Tag Archive for 'visa system'

Damian Green’s Statement of Changes to the Immigration Points Based System

The Minister of State for Immigration (Damian Green): The Immigration Rules specify that the detail of how certain requirements will be applied will be set out in UK Border Agency guidance rather than in the Immigration Rules themselves.


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Border Agency again raises Minimum English level in spite of High Court Ruling

English UK are understandably “very disappointed” at the UK Border Agencies decision to raise the minimum English level back to B1 for all Tier 4 (General) student visa applicants.


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English UK wins High Court Judicial Review case on English Language Courses under the Points Based Visa System

More than 3,000 jobs and over £600 million a year in foreign earnings have been saved for the UK economy by a High Court judgement on which international students can come to the UK.


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English UK Challenges the UK Government to a Legal Fight

English UK, the body that represents English languages schools in the UK, has mounted a legal challenge, urging the UK Government to scrap new Tier 4 rules introduced by the previous Labour Government.


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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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