From today, international students looking to study in the UK will be able to apply for their visa through Tier 4 of the new streamlined Points Based System.

Are you thinking about studying in the UK? Read more about the UK Border Agency's new student immigration system.

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Sometimes economic problems can have a good side, as students at one London English school are discovering. Rose of York is offering "Credit Crunch lessons" at special rates from as little as £2 an hour, which are attracting interest from students abroad and already in the UK.

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