The proposals have also raised concerns among some university leaders worried about predicted financial losses.
Trinity Laban says one in four of its students are international.
Its principal, Professor Anthony Bowne, estimates the levy will cost the conservatoire £500,000 a year if it goes ahead.
“It’s death by a thousand cuts. We’ll have to find ways to save it and we don’t want to affect the student experience.”
According to the House of Commons library, there were 428,200 international students in the UK from 2023 to 2024.
Some 208,000 international students are educated in London, , externalcontributing £12.6bn pounds to the city’s economy.
