There is no doubt that following the scrapping of Tier 1 Post-Study visa of the UK Points Based System student numbers are down.
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The Demise of Tier 1 and the Threat to Business Education
Summary of New Tier 4 Student Policy
ACCREDITATION
All sponsors must have been accredited by either Ofsted and its devolved equivalents, QAA, the Independent Schools Inspectorate, the Bridge Schools Inspectorate or the Schools Inspection Service and all must become Highly Trusted Sponsors.
Student Visa Cuts – 8 facts you should know
The UK education industry has taken quite a beating lately. Set against a backdrop of a shrinking economy and budget cuts of up to 40%, it is no wonder there will be job losses in the education sector and the wider public sector.
Video Response to Threat of Student Visa Cuts
Tony Millns, chief executive of English UK, took part in a press conference with other sector bodies such as Universities UK, UKCISA, Study UK and the National Union of Students, regarding the government’s plans to review Tier 4 of the Points Based System and raise English language requirements.
Cross-sector Initiatives Begin in Opposition to Student Visa Cuts
English UK and Study UK this week joined other leading international education groups opposed to the Government’s proposals on student visas in a national press conference.
Directors of Top UK Universities Condemn Planned Student Visa Cuts
Directors of Top UK Universities Condemn Planned Student Visa Cuts
Universities UK who represent UK tertiary education institutions, says Britain’s place as 2nd in the global education market is at serious risk should the Coalition government make good its threat to slash student migrant numbers.
Student Visa Clampdown to Protect British Graduates
The rights of student migrants to stay in the UK will be severely limited in order to protect jobs for British graduates, Damian Green said today.
Tier 4 Student Visa Consultation Closes
Immigration Minister Damian Green has reiterated the Government’s plans to review student visas in a speech to the think tank Reform.
Full Speech Given by Damian Green: Reforming the Immigration System – Part 2
Entitlement to work
I have other concerns and other proposals to tell you about. Because we not only need to be admitting the right students, we need to know that they are behaving properly when they are here. For example let me turn to students’ entitlement to work and to sponsor their dependants to join them.