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Government outlines overhaul of student visas

22 March 2011

Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work entitlements and the closure of the post-study work route are among the changes to the student visa system announced today by Home Secretary Theresa May.

The announcement follows a major public consultation on reforming Tier 4 of the points-based system, after a Home Office review revealed widespread abuse. A sample of Tier 4 students studying at private institutions revealed that 26 per cent of them could not be accounted for.

The main changes are as follows:

• From April 2012, any institution wanting to sponsor students will need to be classed as a Highly Trusted sponsor, and will need to become accredited by a statutory education inspection body by the end of 2012. The current system does not require this, and has allowed too many poor-quality colleges to become sponsors.
• Students coming to study at degree level will need to speak English at an 'upper intermediate' (B2) level, rather than the current 'lower intermediate' (B1) requirement.
• UK Border Agency staff will be able to refuse entry to students who cannot speak English without an interpreter, and who therefore clearly do not meet the minimum standard.
• Students at universities and publicly funded further education colleges will retain their current work rights, but all other students will have no right to work. We will place restrictions on work placements in courses outside universities.
• Only postgraduate students at universities and government-sponsored students will be able to bring their dependants. At the moment, all students on longer courses can bring their dependants.
• We will limit the overall time that can be spent on a student visa to 3 years at lower levels (as it is now) and 5 years at higher levels. At present, there is no time limit for study at or above degree level.
• We will close the Tier 1 (Post-study work) route, which allows students 2 years to seek employment after their course ends. Only graduates who have an offer of a skilled job from a sponsoring employer under Tier 2 of the points-based system will be able to stay to work.

The government has also pledged to develop a new entrepreneur route for bright and innovative students who have a business idea and want to make it work in the UK.

The Home Secretary said:

'International students not only make a vital contribution to the UK economy but they also help make our education system one of the best in the world.

'But it has become very apparent that the old student visa regime failed to control immigration and failed to protect legitimate students from poor-quality colleges.

'The changes I am announcing today re-focus the student route as a temporary one, available to only the brightest and best. The new system is designed to ensure students come for a limited period, to study, not work, and make a positive contribution while they are here.

'My aim is not to stop genuine students coming here - it is to eliminate abuse within the system. Our stricter accreditation process will see only first-class education providers given licences to sponsor students.

'I am delighted to announce that, alongside our stricter rules, we will ensure that innovative student entrepreneurs who are creating wealth are able to stay in the UK to pursue their ideas.'

The government has committed to reforming all routes of entry to the UK in order to bring immigration levels under control. The student changes will work alongside the annual limit on economic migration, and reforms to family and settlement routes planned for later this year.

You can find a summary of the new student policy under 'Related documents' on the right side of this page.

A statement of changes to the Immigration Rules will be published on this website on 31 March. We will publish an impact assessment on the same day.

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Adult students - Tier 4 (General)

Adult students - Tier 4 (General)

Evidence of your money

This page explains what documents you can send us as evidence of money to pay your course fees and living costs as an adult student under Tier 4 (General) of our points-based system.

You will score 10 points if you provide evidence that you have enough money to pay your course fees and living costs. (The Your money section explains how much money you need to cover your living costs.) To claim the 10 points, you must show evidence that you:

• have paid all or part of your course fees and (if relevant) accommodation fees to your Tier 4 sponsor; and/or
• are receiving official financial sponsorship; and/or
• have enough money to cover your remaining course fees and living costs, if any.

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• Evidence of money already paid to your education provider

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  When it assigns your confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS), your Tier 4 sponsor can include details of any money that you have already paid to it.
  If your CAS includes details of money paid to your Tier 4 sponsor, you do not need to provide any further documents to show that you have paid this money. If you do not know whether your CAS includes this information, you must ask your Tier 4 sponsor.
  If you have paid any money to cover your course and accommodation fees to your Tier 4 sponsor, but your CAS does not indicate that this has been paid, you must include evidence of payment in your application. You must send anoriginal paper receipt issued by your Tier 4 sponsor confirming:
  • that you have paid all of your fees; or
  • the amount you have paid.

• Evidence of an official financial sponsor or government sponsor

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  If your Tier 4 sponsor is giving you any any official financial sponsorship, it can include details of this on your confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS). You do not need to provide any documents as evidence of this official financial sponsorship. If you do not know whether your CAS contains this information, you must ask your Tier 4 sponsor.
  In any other circumstances where you are being given official financial sponsorship, you must provide send us a letter of confirmation from your official financial sponsor. The letter must be on the organisation's official letter-headed paper or stationery, and must bear the organisation's official stamp. It must show:
  • your name ;
  • the official financial sponsor's name and contact details;
  • the date of the letter;
  • the length of the sponsorship; and
  • the amount of money that the official financial sponsor is giving to you, or a statement that it will cover all of your course fees and living costs.

• Evidence of money that is available to you - general principles

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  You must show that you have held the required money for a consecutive 28-day period (finishing on the date of the closing balance) ending no more than one month before your application.
  If you are providing your evidence of money from a single account, we will assess the funds available to you from the closing balance given on the document you provide as evidence. If you provide two or more pieces of evidence from a single account (for example, two consecutive bank statements), we will assess the money available to you from the closing balance of the most recent document.
  If you provide evidence from two or more accounts, we will assess the money available to you as being:
  • the closing balance of one account; plus
  • any additional money available to you on the date of that closing balance, for which you have provided the required evidence.
  We will always use the closing balance date from the account that most favours you.
  If you are providing evidence of official financial sponsorship, in addition to evidence of your own money, any money paid to you by your official financial sponsor will not be considered as available money. Money cannot becounted twice.
  You can use the following documents to show money that is available to you:
  • personal bank or building society statements, covering a consecutive 28-day period ending no more than one month before the date of your application;
  • a building society pass book, covering a consecutive 28-day period ending no more than one month before the date of your application;
  • a letter from a bank confirming that funds have been held for a consecutive 28-day period ending no more than one month before the date of your application;
  • a letter from a financial institution confirming that funds have been held for a consecutive 28-day period ending no more than one month before the date of your application;
  • a letter from a financial institution confirming a loan, dated no more than six months before the date of your application.

• Evidence of money that is available to you - acceptable documents

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  The following documents, with the exception of the loan letter, must cover a consecutive 28-day period ending no more than a month before the date of your application.

  Personal bank or building society statements

  Personal bank or building society statements must show:
  • your name, or the name(s) of your parent(s) or legal guardian;
  • the account number;
  • the date of the statement;
  • the financial institution's name and logo; and
  • the amount of money available.
  You cannot use mini-statements from cash machines (ATMs) as evidence.
  You can use electronic bank statements from an online account if they include all the
  information above. Each electronic statement should bear the bank's official stamp on every page, or you must provide a supporting letter from the bank, on company headed paper, confirming the statements' authenticity.
  If you want to use a joint account as proof of your money, you must be named on the account along with at least one other person.
  We will not accept statements that show the balance in the account on a particular day, as these do not show that you hold enough funds for the full 28-day period required.

  Building society pass book

  The building society pass book must show:
  • your name, or the name(s) of your parent(s) or legal guardian;
  • the account number;
  • the financial institution's name and logo; and
  • the amount of money available.

  Letter from a bank or building society confirming funds

  A letter from a bank or building society must show:
  • your name, or the name(s) of your parent(s) or legal guardian;
  • the account number;
  • the date of the letter;
  • the financial institution's name and logo;
  • the money in the account; and
  • that there is enough money in the account to cover your course fees and living costs.

  Letter from a financial institution confirming funds

  The financial institution must be regulated by the Financial Services Authority or, in the case of overseas accounts, the home regulator. (This is the official regulator for the country where the institution is and where the money is held.)
  The letter must show:
  • your name, or the name(s) of your parent(s) or legal guardian;
  • the account number (if applicable);
  • the date of the letter;
  • the financial institution's name and logo; and
  • the money in the account.

  Letter from a financial institution confirming a loan

  The financial institution must be regulated by the Financial Services Authority or, in the case of overseas accounts, the home regulator. (This is the official regulator for the country where the institution is and where the money is held.)
  The loan letter must be dated no more than six months before the date of your application, and must show:
  • your name;
  • the date of the letter;
  • the financial institution's name and logo; and
  • the money (or funds) available as a loan.
  Loans held in the name(s) of your parents(s) or legal guardian cannot be used as evidence of money held by you.
  There must be no conditions on the release of the loan funds to you, other than your making a successful Tier 4 application.
  If you are applying from overseas, the loan funds must be available to you before you travel to the UK, unless the loan:
  • is an academic/student loan from your country's national government; and
  • will be released to you by your national government or your Tier 4 education provider when you arrive in the UK.

• If you are using money held by your parent(s) or legal guardian

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  If a student is relying on money held by your parents(s) or legal guardian, you must show that you are related to your parent(s) or legal guardian. You must provide:
  • your birth certificate showing the names of your parent(s); or
  • your certificate of adoption showing names of both parent(s) or legal guardian; or
  • a court document naming your legal guardian.
  You must provide the original legal document or a notarised copy.
  You must also show that your parent(s) or legal guardian have given their permission for you to use this money. To do this, you must provide  a letterfrom your parent(s) or legal guardian confirming:
  • your relationship with your parent(s) or legal guardian; and
  • their permission for you to use their funds to study in the UK.
    
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Senior staff at college arrested on suspicion of immigration offences

01 March 2011

Five people were arrested in Gateshead and Newcastle this morning in a series of co-ordinated raids targeting a college suspected of being used for immigration crime.

The arrests follow an extensive investigation carried out by the UK Border Agency North East immigration crime team into Castle College, Park Road, Felling, Gateshead.

The UK Border Agency has now suspended the college's licence to enrol overseas students. Officers from the agency were on site this morning to advise and assist any genuine students arriving for their studies.

Four of those arrested are senior staff at the college, and were held on suspicion of using the college to facilitate immigration offences. The other person arrested was a student at the college who was found to have breached the terms of her visa.

This morning's raids targeted residential addresses in Saltwell Road, Gateshead, and Moorside Court, Newcastle, as well as the college itself. Those arrested on suspicion of facilitating immigration offences are a 37-year-old Pakistani woman, a 41-year-old Pakistani man, a 37-year-old Pakistani man and a 33-year-old Bangladeshi man. All are now being interviewed at police stations in Newcastle. A substantial amount of cash was also seized from a safe at the college.

A simultaneous operation at an address in Ellesmere Road, Newcastle, uncovered the Nigerian student who had overstayed her visa. She was arrested and steps will now be taken to remove her from the country.

Jeremy Oppenheim, regional director for the UK Border Agency, said:

'The UK Border Agency takes immigration crime very seriously and will not hesitate to take the strongest possible action against those involved.

'We have dedicated teams of UK Border Agency investigators working with police officers across the country to protect our border and prosecute those criminals who undermine and abuse our immigration control.'

Paul Foggin, who leads the UK Border Agency North East immigration crime team, said:

'The raids that took place this morning are the result of a long and complex investigation. Those arrested are now in police custody and will be questioned today.'

Anyone with information about those who may be involved in immigration crime can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.