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Universities and education providers

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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September 5 2011

UKBA's drive towards ensuring that educational establishments are fully compliant with the rules of sponsorship is turning increasingly towards universities, many of which are due to file applications to extend their HTS status in the next few weeks

Sponsors' duty to make migrants aware that they must not claim benefits

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 4 2011

Under the sponsor guidance all sponsors have a duty to ensure that where the sponsor is certifying maintenance, they make the migrant aware that they must not claim state benefits

Post study work in the context of the next tier 2 review

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 4 2011

The UKBA's current position in relation to the tier 1 post study work route is that it will close to new applicants in April 2012 and that those who wish to undertake post study work after then will need to have a sponsor under tier 2

Education sector information

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 4 2011

Major changes to the student immigration system designed to reduce the number of students from entering the UK and, according to the UKBA, crack down on the last remaining areas of abuse, were announced on 31 March 2011

Student visa restrictions will force course closures, warn universities

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 9 2011

Sixteen UK universities have written a joint letter to The Observer, warning that the Government's proposed restrictions on foreign students entering the UK would have a detrimental effect on university income

Proposed abolition of tier 1 (post study work) category

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 11 2011

In November 2010, the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced many proposed changes to reduce net migration by nationals of countries outside the European Union

Student visa cuts plan described as 'damaging and dangerous' by Universities UK

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 28 2011

The vice-chancellor's body, Universities UK, has hit out at the Government's proposals to limit the number of UK visas for international students, calling the plans, 'damaging and dangerous'

UKBA introduces new extended student visa

Penningtons Solicitors LLP
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United Kingdom
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January 26 2011

In measures aimed at reducing the numbers of students entering the UK under tier 4 of the points based system, the new extended Student Visitor Visa (ESVV) came into effect on 10 January 2011