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

UPDATE: This post was written before changes to the Immigration Rules in December 2020.  If you have a Student Visa and would like to stay in the UK on a Work Visa, please see our updated post: Switching from...

 a Student Visa to a Skilled Worker Visa 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...

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,...

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...

International Students are Good for the Economy
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

 billion to the UK economy. They support nearly 70,000 jobs in London because of the money they spend here. It is not true that international students are a burden to our public services, such as the NHS....

Calls for Policy Change on International Students
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

 by MPs for debate in the House of Commons in order to publicise a cause and gather additional support for it. This EDM has been submitted by Sheffield MP Paul Blomfield, and apparently has cross-party...

Administrative Review under the new Appendix AR
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

 removed following the introduction of The Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 3, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2014, SI 2014/2771. Instead of having the right of appeal to an independent...

New Immigration Measures Affecting Students
By Richmond Chambers -

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

 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

Inquiry into Closure of Post Study Work Route
By Richmond Chambers -

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

 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
By Richmond Chambers -

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...

 report. The Lords’ inquiry looked specifically at the numbers of international students in STEM subjects, and whether the UK’s immigration policy has had any impact. The Lords’ report calls on...
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