Year: 2012

Post Study Work Visa……What Next? – Part II Consultant Editor – Fahmida Khan The new rules that were enforced on the 6th of April 2012 has led to the closure of the PSW route to all new applicants. In the light of this new change this article focuses on the options and alternatives available for new […]

The UK Border Agency has revoked (withdrawn) London Metropolitan University’s license to sponsor students from outside the European Union. Well, What this means to you as an non EU student/ existing London Metropolitan University student or a new student who is planning to travel to the UK If you are an existing London Metropolitan University […]

The number of international students coming to study in Britain has risen significantly in recent years. Holly Watt analyzes the trend  In autumn 2010, 298,110 students from outside the EU were in higher education courses. The number rose 6.2 per cent in one year, up from 280,760 in autumn 2009. That increase was largely driven by an […]

This is a briefing about the current changes to the immigration rules effective from 6th April 2012 (which have now been legislated as it had been laid  in parliament, as of March 2012)  The main changes are as follows: Implementing the final set of changes to the student visa system that were announced in March 2011, including: Extending the interim […]

The UKBA has proposed its latest set of rules to come into force within weeks to cut abuse of the student visa route and ensure that only the brightest and the best students can stay and work in the UK, Immigration – the Minister Damian Green had announced today. Students can currently work in the […]