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Date : 07/09/2009
New Policy Announcements:  Tier 4 Student update
 The UK Border Agency has announced a new policy statement for potential students and sponsors.
 

Maintenance concession extended for existing students in the UK:

Tier 4 applicants are required to show that they hold sufficient funds for a period of 28 days immediately
prior to making their application. A concession was announced so that applicants only needed to show
they had the sufficient funds at the date of making their application (as opposed to having the funds for the
whole 28 day period). This transitional arrangement ended on 1st October 2009.
 
However, a new transitional arrangement has been announced allowing for would be students already in
the UK to show they have the requisite money at the date of their application as opposed to for the 28 days
prior to making their application. This arrangement is available up until February 2010. 
 
Potential students applying from outside the UK will need to demonstrate that they hold the requisite funds
for the whole 28 day period before making their Tier 4 application.
 
Tying Tier 4 students stay to their sponsors where applications made on or post 5th October 2009:
From 5th October 2009, new Tier 4 applicants will be linked or ‘tied’ to their sponsor (education provider)
and their sponsors reference number will be located on the vignette (visa stamp) in their passports/identity
cards.  Student applicants who are seeking to study with a new sponsor will have to apply for a new Tier 4
visa. Students will not be allowed to study with a new education provider without a new Tier 4 visa and if
they so, this can amount to a criminal offence. Applications to change an education provider made prior to
5th October 2009 will still be considered under old rules and a new Tier 4 visa will not be required.

6th October 2009

 

Tier 4 Student update

On 5th October 2009, the UK Border Agency launched a sponsorship management system (SMS)
for sponsors of Tier 4. Sponsors are gradually expected to implement the SMS method to issue
confirmations of acceptance of studies (CAS).  The UK Border Agency intends for CAS to take over the visa
letter system by early next year (February).
 
Until then, sponsors can continue to issue visa letters or can use a combination of both for applicants
within the UK. Sponsors can continue up until February 2010, to issue visa letters for applicants outside
the UK. CAS will not be accepted for Tier 4 applications made outside the UK.

5th October 2009

 
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