Some changes have been introduced that have made it easier for students to stay on in the UK to work. Subject to meeting the relevant criteria, students who have successfully completed a recognised degree course may be able to switch to work permit employment in the UK after completing their studies. An employer can apply for a work permit for such a student without the student having to return home first. You can find more information about the current position if you click on work permits- on the Home Office's website: www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk Special provisions have always applied to doctors, dentists and nurses and these will continue.