英国2026年预算：高合规大学毕业生保留两年毕业生签证、其余2027年起缩至18个月
英国财政部10月28日公布2026年预算（Budget 2026），其中关于国际毕业生的安排提出：毕业于「高合规」（high compliance）且毕业生劳动力市场表现强劲的英国大学的国际学生，毕业后可获得为期两年的毕业生签证（Graduate visa）。
按此前已写入移民规则的安排，自2027年1月1日起提交申请的大多数本科与硕士毕业生，毕业生签证期限将由两年缩短至18个月；博士毕业生维持三年不变。此次预算提出为符合条件的大学毕业生保留两年期限，但「高合规」与「劳动力市场表现强劲」的认定标准与学校名单尚未公布，落实该承诺的移民规则修订也尚未出台。2026年12月31日或之前提交的申请，仍按两年期限处理。
预算同时提出，把高潜力个人签证（High Potential Individual visa）的适用范围扩大到全球排名前150所院校的毕业生（此前为前80所），并从2027年春季起按移民咨询委员会（Migration Advisory Committee）的建议调整技术工作签证的薪资门槛。英国财政部称，这套改革意在为高技能工作者打造「欧洲最有利于企业的移民体系」。
毕业生签证允许国际毕业生在英国工作、求职或从事自营职业，无需雇主担保，是许多在英留学生毕业后留英工作的主要通道。
（来源：英国财政部）
UK Budget 2026: Graduates of High-Compliance Universities Keep Two-Year Graduate Visa; Others Face 18 Months From 2027
The 2026 Budget published by HM Treasury on October 28 proposes that international students who graduate from UK universities demonstrating high compliance and strong labour market outcomes receive a two-year Graduate visa after their studies.
Under changes already written into the Immigration Rules, most bachelor's and master's graduates applying from January 1, 2027 will see the Graduate visa shortened from two years to 18 months, while PhD graduates keep three years. The Budget proposal would preserve the two-year term for graduates of qualifying universities, but the definitions of high compliance and strong labour market outcomes, the list of qualifying institutions, and the rule changes needed to implement the promise have not yet been published. Applications submitted on or before December 31, 2026 continue to receive two years.
The Budget also proposes expanding the High Potential Individual visa to graduates of the world's top 150 institutions, up from the top 80, and implementing Migration Advisory Committee recommendations on Skilled Worker visa salary thresholds from spring 2027. HM Treasury said the package aims to deliver the most pro-business migration system in Europe for high-skilled workers.
The Graduate visa allows international graduates to work, look for work, or be self-employed in the UK without employer sponsorship, and is the main post-study route for international students in Britain.
(Source: HM Treasury)
来源：英国财政部
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