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04 March 2013
We have published new versions of guidance for Tier 4 sponsors and Tier 4 students.
The changes to the Tier 4 guidance for sponsors includes:
The section called 'Reporting Duties' found at paragraphs 530 - 550 has been re-organised. There are no substantive changes to sponsor duties. Sponsors must still read this section of the guidance at regular intervals to remind themselves of their reporting duties.
Paragraph 493 of the section called 'How long can the student stay in the UK' has been amended to include an exemption to the 5-year limit to study at degree level for students studying music at a Conservatoire. This provision was in previous versions of the guidance but was not mentioned in version 12/12. This provision has now been restored.
The changes to the Tier 4 guidance for students include:
The December 2012 amendment to the Immigration Rules placed restrictions on the type of financial institutions that can provide loan letters for students to use as evidence of maintenance. Paragraphs 180 v. and 271 v. of the guidance have been changed to reflect this.
Paragraph 305 has been amended to clarify that a single visa cannot be issued to cover both a pre-sessional course and a main course, where entry onto the main course is conditional on passing the pre-sessional course.
04 March 2013
We have published new versions of guidance for Tier 4 sponsors and Tier 4 students.
The changes to the Tier 4 guidance for sponsors includes:
The section called 'Reporting Duties' found at paragraphs 530 - 550 has been re-organised. There are no substantive changes to sponsor duties. Sponsors must still read this section of the guidance at regular intervals to remind themselves of their reporting duties.
Paragraph 493 of the section called 'How long can the student stay in the UK' has been amended to include an exemption to the 5-year limit to study at degree level for students studying music at a Conservatoire. This provision was in previous versions of the guidance but was not mentioned in version 12/12. This provision has now been restored.
The changes to the Tier 4 guidance for students include:
The December 2012 amendment to the Immigration Rules placed restrictions on the type of financial institutions that can provide loan letters for students to use as evidence of maintenance. Paragraphs 180 v. and 271 v. of the guidance have been changed to reflect this.
Paragraph 305 has been amended to clarify that a single visa cannot be issued to cover both a pre-sessional course and a main course, where entry onto the main course is conditional on passing the pre-sessional course.