In this the last post of our series on schools and colleges removed from the Tier 4 Sponsors Register, we’ll be looking at how the UK Border Agency withdraws a sponsor licence, why they may do so and what will happen to students.
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In this the fourth post of our series on schools and colleges removed from the Tier 4 Sponsors Register, we’ll be looking at how the UK Border Agency suspends an education provider from the Register of Sponsors and what punitive action they can take against sponsors.
In this the third post of our series on schools and colleges removed from the Tier 4 Sponsors Register, we’ll be looking at what happens to students who’s education provider has had their sponsor licence suspended or withdrawn.
As you may be aware the rules for getting a UK visa are going to change:
- From March 3rd 2010 students will need to be level B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) in order to qualify for a student visa.
HOME OFFICE
Tier 4: Student visas
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (the Rt Hon Alan Johnson):
Following the Prime Minster’s announcement of a review of Tier 4 (the student route under our Points Based System for controlling migration) on 12 November 2009, I am today announcing a balanced and targeted package of measures to tackle the abuse of Tier 4 by economic migrants whilst at the same time continuing to safeguard the ability of genuine international students to come to the UK to benefit from our world class education system and bring benefit to our economy.
Tier 4 Review
Below is an open letter from the UK Border Agency to Tier 4 Sponsors in the UK, detailing the recent review of the visa system and the changes due to be implemented on 3 March 2010.
In this the second post of our series on schools and colleges removed from the Tier 4 Sponsors Register, we’ll be looking at the ratings that the UK Border Agency awards sponsors, what they mean and the differences between them.
Following on from a number of questions, much discussion from our readers – and a real concern over lack of information from the UK Border Agency, Embassies, schools and colleges –we’re going to do a series of posts focusing on schools and colleges removed from the Tier 4 Sponsors Register.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) is due to launch the new sponsorship management process for Tier 4 of the points-based system on 5th October 2009.