Iliana Ivanova, the European Union Commissioner for
Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, is set to introduce visa
procedures and lower costs for scientists with the UK during a visit to
celebrate the UK's re-entry to the Horizon research programme.
She warns that the UK may lose some of the main benefits of the Horizon Europe research programme.
“We are having
some difficulties with European researchers going to the UK due to some visa
issues and also higher costs that I’m going to raise with the British side,”
she stated.
Visa problems may make it difficult
for the UK to re-enter Horizon, the EU's main funding initiative for research
and innovation. The British side, which has been grumbling about the expensive UK
visa system, will be the subject of a discussion between the EU Commissioner
and them over scientific visas. The British government issued a warning last
year about a 15% hike in visa fees as well as a rise in the NHS surcharge for
those with skilled visas.
International
researchers may have to pay more upfront for their visas as a result of the
UK's efforts to dissuade talented workers, according to the National Academy of
Sciences. According to the Royal Society, these expenses are ten times greater
than the going rates in other nations. A five-year Global Talent visa would
cost €6,898 upfront, up from €4,067, according to the Campaign for Science and
Engineering's assessment. This represents a 57.3 per cent increase. A family of
five would now pay a cost of €24,573 instead of €15,662, an increase of 56%.
The NHS surcharge should be eliminated, according to EU authorities.
The EU Horizon research programme, with a €93 billion budget, will be allocated between 2021 and 2027, with nearly 90 participating countries, including the UK, South Korea, and Canada.
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