Further discussion on Cap on UK Immigration

I found this illustration on the guardian website in an article on the cap on Non EU Workers being introduced soon to the UK immigration system. This proposed cap once again has come under heavy criticism by businesses in the UK who claim it will have a negative affect on economic growth. The British Chamber of commerce have said that this cap will stop UK companies from hiring the specialist and highly skilled workers they need and have become reliant on.

Dr Adam Marshall, director of policy at the BCC, said: "Firms really need to be able to employ the right people to drive the recovery and we can't be held back by arbitrary limits."

Marshall will appear in front of the home affairs select committee on Tuesday this coming week. Senior Researcher Sarah Mulley of the Institute for Public Policy Research was reported t have said that the highly skilled people were not the demographic that the public should be concerned about and she also maintains that this sector of highly skilled individuals pay a large amount of Tax in the United Kingdom and by reducing the number of skilled immigrants could adversely affect the UK public finances.

Tier 4 Changes 13 July 2010 Further Explained

Arrangements For International Baccalaureate Students With Awards Issued On 5 July 2010

This week the UKBA announced some further changes to the Tier 4 Policy Guidance. The changes will affect any Tier 4 Student that has been accepted on a course of study in the UK on the basis of an International Bachelor award and has not yet been issued with a certificate.

In this case any Tier 4 Applicant should include a printout from the UCAS or International Baccalaureate Office online checking service that confirms their results. The Tier 4 Sponsor should also include confirmation that they have checked the Tier 4 Applicant's International Bachelor Award online in the CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies). If the Tier 4 sponsor does not confirm this information the UKBA will NOT approve the Tier 4 Application. Where a Tier 4 student has been offered a course place on the basis of their International Baccalaureate award and they have received their award certificate they should include this with their application.

All Tier 4 Students may apply using this allowance from 5 July 2010 until 29 October 2010.


Changes to the conditions placed on loan letters used as evidence of maintenance

The current Tier 4 Guidance states that For students applying from overseas, the loan funds must be available to the student before he/she travels to the United Kingdom... This has been replaced with before he/she travels to the United Kingdom, unless that loan will be an academic/student loan from his/her countries national government and the loan will be released to the student by his/her national government or via his/her Tier 4 sponsor on arrival in the UK.

New Changes to Tier 4 Student Visa Policy

12 July 2010

The UKBA has published an addendum to their policy guidance for applicants applying to study in the United Kingdom on a Tier 4 Study Visa. The changes are for those students who are applying with a loan letter in support of their finances and those students with an international bachelor qualification awarded on the 5 July 2010.

Student Loan Changes will affect the date that the money (Maintenance as it is known) is available to the student.

International Bachelor Qualification changes will affect those students using the qualification as supporting evidence. The UKBA is aware that these students will not receive the official transcripts or certificate and therefore will not be able to apply for Courses starting in September of 2010.

As soon as I am able to get further confirmation from the UKBA I will be posting the relevant updates to the blog. If you have any questions or comments on Tier 4 or any any other UK Visa please feel free to send them and I will do my best to answer you

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