Archive for the 'UK Student Visa' Category

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VFS is a Shambles: Can’t get an Appointment for Love nor Money

Hi
i should mention here that, getting an appointment for a Tier 4 student visa is difficult and i really dont understand the process.


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Submission of Visa Application for third time — Guidance Requested

Hello All,

I am from India, my visa application for Tier 4 (General) Student Visa has been refused twice so far.

First time it was refused was due to the bank statement provided with the Application was not on the letter head of ICICI Bank bearing the logo and the name of the Bank along with Stamp and Signature.


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Attendance Monitoring Systems for Colleges

There are currently 670,000 overseas students in the UK which are worth over £8 billion to the economy. 236,000 visas were issued in 2008-09 however the number of applications rejected in the same period was 115,000 and this in part is due to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) as they tighten their grip on bogus colleges.


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Frustrated with VFS and my UK Student Visa Refusal

It a was mere scary moment when today I saw my Visa Refusal letter that the Blue Dart Courier delivery man delivered at my doorstep.


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Register of Tier 4 Sponsors – 03 Jun 2010

Differences against the Tier 4 Register 2 June 2010

From now on, Highly Trusted Sponsors will be dealt with on the Highly Trusted Sponsors List, whilst Tier 4 Sponsors Register posts will cover A-rated, B-rated and Trusted Sponsors.

The following schools and colleges were removed from the Register:

  • None

The following schools and colleges were added to the Register:

  • Kaplan Law School
  • Lincolns College London
  • Lincolns College Manchester
  • Maria Montessori Training Organisation (The)

Download the Register of Sponsors Tier4: 03 Jun 2010

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UK Border Agency Revises Visa Processing Times

The UK Border Agency has announced a revision to their service standards for visa processing times in order to improve the service provided to their customers.


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Students stranded at the hands of UKBA and Colleges

Dear Sir,

I have just looked through your website about the suspensions (so to say raid by UKBA) of the colleges and how students are struggling and left without any proper guidelines from the UKBA for continuing their studies.


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The Haphazard Tier 4 Decision at BHC Islamabad

My Tier application date is 4 Feb 2010 (Islamabad)and my application was turned down on the following ground.

ECO’s OBSERVATION
You have claimed 30 points for a valid Visa Letter, however your (mine) UK sponsor has had their sponsorship license revoked.


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St Agnes College – The Final Frontier – Concerns Arising

KEEPING BRITAIN SAFE AND PRESERVING ITS EDUCATIONAL INTEGRITY

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Concerns Arising

The provisions of Tier 4 (and the proposed adjustments) raise further difficulties for colleges that wish to offer premium education to foreign students.


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