Experts say rise was to be expected as universities diversified their international student intake
Higher education experts have said that a rise in the number of dependants that international students have brought to the UK was “inevitable”, as universities sought to diversify their student populations.
Data published by the Home Office show that the number of dependants, such as family members, that international students bring to the UK increased from 16,047 in 2019 to 135,788 in 2022, rising from 6 per cent of all sponsored study-related visas to 22 per cent.
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