Since April 2009 education providers in the UK have had to appear on the UK Border Agency’s Register of Sponsors in order to sponsor international students.
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The Big Brother World of UK Education Providers
Published on April 25, 2011 in Studying in the UK. 4 Comments Tags: Goldsmiths College, immigration rules for international students, London School of Economics, LSE, new immigration rules for students, student immigration rules, students in the uk, students not suspects, UK Border Agency, UKBA, union campaigns, University of London.
Cameron on Immigration – We’re Getting to Grips With It
Published on April 21, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 0 Comments Tags: bogus colleges, bogus students, David Cameron, highly trusted sponsors, post study work, tier 1, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration student, UKBA.
British Prime Minister David Cameron declared, “…we’re now getting to grips with it” in his immigration speech in Hampshire on 14 April.
The Demise of Tier 1 and the Threat to Business Education
Published on April 21, 2011 in Studying in the UK. 1 Comment Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, points based system, post study work, student study abroad, studying and working in the uk, studying overseas, temporary immigration cap, tier 1, tier 1 work permit, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, uk points based system, UKBA.
There is no doubt that following the scrapping of Tier 1 Post-Study visa of the UK Points Based System student numbers are down.
Summary of New Tier 4 Student Policy
Published on April 16, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 2 Comments Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA.
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.
Cross-sector Initiatives Begin in Opposition to Student Visa Cuts
Published on February 2, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 0 Comments Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, English UK, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, National Uninon of Students, NUS, Study UK, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA, UKCISA, Universities UK.
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
Published on February 2, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 0 Comments Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA.
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
Published on February 1, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 5 Comments Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA.
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
Published on February 1, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 0 Comments Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA.
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
Published on February 1, 2011 in UK Immigration News 2011. 1 Comment Tags: changes in UK Immigration Rules, Damian Green, foreign students studying in the uk, Home Office, interim immigration cap, temporary immigration cap, tier 4 consultation, tier 4 policy guidance, tier 4 student visa, UK Border Agency, uk immigration cap, uk immigration policy, uk immigration system, UKBA.
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.