Monthly Archives: August 2011

Yet another hurdle for Tier 4 students to jump

Posted on August 30, 2011 by admin

The UK Border Agency’s Guideline Points-based system dated July 2011 states that a tier 4 (general) student who is 18 or more years old can only spend a maximum of 3 years studying under a UK Bachelors degree in his/her … Continue reading →

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Are you who you say you are??

Posted on August 26, 2011 by admin

Back in May this year, Kiran Shaokat aged 39, was arrested and pleaded guilty to using a fake identity to claim asylum and benefits. She was found to be seeking leave to remain in the UK by deception under the … Continue reading →

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Crime doesn’t pay!

Posted on August 24, 2011 by admin

Indian National Ravi Gupta was arrested during a raid on his home in Hays in November 2010. On Thursday last week he was jailed for four and a half years for spearheading a major immigration scam. Mr Gupta used his … Continue reading →

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Romanians & Bulgarians: forced to get private medical cover

Posted on August 22, 2011 by admin

The government is forcing Romanian and Bulgarian nationals to take out private medical cover known as Comprehensive Sickness Insurance. The insurance is a new requirement introduced by the UK Border Agency as part of changes to the BR1 Yellow Card … Continue reading →

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Webinar : Today @ 4pm

Posted on August 17, 2011 by admin

Today at 4pm we will be hosting a webinar on Pensions: National Employment Savings Trust  NEST will soon be introducing a requirement that will mean all employers will have to automatically enrol its employees into a company pension scheme with … Continue reading →

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Colleges to challenge student cap on immigration

Posted on August 16, 2011 by admin

  A judge has given the Association of UK private schools and colleges permission to ask the high court to review plans to cut student visas.  The Home Secretary Teresa May said that the clampdown was introduced to close fake … Continue reading →

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Changes to the Sponsorship Management System from October 2011

Posted on August 12, 2011 by admin

The UKBA have announced a number of changes which will come into effect in October.  Payment method From 1 October the UK Border Agency will no longer accept cheque payments for Certificates of Sponsorship (COS), Confirmations of Acceptance for Studies … Continue reading →

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Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is now open

Posted on August 10, 2011 by admin

The new category is now open for applicants. These new rules are for those who are internationally recognised as potentially world leading talent in the fields of science and the arts. The applications must be submitted abroad which means that … Continue reading →

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The moral of this study is………….

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

We received a call earlier from a lady really fed up with the immigration rules and really angry at herself for not checking the rules properly. She is here on Tier 2 (intra company transfer) and on receipt of a very … Continue reading →

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UKBA offices still open despite the carnage

Posted on August 9, 2011 by admin

After another night of mindless criminality, more areas of London have seen fires and looting. Yesterday Hackney, Peckham, Lewisham, Clapham, Ealing and Croydon saw major fires and violent disturbances. Other areas also saw altercations between police and rioters. Pictures and … Continue reading →

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