
UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) is making changes to student visas:
The government announced changes to the immigration rules on 13 July. Many of these affect Tier 4 of the point based system.
First published: 14 July 2015
Last updated: 30 July 2015
The main changes will
- stop new students at publicly funded colleges from working, bringing them in line with those at private colleges (from August)
- allow university students to study a new course at the same level but only where there’s a link to their previous course or the university confirms that this supports their career aspirations. There will be credibility interviews and sanctions against universities who abuse this rule (from August)
- ban college students from extending their Tier 4 visas in the UK unless they are studying at an ‘embedded college’, one which has a formal, direct link to a university that is recognized by the Home Office. This will require them to leave and apply for a new visa from outside the UK if they wish to study another course (from November)
- ban college students from being able to switch visas to Tiers 2 or 5 in the UK, and require them to apply from outside the UK (from November)
- reduce the time limit for study at further education level from 3 years to 2 years. This brings the maximum period into line with the length of time British students generally spend in further education (from November)
- stop Tier 4 dependents from taking a low or unskilled job, but allow them to take part-time or full-time skilled work (from the autumn)
These changes will help reduce immigration abuse ensuring the UK maintains a competitive offer and attracts the brightest and best international students. The UK continues to welcome genuine students to our world class universities.
Credit: UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), Part of Home Office
They already shutting their university . If they continue with this rules they have to shut more than 30% of the higher educational organisation .
May that would be good for their economy as well as their country.
I think its very good.
F**k off British student visa policies fr international students…
I had to edit your f word. I know you are angry. Please mind your language. Thank you