UKCISA, in conjunction with Unipol, have just released a new guide aimed at staff who deal with international students in residential accommodation specifically for HE and FE institutions (but also useful for private sector institutions).

We would like to remind members that under the visitor rules, students cannot spend more than 6 months in any 12 in the UK.

If a student would like to return to the UK after spending 6 months on a Student Visitor Visa, students at B1 can apply for a GSV, but students below B1 will have to wait another 6 months before they can make another SVV application.

Further to Tony’s meeting with Barbara Woodward, we have received an update on the issues that were raised. Please click below to read more.

Further to queries raised by members, UKBA have now provided confirmation on a number of issues surrounding secure English language tests.

English language centres in Scotland have joined forces to become English UK Scotland. The 17 centres were formerly all members of SELTIC, the independent Scottish consortium of accredited English language centres.

The English UK summer inward mission took place between Monday 26 and Friday 30 July 2010. Eighteen agents from China took part in the mission.