Migrants using the Graduate Route to stay in Britain after their university studies will now undergo mandatory English tests, according to the Sun.
This is part of efforts to tighten immigration controls and maintain high educational standards.
Government sources told the Sun that this would affect numbers, leaving only the best and brightest on the scheme.
They cited loopholes in the system that have seen a high number of supposed graduates gaming the system with poor English language skills.
Universities and colleges with high dropout rates among international students will face penalties and could lose their license to recruit these students.
The Home Office is going after recruitment agents who mislead foreign students into low-paying jobs, often exploiting them under the Graduate Route scheme.
The government is considering banning low-quality postgraduate courses that serve more as means to work visas than genuine academic pursuits.
Despite these measures, immigration figures remain high, raising concerns about the effectiveness of current policies.
