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NEW Mar 4, 2010 4:14AM

Tier 4 Changes Implemented Today 3/3/2010 Following the earlier announcement of a new set of measures to tighten the criteria on student Tier 4 visa applications, the following changes come into effect from today 3 March 2010 : The minimum level of English language course has been raised to level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Students will therefore need a higher level of English at a minimum level of B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages to come and study an English lan...

Feb 25, 2010 7:43AM

NEW - Tier 2 Same Day Appointments & SMS Changes Voyage are delighted to announce that as a registered adviser for Same Day appointments this service has now been extended to Tier 2 leave to remain applications for Voyage clients. In practice the applicant(s) will need to accompany their adviser to same day appointments initially to provide their "biometrics" however thereafter will be able to depart leaving their Voyage adviser to close the process for them at the PEO appointment. This will be very attractive to UK employers who need applica...

Feb 20, 2010 1:17AM

Same Day Appointments - PEO Croydon Voyage are delighted to report that we have been accepted onto the list of immigration advisers able to represent our clients for same day appointments at the PEO Croydon. Applications both Points Based System (PBS) and non points based (Indefinite Leave to Remain etc) can now be presented by Voyage staff on behalf of clients to gain (in most cases) same day outcomes and avoid the onerous waiting times of postal applications. With appointments available on request we are delighted to be ab...

Feb 18, 2010 7:44AM

Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa Suspended for Japanese Nationals Entry to the United Kingdom under the points-based system Youth Mobility Scheme is based on a quota system for participating countries, rotating annually.  Currently the countries participating in the scheme are Australia, Canada, Japan and New Zealand.  The department today announce that they had now reached the issuing level for Japanese nationals for the period ending 31 December 2010 and with immediate effect the British High Commission outposts will no longer be accepti...

Feb 11, 2010 1:13AM

Tough New Rules for British Citizenship & Foreign Students Foreign students from outside Europe wanting to come to the UK to study will be required to meet stricter entry criteria, the Home Secretary announced today. The new regulations will ensure that students studying below degree level have a limited ability to work in the UK, and that their dependants cannot work here at all. It will be even harder for bogus students, whose only aim is to work in the UK, to come into the country. Home Secretary Alan Johnson also confirmed that the government will ...

Feb 4, 2010 10:11PM

Tier 4 Application changes from 22/2/2010 From 22 February 2010, any migrant who applies to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system must have a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from their prospective sponsor. UK Border Agency will accept applications that are supported solely by visa letters if they have been lodged and paid for on or before 21 February 2010.  Any applications that are paid for on or after 22 February 2010 and are not supported by a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies will be refused...

Feb 1, 2010 7:52AM

Tier 4 Applications Suspended in 4 Outposts The UK Border Agency has announced that, from 1 February 2010, it is not accepting any new applications under the Tier 4 student route of the points-based system at the following visa application centres: North India - New Delhi, Jalandhar and Chandigarh Bangladesh - Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong Nepal - Kathmandu The head of the points-based system at the UK Border Agency, Jeremy Oppenheim, said: 'The points-based system gives us the flexibility to act to maintain the integrity of the visa syst...

Jan 25, 2010 3:53PM

Tier 4 Update 25 January 2010 From 22 February 2010, any student who applies by post or at one of our public enquiry offices, to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system must possess a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) from their prospective sponsor. You will not be able to apply under Tier 4 using a visa letter from that date, even if the visa letter was issued before 22 February 2010. Until 21 February 2010, you can continue to apply under Tier 4 using a visa letter, even if your ...

Jan 25, 2010 3:53PM

Tier 2 SMS Improvements for Feb 2010 25 January 2010 The next scheduled release of enhancements to the UK Border Agency's sponsorship management system will take place on Monday 22 February 2010. The sponsorship management system is a secure IT system, enabling licensed sponsors to bring overseas workers and students to the UK and manage their stay here. Next month's changes have been influenced by consultation with sponsors and feedback from key stakeholder groups. As a result of the changes: Tier 2 sponsors only an A-rated spons...