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• 22 July 2010: Secure English language testing and partial lift of Tier 4 suspension announced. The UK Border Agency announced today that it will be introducing mandatory secure English language testing for adult (Tier 4 General) students studying below degree level under Tier 4 of the points-based system. The new requirement will come into effect on 12 August 2010. For further details of these changes please visit the UK Border Agency website. The UK Border Agency also announced that, with immediate effect, it is lifting the suspension on Tier 4 visa applications for students who want to study the following courses: foundation degrees, Scottish HNDs and degree and postgraduate courses. The suspension is also lifted for Child Students. The suspension on other courses remains in place until 12 August. The submission of Tier 4 applications at the visa application centre in Kathmandu is by appointment only. Please see schedule an appointment page for guidance on how to request an appointment. Appointments will only be given to students who hold a valid Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) to follow foundation degrees, Scottish HNDs and degree and postgraduate courses, and Child Students.

• 19 July 2010: Important changes to Tier 1 (General) visa applications from 19 July 2010. Following an earlier announcement by the UK Government, 2 important changes have come into effect for Tier 1 (General) visa applicants today, 19 July 2010.
  
  
  • An interim limit on the number of visas that will be issued to Tier 1 (General) applicants between 19 July 2010 and 31 March 2011.
  • The number of points required for a Tier 1 (General) applicant has been increased from 95 to 100.

For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website.

The interim limit will also apply to some Tier 2 applications, please see the information on the UK Border Agency website.


• 13 July 2010: Changes to Tier 4 guidance on student loans and students with International Baccalaureate qualifications. On 12 July an addition to the policy guidance was introduced for students applying under the Tier 4 point-based system. This applies to students making visa applications using a loan letter and students making visa applications using an International Baccalaureate qualifications awarded on 5 July 2010. Please see the latest Tier 4 Policy Guidance found on the UK border Agency website for more information.
  
  
• 12 July 2010. Beware of bogus UK visa websites. We have recently been made aware of a number of websites who are using similar names to official websites operated by the UK Border Agency and its commercial partners, VFS Global and WorldBridge. These websites have been making inappropriate claims about processing UK visa applications. The UK Border Agency operates through the following official websites:
  
  
  • UK Border Agency corporate website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk
  • UK Border Agency Visa Services website: www.ukvisas.gov.uk
  • UK Border Agency online visa application system (Visa4UK): www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk
  • WorldBridge (official commercial partner) visainfoservices.com/Pages/Welcome.aspx
  • VFS Global (official commercial partner) www.vfsglobal.com/applyforvisa.html#uk
    
    
  We would advise you to avoid all other websites claiming to be in partnership with the UK Border Agency as they may be operating on a purely commercial basis and are not authorised to provide information on behalf of the Home Office or the UK Border Agency. Please let us know if you come across such websites.
  
  
• 28 June 2010: The UK Government will introduce a limit on non- European immigration. The number of workers entering the UK from outside Europe will be controlled by a new limit, the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced today. Details of how the final limit will be delivered will be agreed following a 12-week consultation with businesses and other interested parties. In the meantime an interim limit will be introduced to ensure there is no rush of visa applications being submitted and the number of work visas issued stays below levels from 2009. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website.
  
  
• 16 June 2010: New English language requirement for partners. The UK Border Agency has produced further guidance on the English language testing for:
  
  
  • nationals of a country outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland; and
  • nationals in a relationship with a British citizen or a person settled here; and
  • nationals who want to apply to enter or remain in the UK as their husband, wife, civil partner, fiancé(e), proposed civil partner, unmarried partner or same-sex partner.
  
  Please see the UK Border Agency website for the latest up-to-date information and the latest news dated 9 June 2010 on this website.
  
  
• 09 June 2010: Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English. Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for non-European migrants applying to come to the UK to join or marry their settled partner. The new rules will apply from autumn 2010 to anyone applying as the husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner, same-sex partner, fiance(e) or prospective civil partner of a UK citizen or a person settled in this country. The compulsory English language test will be with a UK Border Agency approved test provider and will apply to visa applications from overseas as well as people applying from within UK. The full news report can be found on the UK Border Agency website.
  
  
• 15 March 2010: update on Tier 4 suspension - when the suspension of new Tier 4 visa applications was implemented on 1 February 2010, the UK Border Agency said the aim was to lift the suspension as soon as possible, and committed to a review at the start of March. The UK Border Agency has reviewed the current suspension in place in Nepal, Bangladesh and North India. Progress has been made in clearing the backlog of applications that developed as a result of the unprecedented number of applications. However, there are still a large number of applications outstanding. The UK Border Agency is committed to lifting the suspension in a gradual and sustainable way that ensures customers receive the best service possible. The UK Border Agency has therefore decided to maintain the current suspension of Tier 4 applications and to review this again in early April 2010. By taking this action now, the UK Border Agency is confident that it will achieve a sustainable return to a normal visa operation in good time for students who want to study in the UK in the next academic year.