The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently revised the tier 4 sponsor register and has removed several institutions from the list. UKBA announced on the 25th August that all applicants should ensure that the institution they are applying to is on the tier 4 Sponsor Register when they apply for a UK student visa. You should check before submitting your application that your chosen institutions have not been suspended or withdrawn from the list. If your chosen institution is not on the list, the embassy will not be able to grant you a student visa. If you have a visa letter that you got before your approved education provider’s licence was suspended, and you have already been granted permission to enter the United Kingdom, but you have not yet traveled, you are advised not to travel until your educational institution’s status has been resolved.
Check that your institutions are listed in UK BA sponsor list please follow this link and feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
Good luck with your visa application.
Read our follow up to this post, an Update on Suspended Colleges From Tier 4.
The Tier 4 Register of Sponsors is being regularly updated by this website. You can view it here: Tier 4 Sponsors Register.
Update 31 January 2010: All Student Visa applications from Northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh are currently on hold due to a sudden rise in numbers. Every Tier 4 applicant from these countries will be affected. This will compound issues surrounding the suspension of colleges from the Tie 4 Register of Sponsors.
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hi, sir, i have applied in the anglian 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 Charnjit
I think you should just wait to find out the result of your current Tier 4 (General) Student application, as your visa request should be placed on hold until your college’s suspension is lifted.
Keep an eye on the Tier 4 Sponsors Register for an idea of when you can expect to hear back from the UKBA regarding your application.
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hi, iam studing in ethames college,east london. just i need information whether this college is blacklisted or not. i cant see the blacklisted colleges in this website.
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Hi Raghava, Ethames Graduate School, Ilford is not suspended. It is still in the list.
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Thanks Akash
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Hi Raghava
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 there ,
I got my visa extended frm Lsbc 1st week of this month n my course started in October last year, now lsbc is not on the register anymore so I got admission in another college n started my MBA there, so I’ve reapplied n made a fresh application yesterday, Ian aware tht I needed prior permission but I still hav started my studies in the new college. So at the monment m jus hoping tht everything goes smooth n I get my visa with my new sponsor
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can you tell me lsbc permanently removed. its Status? two months have gone till i didn,t get any reply from embassy. when lsbc was removed.
shaharyar_akbar@hotmail.com
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If you got your tier 4 student visa before 5 October 2009
You will have to obtain permission from the UK Border Agency to change education provider. You can ask for this permission by sending an email to MigrantReporting@ukba.gsi.gov.uk. You must include the following details:
- the new sponsor’s name, address and contact details; and
- details of the new course, including the start and end date; and
- if the new course is shorter or longer than your current course
The UK Border Agency will write to you confirming they’ve received your request. As long as they can confirm the following information, you will be given permission to change tier 4 sponsors:
- your new education provider is currently licenced under the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors; and
- your new school has accepted you and wants to be your new sponsor; and
- your new planned course of study meets the necessary requirements to qualify under the Points Based System
Once you have emailed the UK Border Agency with the above information and have received an acknowledgment from them you can actually start your new course without waiting for the result of your request. However, this is at your own risk as the UK Border Agency may well decide to refuse you permission to switch sponsors.
If you fail to ask the UK Border Agency for their permission to switch sponsors you’re permission to stay in the United Kingdom as a student will be limited.
If you got your tier 4 student visa after 5 October 2009
It is much simpler to change education provider in this situation. You just have to make a new Tier 4 (General) Student visa application supported with a new visa letter of confirmation of acceptance for studies from your new tier 4 sponsor.
You will not be able to start your new course until your new visa application is approved by the UK Border Agency. You are free to leave your current sponsor but do so entirely at your own risk, as the UKBA may refuse your application meaning you may not be able to return to your original course.
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oxbridge college of IT & management UK is a rated are not.. and
letest news about(oxbridge college of IT & managementcollege) becoz i all ready apply for THIS college im waiting for vISA .IT SHOW ME UNDER PROSSES
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Hi Layeeq
Your visa application should be placed on hold whilst the UK Border Agency inspect your college.
You should keep checking the Tier 4 Sponsors Register to see when you college’s suspension is lifted.
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Hi !! i get uk student visa last 2 week ago but visa start 1 feb 2010..but today i see my college ( Oxbridge College ) is not in the UKBA list….and i will booked my ticket of 2nd feb ..now WHAT WILL I DO ?
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Hi Nayan
You will not be able to travel to the UK until your college’s suspension is lifted. As of 29 January 2010 your college does not appear on the sponsor register. Therefore I don’t think you’ll be able to start in February so you should contact your college to defer your start date.
You will have to postpone the departure date of your ticket. Speak to your travel agent or airline about this. You could also consider student insurance which protects against any loss of tuition fees or travel costs. Click the banner below for more details:
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kindly give me info how we change our colleges i need it as soon as possible
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Hi Imran, I work in an International Office who are Tier 4 registered sponsors – first of all, can you tell me when you obtained your visa and is your college still on Tier 4 sponsors register?
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hii fiona i get my visa on 7 oct 2009 and my college is remove from home office list can u guide me what i do 1st
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Hi Imran, you will now need to apply to a new College still on the Tier 4 Sponsors Register. Our College have already issued places to a number of students in the same situation as yourself. Are you in the UK at the moment?
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YES I M IN UK LONDON ITS MY E MAIL ID U CAN E MAILL ME THERE INOCCENT_FLOWER@HOTMAIL.COM I WILL B WAIT FOR UR REPLY CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
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its my email id u mail me there detAIL OF UR COLLEGE AND FOR ADMISSION I WANA CHANGE MY COLLEGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE PLZZ I WILL B WAIT 4 UR KIND REPLY THANKS
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hi fiona whats the procedure of how we change college if my college nt in list how u give me admission in ur college how we tell home office our sponser licence canceld
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Hi Imran
I gave full details in my answer to one of your earlier comments. Take a read and get back to me with any questions you have.
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If you are currently in the UK and your College has been removed from Tier 4 Register of Sponsors, then you will have to apply to a college still on the list and reapply for a new visa whilst you are still in the UK – applications made from outwith the UK are automatically rejected. Further details can be found on the UKBA website here http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adult-students/conditions-of-your-visa-in-uk/changes-to-a-course/
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actually we r in uk doing study in uk college of bussiness and computing but this is not more in the list of registor of sponsors what affect it can be on us and what we should do for this
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Hi Bhupinder
You will only be affected if the UK Border Agency Inspection team decide that your college’s licence should be withdrawn permanently, in which case your permission to stay in the UK will be limited by the UK Border Agency to 6 months, as long as you were not involved in the reason the college had its licence withdrawn. You will be able to change education provider during this 6 month period.
If you are due to extend your visa whilst the college’s licence is suspended, your application will be placed on hold until the UKBA’s issues are resolved and the suspension lifted.
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http://ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adult-students/approved-education-provider/status-of-licence/
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last student visa application date: 03/09/2009. visa issue date: 03/11/2009 to 17/11/2010. now i would like to study with (MBA) new tier 4 sponsor – the university of greenwich. got addmission confirmation. course lenth goes over by 6 months course start date 18/01/2010 to 30/04/2011. send email to home office reporting migrant email address to request them to grant written permission to study with new sponsor. Is there any thing else should I have to do? Can I start studing with The University of greenwich?Please reply soon.
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Hi Savy
Once you have emailed the UK Border Agency and have received an acknowledgment from them you can actually start your new course without waiting for the result of your request. However, this is at your own risk as the UK Border Agency may well decide to refuse you permission to switch sponsors.
Once your request to change tier 4 sponsor has been granted, you can either extend your visa then or wait until a time nearer your visa’s expiration.
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is lsbc black listed college?
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Does LSBC stand for London School of Business and Computing? It it does then as of 29 January 2010 it does not appear on the sponsor register.
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please update me with ukba blacklist college list and updates
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please update me with the suspended college list of ukba.thankyou
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Hi Bhanu
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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I am MBA Student studying in a college of London since 5 months. My spouse had apply her dependant visa before 5 days. Now my college is not in the list of tier 4 college. In that condition what whould be the possibility of her visa?
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Hi Choodamani
Any visa applications made where the school or college has been suspended from the Tier 4 sponsor register during the application, a hold is meant to be placed so no decision given until the UK Border Agency’s issue are resolved.
It is typically taking 3-6 weeks for schools and colleges to be inspected and to have the suspension lifted. However, some people here have reported colleges still being suspended some 3 months on.
Also, some students have had their applications refused with the reason given that their college is not on the Register of Sponsors.
Keep us posted with any updates you get.
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Is BLAKE HALL COLLAGE black listed by UKBA
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Hi Udhav
As of 29 January 2010, Blake Hall College is on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors with an A rating.
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I applied for Extension leave to remain under tier 4 general students. I just gave my biomatric data and college was suspended.thrn i took another sdmiddion in another college and send letter to home office to take permission.but i havnt got any response from UKBA.but the second college s license 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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Hi Omer
I don’t think you can keep changing your sponsor whilst your application is pending. I think you’re just wasting your time and effort.
According to the new Tier 4 rules, your application should be placed on hold by the UKBA until the college resolves any issues – either their suspension if lifted or their licence is withdrawn.
I think you should wait for the outcome of your visa application and take it from their. Keep us updated with your progress.
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what happens if the college is black listed or suspended or closed, by UKBA
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Hi Manish,
That’s quite a wide question. Could you narrow it down about – do you want to know how it would affect current students in the UK, people who’ve recently applied for visas or students who’ve enrolled by not yet applied for a visa?
Look forward to hearing from you.
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is new millennium city academy black listed college in uk
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Hi Shriya
As of 29 January 201, New Millennium City Academy does not appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. That doesn’t necessarily mean it has been blacklisted – it has probably been temporarily suspended pending investigation by the UK Border Agency. Keep checking the Register to see if and when the college re-appears.
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Hi Shriya
Millennium City Academy Tier 4 sponsor licence suspension lifted 16 March 2010.
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I have a query reagarding London College of Law and Management, its written in their website that they are a licensed college and they also provided the list of registered colleges in their website, the only problem is there college name is not on the list, I have a offer letter from them, so can u plz suggest me what should i do, should i apply for visa ?? and if they are a fake college, can u plz shut their website down, because some people might get convinced by there website….a quick reply will be appreciated and thanks alot for giving us your precious time.
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The UKBA Tier 4 Sponsors Register is updated on a regular basis – they have obviously downloaded the list and published it on their website before they were removed. There is no point in applying for a visa if the College has been removed from the sponsors Register as your visa will be refused and you will have wasted your money. Look for a college who are still on the list and apply to them instead.
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Hi Rezwan
As of 29 January 2010, London College of Law and Management does not appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. Have you already applied for your visa? If not, then I’d suggest you wait until the college resolves any issues the UK Border Agency has and they get their sponsor licence back.
I can’t comment on whether the college is fake or not as I don’t know when they were removed from the register or even if they were on it in the first place. However, it they placed a link to the list from their site, I’d be surprised if they weren’t legitimate. Have you spoken with the college for an update on the situation?
Looking forward to hearing more about your situation.
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i have admission in guildhall college my appointment in delhi.i know about guildhll college in ukba list.
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Hi Balraj
As of 29 January 2010, Guildhall College does not appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. Have you already applied for a visa? If you haven’t, I suggest you don’t until the college resolves any issues with the UK Border Agency – this is to avoid an unnecessary visa refusal.
Do give me some more details and an update on your situation.
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I am in a very difficult situation i have applied for Holborn College and i have already paid the amount and got the visa.
Now it is not listed in Tier4 lists.Now can you advice me what should i do? Can i transfer to the other college when i get to uk? Do i have to apply for the visa again? I am very worried about the my parents as they have some how manage to provide me with the money.
I really need your advice in this situation.Hope to get a mail as soon as possible
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Hi Shaish
Thanks for your comments. Try not to worry too much, I will try to clarify the situation for you.
Many students seem to be experiencing a problem with Holborn College. They appear to have been suspended from the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors for a considerable amount of time now. Have you spoken to the college and/or your agent for an update on the situation? Has the college been inspected by the UK Border Agency. You should begin to put pressure on the college to provide you with information. You will also have to keep in touch with them in order to defer the start date of your course. This means you will have to extend your visa in the UK at some point in time.
You may not find it easy to get a refund and change college whilst Holborn College is just suspended – you should check the college’s terms & conditions. I imagine that a full refund is only given following a visa refusal, which won’t apply in your case. However, if they Holborn College are withdrawn from the Register permanently then I’m sure you’d be able to get a refund. If not, you’d have a good case to sue them. I’d suggest you also consider insurance against any loss of your tuition fees, because of a situation just like this. Click the banner below for more details.
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I want to know that the e college is a bogus college or not ? has the e college removed by UKBA?
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Payel, what is the E College? Is that seriously it’s name?
E College does not appear on the Sponsor Register as of 29 January 2010.
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where do i find the list of the colleges suspended by ukba?
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Hi Buddhi
No such list exists – currently you will have to check the Register to see if a college is on it or not. We’ve kept all the old lists too so you can track to see which colleges have been removed from day-to-day. Check it out here: Tier 4 Sponsors Register
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Hi Buddhi
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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I am the student from developing country and having great interest to obtain the masters degree from UK college I have paid my all fees and came to study here. Unfortunately, after completing of first semester Guildhall college(where I am studying) has been suspended and I am in great problem about my study and fees which I have paid.
Please!I hope you will give my solution regarding continuing of my study or refund of my fees to study another college.
Thank you!
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Hi Shiva
Don’t worry too much as you shouldn’t really notice a change in day-to-day life at your college. As they have been suspended pending investigation, they just won’t be able to recruit any new students.
Do you need to renew your visa anytime soon? If you do, you can submit your application but it will be kept on hold until the college has satisfied the issues raised by the UK Border Agency. In the event that your college is withdrawn from the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors for ever, your leave 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 (the 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 the UKBA think you were involved in the reasons why your sponsor’s licence was withdrawn.
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I need to know that London school of accountancy & management has been put on hold or have been suspended & how much time will it take to declare the fact? i am really worried, please help me in this concern.Thanks
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Hi Jasleen
As of 29 January 2010, London School of Accountancy & Management does not appear on the Tier 4 Register of Sponsors. We have no details as to when it was removed from the list. I can only suggest that you keep on eye on the list to see if and when your college is re-included.
What’s your situation? Have you already applied for a visa to study at this college? Are you in the UK?
Let me know some more details.
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Hi how may i see the list of suspended colleges by UKBA
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Hi Sumina
No such list exists but you can browse the daily lists as they are released by the UK Border Agency here: Tier 4 Sponsors Register
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Hi Sumina
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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MY SCHOOL LICENSE HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN ,I AM NOT TRAVELED YET,AND I HAVE GOTTEN ANOTHER ADMISSION FROM ANOTHER SCHOOL WHICH IS GOING TO START ON FEB. PLEASE CAN I TRAVEL WITH THAT THE SAME VISA.PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.
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Hi Jude
You should contact a fully regulated immigration lawyer for a discussion of the details of your own case.
I do however know that you will not be able to travel to the UK on your old visa, at it is for a different college. You will have to apply for a new visa, which is tied to your new college.
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