The Student Visa Scandal – Fraud in Student Visa System Exposed

The Student Visa Scandal
Will broadcast in BBC One, Monday 10 February at 20:30 BST, by Richard Watson

“What Panorama has uncovered is extremely important, it’s very shocking and I want to do something about it”

Home Secretary Theresa May

The Home Office has suspended English language tests run by a major firm after BBC Panorama uncovered systematic fraud in the student visa system
The Home Secretary said the government had suspended the two colleges (immigration consultancy called Studentway Education in Southall, West London and Eden College International in East London)
All further English language tests done through ETS in the UK had also been suspended
(ETS – One of the biggest English language testing companies in the world)
Fake Bank documents: Undercover researchers were also sold fake bank details to show they had enough funds to stay in the UK