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Extending a Student Visa: The Academic Progression Requirement Explained
By Paul Richmond - Immigration Barrister

If you have previously been granted permission as a Student or a Tier 4 (General) Student and you are applying from within the UK to study a further course in the UK, you may need to satisfy the...

 academic progression requirement.  The academic progression requirement is in place to ensure that students who wish to undertake further studies are progressing academically. What is the Academic Progression...

Immigration Options for Students Graduating in the UK in 2020 amid COVID-19 concerns
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Universities across the UK are taking different approaches to how and when final year students will complete their degrees in light of COVID-19 restrictions. Many in the UK have further uncertainties about...

 what they will be able to do after their studies are finished and are particularly worried about the pandemic will affect graduate recruitment and therefore their own long term futures in the UK. In this article...

Graduate Immigration Route For Post-Study Work
By Stefania Patuto - Pupil Barrister

As we set out in an earlier article, a new immigration route for graduates was announced on 11 September 2019. The Graduate Immigration Route will enable international students to work in the UK for two years after...

 they have completed their studies. While the Graduate Immigration Route is not yet open, some further details about the route have been provided.  When will the Graduate Immigration Route open?  The new...

Switching from Tier 4 Student to Tier 2 Work Visa
By Annie Ee - Senior Legal Associate

The new Immigration Rules introduced on 29 March 2019 allow students to apply to switch into the Tier 2 category in the UK 3 months prior to the expected completion date of their course. You must be applying from...

 the UK and should apply prior to the expiry of your current Tier 4 visa.  Factors to consider when switching In order to meet the requirements to switch to Tier 2 (General), you must have, or have last...

New Graduate Visa route for international students announced by Home Office
By Georgina Griggs - Immigration Barrister

Today the Government announced plans for a new Graduate Visa which will enable international students to work in the UK for two years following their graduation, a significant increase from the current permitted...

 duration of four months. The decision to introduce a Graduate Visa has been welcomed by numerous politicians and universities, and will no doubt be welcomed by students too.  Why has a Graduate Visa been...

Sajid Javid sets new tone for student immigration
By Richmond Chambers -

The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid has recently unveiled a softer, more sensible approach towards student immigration in the UK. The move, which goes directly against the hostile environment policy pioneered by Theresa...

 May will see regulations which prevent overseas students, who have completed studies in the UK, from working in the country for more than six months loosened. Javid, it seems, is keen to welcome those...

Student's UK visa granted after media backlash
By Richmond Chambers -

The UK has granted a visa for a student to attend an academic conference after public and media outcry following an “absurd” case. Initially, two students from Amsterdam University, whose nationalities...

 are Bosnian and Turkish, had their applications rejected. One was late in submitting part of his paperwork, and the other’s student visa is expiring in December. There was a fear among immigration...

British universities call for return of graduate work visa
By Richmond Chambers -

There are over 450,000 international students studying in the UK. The UK is one of the most competitive countries in the world for higher education, after the much larger USA. However, while rival countries like...

 the US, Australia, France and Germany have continued to see growth in the number of international students flocking to their universities, interest in UK universities has flatlined. Between 2014 and 2015,...

Changes to the Tier 4 Student category
By Richmond Chambers -

Statement of changes to the Immigration Rules: HC1078, announced on Friday 17th March 2017, introduces various change to Tier 4 Visas, which cover students. Amendments will seek to ensure stronger care protections...

 for those who fall within the “Child” subcategory, as well as setting higher standards which institutions and students must reach if they wish to be considered under the “General” category.Tier 4...

What is a ‘Genuine Student’?
By Richmond Chambers -

Under paragraph 245ZV(k) of the Immigration Rules, an applicant for entry clearance as a student is required to show that he is a ‘genuine student’. Guidance entitled ‘Tier 4 of the points-based system’...

 version 37.0 published on 30 November 2016 provides guidance as to when it is necessary to interview applicants, and as to how to assess genuineness. The immigration history of the Applicant and any...

ETS / TOEIC - MA (ETS – TOEIC testing) [2016] UKUT 00450
By Richmond Chambers -

MA (ETS – TOEIC testing) [2016] UKUT 00450 is the latest case in the string of cases involving those who have had their leave to remain or enter, refused, curtailed, or cancelled. This is generally done on the...

 ground that, based on information from ETS, the Secretary of State for the Home Department (“SSHD”) had significant evidence to conclude that the test certificate was fraudulently obtained by the use of...

Immigration Options for Graduate Students
By Gillian McCall - Immigration Barrister

Every year thousands of Students come to the UK to study. Prior to the closure of the Tier 1 (Post Study Work) category, fresh graduates had the option to remain in the UK for up to two years in order to...

 work, complete study further, start a business and generally decide what they wanted to do in the long term, and if they wanted to do it in the UK. Now, there are still many options for graduates who want to stay...
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