in UK13

2.6. Aspiration, Experiences and Barriers of West African Student Living In UK16

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY23

3.1.Introduction23

3.2.Research Strategy23

3.3.Research method24

3.4.Primary data25

3.5.Secondary Data26

3.6.Instrumentation for Data Collection27

Data Collection Method27

3.7.Data Analysis28

3.8.Reliability and Validity28

Ethical consideration29

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION31

4.1.Quantitative analysis31

4.1.1.Demography of Data31

4.1.2.Age group31

4.2.Quantitative survey results33

4.2.1Post study work visa provides option to set the goals in the practical and industrial implication of the academic ties.33

4.2.2Income earned through the job on PSW visa are financially enough to bear the expenses living in UK34

4.2.3There are no discrimination experiences as a West African student for the job acquisition ...