Comment posted UKBA Removes Institutions from the Tier 4 Sponsor Register by amit.
hi, sir, i have applied in the tudor college london, but after lodged the file, college got suspended due to some reason, so, can u give me the reply when this college come back in the list, or i should with draw the file. bocz college told that inspection has been done, but they are alos wait for UKBA Reply.
so i want to ask from u, what should we do.
What will happen if after a student submit his or her visa renewal application the college is suspended before the issue of a visa ?
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Hi Bunmi
If your college is suspended from the UK Border Agency Tier 4 Register of Sponsors whilst your visa application is pending then your application should be placed on hold until the college resolves any issues the UKBA have.
It is typically taking 3-6 weeks for colleges to be inspected and have the suspension lifted, although if your read through the comments you’ll find examples of where it has taken many months.
If your college loses its sponsor licence permanently your permission to stay will be limited in the following way:
- to 60 days if you were not involved in the reasons why your approved education provider had their licence withdrawn (UKBA will not limit your permission to stay if you have less than six months left. You may want to apply for permission to stay with another approved education provider during this time);
- immediately if UKBA think you were involved in the reasons why your sponsor’s licence was withdrawn.
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i have already sent my document to home office then igot wrong a picture and they sent document back to me , and today i have just sent them back but i still confuse , cause my college has removed i am a student at the college also i had apply before the college removed from home office and i really i dont know what can i do, also i coudnt study comefortpul i dont know how can i study i got a lots of problems about visa i was thinking i go back to study in my country or anther one please could you tell me how
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hi
to be honest that is not problems students , should home office do something a good to students to look after them to help them , it not easy to saying his visa or her visa has been canceled , cause some student has been applying for PG OR FOUNDATION YEAR witch is not easy to apply anther a college or university , cause you know is available only on januray and septmber ,u should let them study until finished their study after that u can remove colleges or cancel, just let victims students finish study . please. thank u
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hi, sir, i have applied in the tudor college london, but after lodged the file, college got suspended due to some reason, so, can u give me the reply when this college come back in the list, or i should with draw the file. bocz college told that inspection has been done, but they are alos wait for UKBA Reply.
so i want to ask from u, what should we do.
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Hi Amit
As of 29 January 2010, Tudor College London does not appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors.
I assume by know that you have had your visa refused or has the embassy still placed your application on hold?
It would be great if you could tell us if the college is still suspended, if your application has been refused and give us any updates you’ve had from the UKBA, since Tudor College has been off the register for some time now.
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hi! i am still processing my papers for city of london college (CLC). Is it a licensed school in UK for UKBA program?
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dont worry.Its still in the list and its a good college.
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no its colge has been suspended
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As of 29 January 2010 it is on the sponsor register and has an A rating.
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I am Ali Ahmed Chowdhury submitted my file to VFS, Bangladesh and after ten days i have hered that the college is black listed. What do i do now.
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Hi Ali
Your visa application should be placed on hold by VFS if your college has its sponsor licence suspended whilst your application is being decided.
What is the name of your college – have you checked that their licence suspension has been lifted?
Have you heard back from VFS yet regarding your application?
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hi iam ka karan i am enroled with london sam college nd i have even got the visa sir can u plz tell when this college gona get their licene back or is that college is a reputed college sir plz do rply
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Inspected on 19 February 2010 so we good news soon, hopefully.
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sir , i am a student of tudor collage london ,when i came in collage, collage has got suspended due to some reason ,so can u give me reply when this collage come back in the list sir please give me reply
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Hi Amandeep
As of 29 January 2010, Tudor College London does not appear on the Tier 4 Sponsor Register. According to a previous commenter, Tudor College’s sponsor licence was suspended as far back as November 2009 and the UK Border Agency’s issue have clearly not yet been resolved.
How long until you need to renew your visa? Also, if the college’s licence was withdrawn, the UK Border Agency should have contact you to inform you your permission to stay was now limited.
Could you fill us in on some of the details?
What is the college telling you? Are they still under suspension or is it something more serious?
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I am studing at Holborn College. I have heard that this college has been suspended today. Please let me know about this matter. Thank you.
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Hi Paul,
I’m afraid to say you’re correct; as of today (19 January 2010) Holborn College no longer appears on the UKBA Register of Sponsors. If you need to renew your visa before they appear back on the list you will run into problems. If we can be of any help, come back and post and we’ll do our very best to help you.
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hi,
i want to know crown international college london is black listed or not. tell me pls
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Hi Ravi
If you are talking about Crown International College London in Thornton Heath, then as of 29 January 2010 it is included on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors and has an A rating.
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Today I have heard that Holborn college has suspended permanently. Is it true or not? Please let me know. And send me a link which I can see black listed college easily. Thank you very much for replying me.
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Unfortunately there is no way to know if a school or college has been permanently removed form the Register. If a school looses their license your any application will be refused and any visa canceled, meaning if you haven’t already traveled you will not be able to do so as you no longer have entry clearance for the UK.
You will have to keep checking the Register to see if they come back and of course, speak with the school and find out direct what is going on.
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i dont know what happening with college and home office , i am a student of ANGLIAN COLLEGE LONDON. I have heard that this college has been suspended today. Please let me know about this matter.
thank you .
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Hi Nirdosh
I’m sorry to say that I’ve checked the register of sponsors today and Anglian College London does not appear. Let us know if we can help you any more or share your story.
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yea, so what can i do because of my visa going to expire very soon and i already paid all fees required for the whole year.what would you give me a better advice for this matter? would i change a college as soon as possible or shall i wait while it gets licence back .
i am very worried about this matter could you give me a better advice please!!!
thank you .
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Hi Nirdosh
According to the UKBA, you can still apply to extend your permission to stay if it runs out when your approved education provider’s licence is suspended, as long as you already have your visa letter. However, your application will be on hold until the suspension is resolved.
Now this is what the rules are supposed to be but as we’ve all discovered, it doesn’t necessarily work like that. Before we discuss any other options available to you, perhaps you could tell me if you already have all the necessary documents from your college before they were removed from the tier register of sponsors?
Daniel
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how can i see the list of blacklisted college ?
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Hi Mohammad
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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how can i see the list of blacklisted college ?
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Hi Hithender
Currently, a list of colleges which have been removed from the tier 4 register of sponsors – ‘blacklisted’ colleges – does not exist. You would have to check the sponsors register to see if the name of your school or college appears. We can check for you, post the name of the school.
We’re working on creating such a list at the moment, which will allow you to monitor a school or college’s sponsors register status.
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Hi Hithender
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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Hey, today I had my appointment at the British Embassy here in Bogotá. After they went troughout my application, they informed me that Edgware Academy no longer appears on the UKBA Register of Sponsors since yesterday, 19th January. However they accepted my appplication with Edgware’s Visa Letter. They told me they were going to study all the documents I provided and, once Edgware is granted again as an official sponsor, they will send me an email in which they inform if I’ve got the Visa or not. Right now I’m worried about that and I really need to know how long does it take to get the official approval back again. I called Edgawares but they couldn’t give me a factual answer.
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do u have any idea when this things gets normal? man i am supposed to get my visa wid in 2-3 days and i find my college getting suspended from the list…
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Hi David
According to the guidelines set out under tier 4 of the UK Border Agency’s Points Based System, consular officials are meant to put your application on hold if a school or college gets removed from the tier 4 register of sponsors while your application is pending. However, we know of occasions when students have had their tier 4 general student visa application refused because their school of college no longer appears on the sponsor register. This has, however, happened in the minority of cases and we could find no explanation as to why. The students concerned had to re-apply for their visa once their college was back on the tier 4 register.
In our experience, it has taken schools and colleges 3 – 6 weeks to satisfy the UK Border Agency’s concerns and be re-included on the register of sponsors. You could try calling the school again to get further details on why they were removed from the register, but I they may well not tell you. If you’re sure you’ll score 40 points for your tier 4 (general) student visa application and you can delay the start date of your course, then you could just relax and wait the time. We can keep an eye on the register of sponsors for you and let you know when the school is appears again. Be sure also to stay in contact with the school, get regular updates from them and defer the start of your course.
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Thanks a lot Daniel.
I’ve already talked to Edgware Academy… they told me they were surprised as well. According to the girl with whom I spoke to, that happened so suddenly. I’ve decided to wait the time… I really hope it takes less than 3 weeks.
Again, than you so much Daniel.
David
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Hi David
I think you’ve chosen the sensible option here. It’s good that you are in a position to wait and also that your college are also cooperating with you, keeping you updated. Do come back and give us updates as your application progresses.
Daniel
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Hi David,
We are also from Bogota applying with Edgware Academy and experienced a similar problem to the one you describe above. At the moment, we do not have clarity when, and if, the school will return to the register of sponsors. So please get in touch if you learn anything on that topic.
Regards,
M
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i have applied for my visa and i got my visa letter from east bank college..now i find that it got its license suspended.so it will be a very hard task for me to enter uk even if i get the visa.can any one say me how many days or months it takes to get this suspension cleared by any college.i am really worried.i hope this thing will not affect my visa decisions
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Hi Sanjay
I’ve replied to your comments in a funny order so forgive me lol. Let me now answer your original point.
Finding out that your college has been removed from the UKBA Sponsors Register after you’ve submitted your visa application is quite a common occurrence. And a perfectly legitimate and respectable college or school can be removed / suspended from the tier 4 register at any time it seems. We’ve spoken with several schools who have been removed from the register and they have reported an average time of 3 – 6 weeks before they have satisfied the UK Border Agency and are returned to the UKBA sponsor register.
Unfortunately, it’s not a simple case of delaying the start date of your course and waiting for the college to address the issues raised. We’ve spoken with several students who’ve had their visa application refused as their sponsoring college doesn’t appear on the register. This I think is utterly ridiculous. What also compounds the problem are the terms and conditions of most colleges; a refund is usually only possible upon producing original UK student visa refusal documents. So if you wanted to simply cancel your enrollment and apply elsewhere, you’d need the extra cash available to pay for a new course.
Keep us all up-to-date with how you get on Sanjay and good luck.
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thanx a ton Mr.Daniel
please do let me know any updates if you get regarding this issues.God bless u ..
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Hello Daniel….
i’ve a same problem. When i applied for VISA, my college was clear of the list. and not its on the list. i dont know what my VISA result will be. I’ve applied on 5th Jan, and my college is in the blacklis (20th jan). I dont think i will get the visa, but i was worrying about the refusal reason… what if my VISA is refused and my college get their licence back and the reson for refusal is “your college is not in a list of TIER-4″
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Hi Sanjay
Have you heard anything yet about your application?
They really shouldn’t reject your application on this basis and lets hope they don’t. If they do you and then your college gets their licence back, you could of course just re-apply for a student visa.
If you’re adamant you want to change colleges, then you should be able to get a refund as you have an official, valid visa refusal document, so don’t worry too much.
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Daniel Bro,
Thanx for your concern….i havent got any decision yet…my college people say they will get the notice within 14 of feb…and dey said they are doing there best to get them self back…i understand too what they are going through…actually i just feel bad for my self…god knows why i applied in Uk… just becoz of the fact that i dint hav to show huge bank solvancy and the source of money i got into this idiotic rush … i feel sorry for my self…my ielts validity is also getting over..i had a satisfactory score of 6.5..i dnt think of the tution fee dat i had submitted coz ..it was really preety less…there is some one close in that college who works in the administration of that college…so i had a huge discount on my tuition fee … but i am annoyed becoz i have wasted a huge tym.. now i fel even if i get the visa i shouldnt go there…i feel so disgusting about the UKBA people… And to add up to the trobl they have stopped the application to bangladehi ..nepali and north indian VFS …dammm this ukba is going crazy i feel/… wat ever u let us know if i find any details
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Pleas help to me that How I will be got the list of blacklisted college in uk tier 4.
with regrds
Rony
Bangladesh
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Tier 4 Sponsors Register
check you college is listed here or not…if you dnt find it here den it is black listed/suspended
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Sanjay, that’s right you can check the list and see if your college is there. We included the link in the original article above, UKBA Removes Institutions from the Tier 4 Sponsor Register. We’re currently working on tracking colleges as they are suspended and returned to the list.
This issue is such a problem for people. And currently, if your college is removed from the list after you submitted your application, you can find yourself in a real grey area.
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Download the pdf file of UKBA Registered College list. If you college are on that list, then Ok! If you cant find your college name on that list, then it is Black listed.
Thanks!
APU
Sylhet, Bangladesh
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APU, it doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re blacklisted, but definitely under suspended. It can take 3-6 weeks for the UK Border Agency’s investigation to be complete. You can find the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors, updated daily here: Tier 4 Sponsors Register.
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Hi Rony
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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Hi and thanks all of you for your comments and questions. We’ll be working through them today and post answers to all of you throughout the day.
We’re also putting together an application that you can use to find out which schools have been suspended by the UKBA. We will post more details once it’s available for you to use.
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hi 2month ago i posted my passport in home office for my visa extension.but at the time my college under black listed.now what can i do? and how can i over come.please let me know
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Hi Nusrat
I’m slightly confused by your comment, but I assume that you’re currently in the UK as you’ve submitted your passport to the Home Office for a UK student visa extension. Is this correct?
If your college was removed form the tier 4 sponsors register whilst your extension application was submitted, then according to the UKBA your application will be on hold until the suspension is resolved.
Let us know how you get on and of any new developments.
Daniel
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Hi Daniel
Thanks a lot. Yes, you are right.Now i am in the uk and i’ve submitted my passport to the home office for a uk student visa extension.Again thanks for your advice. I am really worried because of point based system.I don;t know what will be happend? please pray for me and all the students who are the sufferer.
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Dear sir,
Hope that u r well. I expect to God for u that.
I submitted my application form to VFS @ middle September. I took offer/visa letter from A A HAMILTON COLLEGE of LONDON which was “A” rating college. A few days ago British Embassy asked me for the Late acceptance letter from same college.
I did collect it from the college.But College is Suspended/black listed.(I don’t know correctly, Suspended/ black listed?)
Could You advise me please, What can I do ? I should submit the Acceptance letter or Not ? If I Submit, Have any problem here ?
Please Sir Please………I’m waiting for Your reply.
Your best regards.
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hi raja,am also suffering from your position.am totaly shocked.embassy do not issue my visa.if u got any news,dan tell me please
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Hi Raja
It is most likely that your college has been suspended from the tier 4 register of sponsors, pending investigation and inspection by the UK Border Agency. You can read more about this here: Update on Suspended Colleges From Tier 4. As your college had its license suspended after you had submitted for tier 4 (general) student visa application, it should be put on hold until the UKBA Inspection Team reports its findings.
As VFS have asked you for extra documents, I would provide them. You have no reason not to, that I can see. Do you know why you’ve been asked to provide a Late Acceptance Letter?
Daniel
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please update me with ukba blacklist college list and updates
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Hi Sam
Unfortunately there is no list of just suspended or blacklisted colleges. The only list that exists is the UK Border Agency’s official Register of Sponsors (Tier 4). We’re working on an application that will let you track the status of any school or college as it is suspended and re-included on the list. We’ll post here when it’s available.
Daniel
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Hi Sam
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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hy,i just got the news that Anglian college woolwich got suspended.i have got enrolled in this college in october batch.so i am studying their.i just wnt to know why UKBA suspended this college and how it could effect my studies,will their course cerificate will be recognized around the world or not
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Hi Param
As you’re only just begun your studies, your college’s suspension from the tier 4 Register of Sponsors shouldn’t impact you at all. To find out exactly why your college has been removed from the UKBA register you’d need to speak direct with your college, but they may not tell you. You could read an Update on Suspended Colleges From Tier 4 for a general discussion surrounding UKBA suspensions and inspections of colleges. Your colleges suspension shouldn’t impact the validity of any certificate you receive.
Daniel
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i a student of anglian college . i heard that my college is on suspension. is it true or not? this college is black list or suspension? what happen of this colleges’s student?
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Hi Narendra
It is true that Anglian College no longer appears on the UKBA Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. At this point in time, it is most likely just a suspension and not a complete removal from the Register. You shouldn’t experience any problems unless your visa is about to expire. If you give me some more details I can help you further.
Daniel
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My scool was removed from the list and I am in uk right now.What is my status now? Should I shift to onother school? Can I stay in UK? CAN I
TRAVEL OUT OF UK AND COME BACK?
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Hi Sasha
Thanks for your comments – you’ve raised a very important question.
You needn’t move school and you shouldn’t run into any problems through studying at a school or college which has been removed from the UKBA sponsors register – unless your visa is due for renewal very soon.
Leaving the UK and coming back whilst your college is suspended from the Register of Sponsors should be avoided if possible. In 90% of cases you’ll be OK, but if the Entry Clearance Officer decides to question you upon your return to the UK and finds your college no longer appears on the Tier 4 Register, you could find yourself in a stick situation. If I were you, I wouldn’t travel anywhere until the status of my college has been confirmed.
Daniel
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I have applied for the student visa in 25th nov.2009 and after my visa expires on 30th nov.2009, after 1 and half month my visa file came back becoz of my photos are too small, than
after i sent back that same file with attaching my new photos, but after i heard my tier 4 college is not in list for now what the best i can do with my existing application please suggest me as soon as possible Thank you sir/madam
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Hi Vishal
Have you received your visa application back yet? If so, what was the outcome? I hope your application was on hold during your college’s investigation by the UK Border Agency, as is supposed to happen. Let us know the outcome.
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is lonon school of management education in black list of closed bu UKBA?
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Hi Hema
London School of Management Education does appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors and has an A rating.
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What if the education providers license is suspended after the student has sent his passport to the home office for visa extension?
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Hi Sayeed
You can still apply to extend your permission to stay if it runs out when your approved education provider’s licence is suspended, as long as you already have your visa letter. However, your application will be on hold until the suspension is resolved. So you won’t have your passport back until the issue is resolved.
If the UK Border Agency Investigation Team decides that your school or college should no longer be included on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors and therefore revoke their sponsors licence, your permission to stay in the UK will be limited in the following way:
- to 60 days if you were not involved in the reasons why your approved education provider had their licence withdrawn (we will not limit your permission to stay if you have less than six months left. You may want to apply for permission to stay with another approved education provider during this time);
- immediately if we think you were involved in the reasons why your sponsor’s licence was withdrawn.
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I have applied for my visa a month ago and have heard nothing from them. Today i get a letter from my college saying that the sponsorship has been temporarily suspended from UKBA list. I am extremely stressed, don\’t know what can be done. Its is allright if High commission puts my visa on hold but what if they refuse it? Is there anything that can be done.
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Hi Ashila
You’re right in thinking the High Commission can put your application on hold, so don’t stress too much!
The Tier 4 regulations do state that a student’s application should be placed on hold if the school or college has their sponsors license temporarily suspended pending investigation. However, there have been some occasions where students have had their application refused as their school or college no longer appears on the Tier 4 Register.
You’re best course of action is to wait and see the result of your application. In fact, you won’t be able to do anything such as get a refund or book your plane ticket until you know the outcome and have the necessary documents. In any case, the UK Border Agency Inspection Team are taking 3-6 weeks to inspect and report their findings, so you should know the outcome of your student visa application around the same time.
Daniel
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Sir, I have got a visa letter from St. Patrick’s International College, London. I have not yet submitted my visa application at any center here in Bangladesh.
I have heard a moment ago that my college don’t exist in the UKBA licensed college list.
I am willing very much to start my postgraduate study from January,2010 session.
What will happen to me? How I can get back my tuition fees, I have provided to that college? How I can hurry to proceed for a new college? How much money I have to loose for this disturbance? Why do these colleges are loosing their license or becoming black listed? Why these are suffering to the pupils; hoping to go there for study, making a bright future?
These all are causing a great anxieties for the students like me along with the families.
How these problems could be solved without any harm to the long cherishing will of the students’ to go there in London for study and making a different successful life.
I am passing my days in a great depression. I wanna go to London without any delay. Allah, please make all situations just like the way, so that every thing would be supportive for me.
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Dear Mohammad
Thank you for your comments and for sharing your experiences. Don’t despair too much as the situation is perhaps not as bad as it may first appear.
You are right, St. Patrick’s International College does not currently appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. Have you spoken to the college to find out from them what is happening? It is most likely that their sponsor license has been suspended pending investigation. The investigations made by the UK Border Agency have included all schools and colleges, big and small and is most probably routine. It will take anywhere from 3-6 weeks for your college to know the outcome of the investigation.
If you don’t want to wait that long and would like to change college then you need to read their terms & conditions. As you’ve already paid for your course, you accepted their offer of a place to study and the only route to a refund would be a visa refusal. This is normal for most schools and colleges in the UK.
As you haven’t yet applied for your visa and your college has been removed from the register, you are in a rather awkward position. If you submit your application it will be refused as the school does not have a valid sponsor license. Therefore your only course of action may well be to wait.
If I were you I’d speak to the college themselves and ask what your options are, but they may very well act as outlined above. Just defer the start of your course, stay in regular contact with your college and await the outcome of the UK Border Agency investigation.
Good luck and let me know how you get along.
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Hi Mohammad
I don’t know if you’ve visited the school’s website, but they’ve recently left the following udpate:
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Hi Sir,
I would like to ask you a quick query. Recently i have got the UK student visa on London school of Business and computing under Tier 4 scheme. After gettin my visa, I have booked my flights to visit Uk on Sunday and got the news yesterdat that my college is now removed from the UKBA student licence sponser? I have tried to call them but they are not giving me good valid reasons. I’m worried to travel now. Can you please advise whether I can travel on the planned date or shall i withdrawn from the course. Kindly note that i have paid the tuition fees of 2000£.
I would appreciate your expert advice on this matter.
Thanks
Khalid
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hi Khalid
i also got admission in LSBC and i applied for entry clearance but i didn’t get my passport yet (50 days gone). i want to know what reasons college gives you? what they said about their licence? i m also worried .
shaharyar_akbar@hotmail.com
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Hi Khalid
I should say in the first instance that I can’t give you expert immigration advice; for that you should consult an immigration lawyer.
Many schools and colleges are being investigated by the UK Border Agency. I’m sure this is part of the overall change to the UK immigration system and the regular inspection of colleges will become the norm, presumably to clamp down on bogus colleges and students. So your college’s sponsor licence may have been suspended pending investigation. In itself this is nothing to worry about as many colleges, both big and small, have already been inspected. It takes 3-6 weeks for a college to learn the outcome of the investigation.
According to the UK Border Agency, if you’ve received your visa letter before your college’s tier 4 sponsor license was suspended and have already been granted a UK student visa you are advised not to travel, but to stay in your country until the suspension has been lifted. The UKBA go on to state that they will try to contact you once their investigation is complete, and you should not come to the UK until they’ve done so.
Have you checked whether your college is back on the Register of Sponsors yet? You can find the daily updated Register here: Tier 4 Sponsors Register.
How long is it until your booked flights leave? Do you have more than the 6 weeks it may take the college to have their suspension lifted? You should also speak with your travel agent or airline and see if you can change the date of your flight. Most carriers will allow you to amend the ticket for a fee, but it does depend on the terms and conditions. Cheaper and deal tickets may often not allow any change.
With regards to withdrawing from the course, you may not be able to do that either as you have been granted a visa for the course, so may not qualify for a refund. Again, check your terms and conditions and speak to your college. I’m sure given the circumstances they will just postpone the start date of your course.
Hope this helps and let me know how you get on Khalid.
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Dear sir/Madam,
I’d like to receive the sponsor cancelled college list upto 22 January. If possible please send to my email address. It doesn’t matter how the document is formatted.
Kind Regards
Esha khan Shobuj
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Hellow shobuj
i am raju of psdi(English teacher).nice to see you.actually i also tried to get a suspended list but unfortunately theres not any.you should check the ukba list only.
take care,dont worry
raju
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Hi Esha,
Unfortunately there is no such list! All you can do is monitor the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors to see if and when the college appears on the list again.
It would be great if such a list did in fact exist.
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Hi Esha
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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Hi.. I have applied to UK college of business and computing and I got my visa.. I have arrived in UK and now had found out that it was removed from sponsor license on the day I arrived.. I paid 4000 pounds fees.. What can I do? Will I get my fees back? Will the college be again on the sponsor list?
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COOOOL, YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN CHEATED , AS THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRED THE MONEY TO FEED THEIR OLDERLY PEOPLES, THE PEOPLE ON PENSION, THE BRITISH YOUNGSTERS WHO ARE NOT WORKING, THE OTHER PEOPLE CLAIMING BENIFIT, IN ADDITION ASYLUM, REFUGIES LAST TWO ARE JUST TO SHOW THIER KIND NESS ONLY THERE ARE NOT MANY OF THEM. BUT THERE ARE PLENTY WHO ARE BRITISH AND CLAIMING BENIFIT. ANYWAYS YOU CAN GOOGLE FOR HISTORY OF THIS COUNTRY THAT IT ALWAYS BEING DEPENDENT ON CHEATING AND LOOTING OTHER COUNTRIES ONLY. CROOKS!!ONE MORE TIME!!!ACTULLY THEY DID NOT HAVE MONEY TO RUN THE COUNTRY IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2009 SO THEY INTENDFULLY WAVED THE IMMIGRATION RULES TAKING OFF ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT AND THE BALANCE / FUND AVAILIBILITY FOR ONLY 1 DAY!! IN ADDITION THEY HAVE CANCELLED THE CLAUSES FROM 61 TO 68 WHICH WERE PREVENTING THEM TO GET OTHER COUNTRIES MONEY IN THEIR SYSTEM!!!. ohhh ,…. SORRY IF YOU DID NOT UNDERSTAND LAST BITS……that is the reason you are here….trapppppped…. LOL
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I’ve only posted this comment to provoke discussion and to demonstrate some people’s quite cynical views. I think the fact the author left a fake name and email address speaks volumes!
Whilst I don’t personally share this view I’d be interested to know what our readers think.
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You can still attend the college, since you have been here on their ticket, however the problem occurs when you are about to renew your visa.
If your college again conforms to the Tier4 requirements, they would be reinstated. Talk to your college administrator and see if the college intends to go back on the register. If they do, just be patient for upto three months, then you can make your final decision.
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Hi Priya
If you are already in the UK then you shouldn’t have anything to worry about. Presumably you are still attending your classes at college and everything is normal and as it should be? Being suspended by the UK Border Agency will in no way jeopardize the qualification you are studying for.
In fact, if you are already in the United Kingdom and studying with your approved education provider, the UK Border Agency will not tell you if they suspend your colleges licence. However, if the result of the suspension is that your approved education provider loses their licence, the UKBA will tell you and your permission to stay will be limited.
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Williams college and London SAM college has also been suspended from tier 4
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yes.
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Sir,
For how long the application for visa could be held? The other thing is when i got the visa letter from my sponsor it was included in the list of registered sponsors. now refusing on the basics of not having a registered sponsor is injustice. I have lost my time and money. who is responsible for this?
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Hi Usman
Your visa application should be placed on hold for the entire time it takes the UK Border Agency to carry out their investigation and report their findings. Typically it is taking schools and colleges 3-6 weeks to get be re-approved and get their sponsor licence back.
I totally agree with you – anyone who has a visa refused following the suspension of their education provider’s licence after they’ve submitted their application is outrageous. I imagine it has taken time for the correct information and re-training to filter through to every member of staff, all though this in now way excuses what we’re seeing. I’m sure the problems in the system will be ironed out in due course.
Good luck with your application and do please keep me updated.
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MY NAME IS RAJESH MEDAR I ALREADY TAKEN ADMISSION IN LONDON SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT TO PURSUE MY MBA DEGREE. BUT I WANT TO KNOW IS IT BLACK LISTED OR NOT AND WHAT TO DO NOW? PLS SUGGEST ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY COLLEGE IS STARTING FROM 8TH FEB 2009
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Dear Rajesh,
I called up LondonSAM the other day. They told that they are trying their best to get back in the list of registered sponsors for tier 4. Their license has been held but not canceled. it will take them 3-6 weeks to get back.
You should contact your agent. He can give u better information.
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I was told that it would take only 2 weeks for london sam to get back in the list…don wory guys….jus think if we had r visa n we wud hv went der we wud hv had landed into a bigger problem…so don panic or get tensed everythng will be fine….rem 3 IDIOTS!!!….so jus say AAL IZZ WELL!!!!
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Hi Rajesh,
AP here,i am in the same collz (LONDON SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY AND MANAGEMENT),i dont know whether they r suspended or blacklisted,but they r not on the list and this is the problem. i havnt got visa yet,i supposed to get visa in 10 days.Moreover their site is no longer working.I am worried abt it.If u get ne latest news plz inform me.
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Hi Rajesh
Did you receive your visa letter before the college had its licence suspended and have you submitted your visa application yet? Do remember that just because your college has had its licence suspended by the UK Border Agency, it may not be blacklisted. It could just be a routine inspection in which case you should expect it to be re-included on the Register of Sponsors in 3-6 weeks time.
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all the people who have der college suspended please dont panic..things will be fine in few days..just wait for few days..as i know it takes 28 days to recover the licence…i hav talked to my college…dey gave me dis information…. just prey to god that u wer not der in airport in 19th jan when the college got black listed…u wud have been deported…wat ever wish u all good luck..i am also in d same condition as u all r in…do prey for me too…an let us know if you all get any updates…may god help us all
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hiiii sanjay
u have applied for visa on 20th jan and my college was suspended after 25th so wht will happened or have u any ideas
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Hello,
I applied for Extension leave to remain under tier 4 general students. I just gave my biomatric data and college is suspended now. What shall I do now?
Shall I immediately change college and send documents to Home Office or shall I just wait for thier decsion.
Am really confued.Please help.
Thanks
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I think you should talk to your college & if you get satisfied with their answer. You should wait until your college gets back in the list.
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Hi Shahzad
You may find it hard to get a refund and change college depending on your current college’s terms and conditions. They may only process refunds after giving them original visa refusal documents.
You can still apply to extend your permission to stay if it runs out when your approved education provider’s licence is suspended, as long as you already have your visa letter. However, your application will be kept on hold until the suspension is resolved.
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DEAR SIR,
i got admission in AA HAMILTON COLLEGE LONDON. and i got visa too.. my class is starting from 25th of jan. i didn’t trevel yet. and i heard that my college is out of Register of Sponsors Licensed Under the Points-Based System list. what should i do now? can i change my college now? or should i wait for my college to be relisted
i ll be thankful if u help me out.
thanks
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Hi Tajammal
I hope this reply reaches you in time – don’t travel to the UK! You should speak with your college and defer the start date of course until the college receives its sponsor licence again.
You should have been contacted by the UK Border Agency or one of its partners to tell you not to travel as the college’s licence was suspended.
Do update us with any new details.
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Hi guys,
Daniel u r such a nice person,heard lot from ur side,u r really helpin us all,i jus want to add few things to our knowledge…
1.Dont give ur DD to ur consultant or agent(whateva he/she is)until u get ur visa.
2.There is no such list like blacklisted collzs, we can only chk UKBA list….if ur collz is on the list go ahead.(search on google)
3.Dont panic,wait until ur collz is on the list then submit ur file,if u have submitted the file n ur collz gets blacklisted or suspended,n u r sure that u can meet 40 points,wait for the interview call,clear it……but the chances r 50-50.
4.It takes abt 2-6 weeks for a collz to get back on the list.
5.Avoid any hasty steps.
6.Pray to GOD,for me also…
REGARDS,
AP RAYAT.
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Hi Ap Rayat
You’ve made some really great observations there, thanks for sharing with everyone. Good luck with your application and studies.
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i want to know hamilton college blacklisted or not
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Hi Harmeet
Hamilton College doesn’t currently appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. Most likely is that the college’s licence has been suspended whilst the UK Border Agency inspects the college. If everything goes well the suspension should be lifted within 3-6 weeks.
Have you already applied or are thinking about it? The college will probably still take your registration but do remember you will not be able to get a UK Student Visa until the college is on the sponsor register once again.
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MR.Daniel
i just want to know that can i trevel to uk if my college is suspended but no blacklisted yet? and please inform me that AA HAMILTON COLLEGE is suspended or it is blacklisted now.. cuz i had to talk my college and they said that we r not blacklisted we r just under investigation and out of list..
waiting for your reply!! thanks
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Hi all of you,
Dont worry guys. I can understand your feelings rightnow but have patience. Many college will be back on Uk Ba lists. Its temporary suspension and my college got suspended in decmber but got back on list after few weeks. according to hoome office
What happens if we suspend your licence
If we have reason to believe that you are in serious breach of your duties and pose a major threat to immigration control, for example, because you are allocating certificates of sponsorship to migrants who do not qualify to come to the United Kingdom, we may suspend your licence while we follow our procedures.
We will remove your entry from the online register of sponsors, and you will not be able to issue any certificates of sponsorship while you are suspended, but you must still comply with all the sponsorship duties for the migrants you currently sponsor. If the suspension is lifted we will reinstate your name on the online register with the rating awarded.
If you are suspended, you are suspended in all the tiers, categories and sub-categories in which you are registered. If we find that you have assigned a certificate of sponsorship to a migrant during your suspension, we will take further action against you – and we will refuse the migrant’s application, on the basis that their certificate of sponsorship is invalid.
Migrants who are already being sponsored at the time of your suspension will not be affected, unless our consideration of the case leads us to withdraw your licence. However, we will not consider any applications for entry clearance or permission to stay from migrants who have a certificate of sponsorship issued by you, until we have made a decision on your status.
If we have already given a migrant entry clearance on the basis of a certificate of sponsorship that you assigned before you were suspended, but the migrant has not yet travelled to the United Kingdom, they will be allowed to enter and start working for you. However, we advise all migrants to check the status of their sponsor’s licence before they travel, and we recommend that they do not travel to the United Kingdom if their sponsor’s licence has been suspended.
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How we decide what (if any) action to take
We take all the facts of the case into account when deciding what action to take against you, unless withdrawal of a licence is mandatory. No two cases will be alike, so we cannot list all the circumstances in which we will withdraw a licence, downgrade it or take no action. We will consider:
the seriousness of your actions and the harm done. We will treat seriously things you have done or failed to do that have resulted in migrants going missing;
whether your actions are part of a consistent or sustained record of non-compliance or poor compliance or are a single event;
any action you have taken to minimise the consequences of what you have done or failed to do. For example, it may help if you tell us quickly that migrants you are sponsoring have stopped coming to work or courses. If an individual member of your staff is responsible for the problem, we will take into account any action you have taken against that person. For example, you should tell us if you have dismissed the person, moved them to another area of work, or retrained them, as appropriate. However, we will treat the situation more seriously if we are sure you were involved in the actions of your staff or deliberately ignored what they were doing;
any civil penalties you are issued with for an offence listed in Appendix C of the full policy guidance of the policy guidance unless we withdrew the penalty or it was cancelled on appeal.
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The procedure we follow
If a visiting officer makes recommendations to withdraw your licence or downgrade you, we will write to you to tell you what action we are going to take and why. All action recommended by a visiting officer will be carried out by the Sponsor Licensing Unit.
You will have 28 days to respond in writing to our letter. We may extend this period at your request if we are satisfied that there are exceptional circumstances. You can make any written statements you think are necessary to respond, including sending evidence. However, we will not hold an oral hearing.
The Sponsor Licensing Unit will consider your response and may ask the relevant visiting officer for information. We will notify you of our decision within 14 calendar days of receiving your response. The reviewing officer has the right to ask for more advice before making the final decision, if your response is complex or we need further advice before making a final decision.
If we do not receive a response from you in the time allowed, the Sponsor Licensing Unit will take the appropriate action recommended by the visiting officer and notify you of its decision in writing.
If we decide to downgrade or withdraw your licence, it starts from the date of the letter we send you to tell you about our decision. We will send this letter by recorded delivery.
When we are considering action against you that may result in us withdrawing your licence, you can still issue certificates of sponsorship during the time that responses are being sent or considered. But we will not consider applications for permission to enter or stay from any migrants that uou have issued certificates of sponsorship to until we have made a final decision on your status.
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Dear sir,
I got the admission in A.A Hamilton College London but not a visa till now.I had applied for VISA in 18 November.Actually i want to know that is the collage blacklisted or not ? please informs me i will be thank full for your help
thanks
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To,
Shiva
Iam not sure about the A.A Hamilton college London but this college is the List (Hamilton School of English-Edinburgh)
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Tajammal,dont fly to uk until ur collz is on the list,u shud wait,otherwise u ll b deported from the airport…..so wait until ur collz is on the list,it doesnt matter whether ur collz is blacklisted or suspended,the main thing is that ur collz must b on the UKBA list while entering UK….
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Hi friends,
if ne of u want to see the list published by UKBA simply search “register of sponsors licensed under the points-based system”.
or
Tier 4 Sponsors Register
hope u will find ur collz….
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Could anyone tell me where can I find the list of those colleges got their lic suspended…I have the list from UKBA but confusing and not much detail..Colleges with same name Thnaks
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Hi Nomplume
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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Dear Sir,
I am very confused,i have submitted my file on Jan 8,and now i came to know that ma collz is not on the list,i dont know whether it is blacklisted or suspended,what should i do now… ma agent is sayin that you should withdraw ur file…..moreover embassy have refused over 2000 applications in the verification of secondary education certificates as the board is not replying in proper way.These things were not known to us until they refused these 2000 visas.This came after i submit ma file.My agent is saying to cancel DD.what should i do sir,plz let me know..
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I had also submit my fire on jan 8 2010, after 7th day my college not in the list my college name is CAVENDISH COLLEGE LONDON but my late arrival upto 22 feb 2010 college telling wait for under license resolved so wait i think it come in few days all the best don’t worry…
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I have enrolled myself for master’s course in SIRM (THE SCHOOL OF INFORMATION RISK MANAGEMENT), the college is providing the master’s degree affiliated to recognised University. Yesterday the college has uploaded on his website that their sponsor’s licence has been suspended due to unknown reasons, and they have written that they have informed ASIC (Accreditation Services for International Colleges) to look into the matter
and assist us to be re-instated onto the sponsor register. As I am on PSW Visa I want to know that will the college’s sponsorship suspension effect me in any ways when I will get my degree, as I am passing out in next 3-4 months. Will I be able to apply for Tier 1 with that degree.
Any kind of help will be highly appreciated.
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I have enrolled myself for master’s course in a college, the college is providing the master’s degree affiliated to recognised University. Yesterday the college has uploaded on his website that their sponsor’s licence has been suspended due to unknown reasons, and they have written that they have informed ASIC (Accreditation Services for International Colleges) to look into the matter
and assist us to be re-instated onto the sponsor register. As I am on PSW Visa I want to know that will the college’s sponsorship suspension effect me in any ways when I will get my degree, as I am passing out in next 3-4 months. Will I be able to apply for Tier 1 with that degree.
Any kind of help will be highly appreciated.
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I got a visa letter from uk college of business & computing institute. I am supposed to submit my application on 31st january. In our country getting schedule is so hard. Now should I submit my application to VFS? I already sent 2500 pounds bank drafts to my education provider. What should I do? Please help me.
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I am supposed to submit my application on 31 January 2010. I got visa letter a months ago. But now my education provider is under black list. As getting schedule is so hard here in Bangladesh. What should I do?
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hi my college is not in ukba upgrade list in january so what i do now i m worry about my carrier my college is renaissance international college give me advise to save my carrier
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Hi Anwar,
Renaissance International College is on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors and has an A rating.
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If any one can help me with LONDON SAM college status. Why the college Licence has been suspended? What is the reason for that?
How is LONDON SAM COLLEGE?
IF any one can help me plzzzzzzzzzz….
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hello dear,
my name is shipon ahmed. i did my application to extened my visa on 28 th october 2009. i did my finger print on 2nd december 2009. i received a letter that my application is valid but i have to wait for their decission. so i was just waiting.
yearsterday i saw tht UKBA removed my college from their list.
so my question is, what going to be happen? lot of people saying different story, some one is saying i have to go bak, someone is saying they will keep my application on hold.
would you please just tell me what the possible things could be happen? i m really worried about myself.
thnks
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Hi Shipon
I can imagine that you are hearing many different things from different people. But don’t worry, it shouldn’t be as bad as it seems.
As long as you received your visa letter and submitted your application before your college had its tier 4 sponsor licence suspended then you should be OK. If you are already in the United Kingdom and studying with your approved education provider, the UK Border Agency will not tell you if your college’s licence is suspend. However, if the result of the suspension is that your approved education provider loses their licence, the UK Border Agency will contact you and your leave to enter the UK will become limited.
It is taking colleges 3-6 weeks to be inspected and reviewed by the UK Border Agency so you will just have to wait and see the outcome. Do let me know the outcome of your application and I can help you from there if needed.
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Hello,
Does any one know the web site name which can give me the list of removed from tier 4.
I can easily find register tier 4 colleges on the web site but I am looking for blacklisted or suspended tier 4 colleges.
if any one know then please reply to my post.
Thanks in advance.
Ritz
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Hi Ritz
I’m sorry but a list of colleges suspended or removed from the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors just doesn’t exist. We’re currently working on such a list and will post details soon.
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hello sir,
my college name is OXBRIDGE COLLEGE OF IT AND MANAGEMENT.
i have appllied my application on 20th jan thn after i heard tht my college is not in d list.
so pls give me information abt my college or if temporarily suspended.and wht will happened will i get visa or not.i have paid fees of 4500 pounds
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Hello Daniel,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Actually day by day the list of suspended colleges getting increased, last figure I heard that was 180 colleges has been suspended. so could you or someone please tell me that where can I find that list.
Please, its matter of emergency.
Thanks in advance,
Ritz
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Hi Ritz
You can find the list of suspended colleges from Tier 4 here.
The list will be updated daily and goes back to December 2009.
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Hi Daniel,
How are you? Please let me know that, either London College of Law & Management is suspended or not?
Take Care
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