Tier 4 Student Visa Guidance Change

Last week the UKBA edited the Guidance Notes of the Tier 4 UK Student Visa.

The previous Tier 4 Policy Guidance states that a student wishing to study with a new tier 4 sponsor before the existing visa has expired must make their new application inside the United Kingdom

If a student made their new application from outside the United Kingdom, under the previous Tier 4 Guidance they would be refused...

HOWEVER Students with existing Tier 4 Visas will now be able to submit their new applications from outside the United Kingdom. The new Tier 4 Guidance will be amended to reflect this change