The United Kingdom (UK) government has announced a new points-based visa route to encourage international students to study and live in the UK. "The UK's new student visa route opens up an opportunity for South Africans with dreams of studying overseas, provided they have applied to and been accepted at a UK university," she explains. Read: 'We are desperate': South Africans share stories of heartbreak due to Covid-19 travel banProspective international students are required to achieve a total of 70 points to be granted a UK student visa. To secure the remaining 10 points, students must show that they can financially support themselves throughout their studies in the UK. Students can apply via the new student visa route from October 2020, at a cost of £348 (around R7 500, depending on the current exchange rate).

Source: News 24 October 21, 2020 05:53 UTC