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What is a ‘Genuine Student’?

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’...

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

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...

Immigration Options for Graduate Students

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...

International Students are Good for the Economy

A new report from London First and PwC has revealed that international students have a positive impact on the UK economy. According to the research: International students in London bring a net benefit of £2.3...

Calls for Policy Change on International Students

An Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for overseas university students to be removed from UK net migration targets has been submitted to the UK Parliament, reports Times Higher Education. EDMs are formal motions submitted...

Administrative Review under the new Appendix AR

Those who apply for leave to remain as a Tier 4 Migrant, as a partner of a Tier 4 Migrant and/or as a child of a Tier 4 Migrant on or after 20 October 2014 will have their right of appeal to the First-tier Tribunal...

New Immigration Measures Affecting Students

The Government has recently announced a series of measures that it says are designed to tackle potential abuse of the student visa system.Contact Us

Tier 4 Sponsor License Suspended: Advice for Students

The Home Office can suspend an institution's Tier 4 sponsor license temporarily if they are investigating the institution. The result of the investigation will be either that the license is reinstated, or that...

Inquiry into Closure of Post Study Work Route

A new inquiry has been launched into the possible impacts for the UK of the closure of the Post Study Work route.Contact Us

Calls for revised immigration policy on international STEM students

An ‘unwelcoming’ UK has led to an unprecedented fall in international Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) student numbers, according to a recent House of Lords Science and Technology Committee...

New EU rules for students and researchers

Under new draft rules proposed by the European Parliament the EU would offer talented non-EU students and researchers better living and working conditions so as to boost its member states’ long-run competitiveness. The...

Net migration increases

New statistics, released at the end of November by the Office for National Statistics, show that net migration (the difference between immigration and emigration) to the UK rose to 182,000 at the end of June 2013,...