The route, to apply to all overseas students including Indians from October 5, will mean students require a total of 70 points to be granted a visa to study at a UK university

Brexit: This two year post study visa will allow the international students to stay in the UK to work or look for jobs after they are done with their studies.

Home Secretary Priti Patel said the new visa system will attract the \"brightest and the best from around the globe\", including India

Portuguese citizenship has been a shortcut for entry to Britain for Indian citizens hailing from places like Goa and Daman for some time now. This immigration route is open till December 31, 2020, the cutoff date for Brexit

Brexit: Leading trade organisations and Indian entrepreneurs in Britain see this as an exciting time for the India-UK trade and economic partnership to be taken to a new level

Boris Johnson had pledge to introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system to attract the 'brightest and best' from around the world

The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) approved 335,000 H-1B visas, which included both new and renewable, in the fiscal year 2018. This was 10% less from 373,400 in the previous fiscal year of 2017, according to the USCIS's annual statistical report.

The proposals, set to be phased in from December 2021 after the proposed transition period for Britain's exit from the European Union, claim to level the country's immigration playing field with the end of free movement for people from within the 28-member economic bloc.

In changes to its immigration policy tabled in Parliament yesterday, the UK Home Office announced a relaxation of the Tier 4 visa category for overseas students from around 25 countries, excluding India.

The UK government has announced that it will double the number of visas offered to non-EU nationals who show promise in the field of technology, science, art and creative industries as part of a post-Brexit industrial strategy to present Britain as open to global talent.

South Asian countries in particular India need not worry much from potential protectionist measures from the US and other developed nations as such a move is bound to benefit them and open up new vistas of opportunities, a top World Bank official said on Sunday.