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After completing their studies, students can apply for a graduate visa, which we assume is what the ‘post-study’ visa in the video is referring to.
In May 2025 the government announced some changes to how long people can stay on this visa for, but this is still far longer than the 30 days claimed in the video.
The standard length of a graduate visa is currently two years, but this will be reduced to 18 months if the person applies on or after 1 January 2027. The visa will remain for three years if they have a PhD.
The videos, which have been widely shared on Facebook, use voiceovers which appear to resemble the Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Although we can’t say definitively, they are extremely likely to have been made using AI tools. Some clues are that Mr Starmer appears to be criticising his own policy as “short-sighted, cruel and economically foolish”, and speaks using unnatural phrasing and cadence.
This is just one of many videos about fake government policies we have fact checked in recent weeks — other examples include clips claiming a curfew is being introduced, that there’s going to be a reduction in the state pension from April next year, and that the government is introducing a £27 WiFi charge for all households.
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