I don’t really know how true is this, as I have not been able to come across any such rule on UKBA Website, though we are all aware that IELTS is a must thing for applying for student visa or even for student’s dependent visa now.
However, following is the email I received from LSBF as I had earlier expressed some interest in pursuing ACCA from LSBF:
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The Minister of State for Immigration (Damian Green): The Immigration Rules specify that the detail of how certain requirements will be applied will be set out in UK Border Agency guidance rather than in the Immigration Rules themselves. This is essential best practice as it enables the UK Border Agency to have the flexibility it needs to make minor changes whilst staying within the framework set out in the Immigration Rules.
However, on two particular points successful legal challenges have been brought to the extent to which requirements must be set out in the Immigration Rules rather than UK Border Agency guidance. The first is the minimum levels of courses that may be studied under Tier 4 (General). The second is the periods of time that applicants must have held available funds for.
English UK are understandably “very disappointed” at the UK Border Agencies decision to raise the minimum English level back to B1 for all Tier 4 (General) student visa applicants.
Announced 22 July 2010 and effective from 23 July, all students studying a course below degree level – including English language courses – will have to demonstrate that they are proficient in English near A Level standard or B1 on the CEFR framework. English UK Chief Executive Tony Millns stands by his description of the situation as, “clearly absurd.”
Damien Green, the UK Immigration minister has drawn the battle lines against those who think the UK is soft touch. He said the Government was determined to send a clear message to those with no right to come to the UK.
The immigration minister is facing heavy criticism over his policy to return Iraqi nationals on charter flights and for paying asylum seekers in Calais waiting to enter the UK illegally £4,000 not to do so.
Some students applying under the Tier 4 (General) category of the points based system will be required to undergo secure English language testing from 12 August 2010.
Any student who will be studying a course in the UK below level 6 of the National Qualifications Framework will be subject to the test. Students’ sponsors will be required to ensure that applicants are competent in the English language at a minimum level of B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR). Students can demonstrate this to their sponsors in the following ways:
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Recent research by a well respect company – Ernst & Young – shows that fears of bogus students – often caused by outrageous headlines – are unfounded and the risk of fraudulent international students is in fact low.
In major student destinations across the world, headlines whip up frenzy about the threat we face from bogus and fraudulent international students. The US, UK and Australia are popular study destinations and it is no surprise that the media has caused blind fear amongst their populations, with over 3 million students arriving in these countries each year.
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More than 3,000 jobs and over £600 million a year in foreign earnings have been saved for the UK economy by a High Court judgement on which international students can come to the UK.
English UK has today won its case in the High Court against the last Home Secretary’s decision to raise the level of English which students must have before they can get a UK visa to learn the language here.
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Open date: 28 June 2010
Close date: 17 September 2010
The new coalition UK Government does believe that the UK can benefit from migration but that it must not go unchecked. Clearly they still want to be able to attract the very best people to work in the UK but they argue, unlimited numbers cause more harm than good. The Conservatives have long argued that excess migration adds a significant burden to public services, schools and housing, which they argue cause local problems within communities.
Post study work applications will be exempt from the temporary immigration cap in place until April 2011, after which the government will introduce a permanent cap which could encompass all tiers of the points based system.
The temporary limit will be in force from 19 July 2010 until April 2011, when the permanent limit will be set. During the temporary limit, post-study work, investor and entrepreneur Tier 1 categories of the points based system will be exempt from the cap, as will extension applications. So, migrants wanting to switch from a different category of the points based system will be able to do so normally until April 2011 when the permanent cap is introduced.
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