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Latest UK Student Visa RequirementPoint Based System (Tier-4)
PLEASE NOTE: BEGINNING APRIL 2009 NEW STUDENT VISA FORMS, ON TIER-4 POINT-BASED SYSTEM, HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED BY UK BORDER AGENCY (UKBA) AND NO INTERVIEW IS REQUIRED BY THE STUDENT.
TIER-4'S PURPOSE: TO ENCOURAGE ONLY GENUINE STUDENTS INTENDING TO STUDY IN UK.
THE NEW STRICT STUDENT VISA CHANGES WOULD CRIPPLE UK'S ANNUAL £40 BILLION FOREIGN EDUCATION INDUSTRY. (Click here for a fresh column by Mark Easton from BBC news / Thursday, 17 March 2011).
FOR THOSE CANDIDATES WHO ARE PLANNING TO HAVE THEIR CAS LETTERS FROM UK COLLEGES AFTER APRIL 21 2011.
New and tougher Tier-4 student visa policy changes are to be implemented by UKBA that might would include the following steps:
1. Enforce UK institutions to require foreign students to pay the full amount of course for one year at the minimum. OR
2. Enforce UK institutions to require foreign students to pay the full amount of entire course at the minimum. OR
3. Abolishing loan letter or running finance facility as a show money. OR
4. Increasing 28 days holding time period of a personal bank statement to minimum 90 days or may be more . OR
5. Making IELTS mandatory to minimum of 5.5 bandwidth for an assessment, as in Australian PBS system, and that would include minimum IELTS requirement for all NQF levels above 5 as well. The candidate would also require to obtain a minimum bandwidth of 5.0 in all 4 components of IELTS. OR
6.Gradually decreasing the numbers of private colleges in UK over the period of one year to less than half by only authorizing government / public funded colleges / universities to have foreign students who would be allowed to work while studying in UK. This clearly means that the foreign student from non-EU states would not be allowed to work at all if they choose privately funded colleges for study in UK.
7. Enforcement of all of the steps together as mentioned above.
LOAN LETTER OR BANK STATEMENT !!! WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AMONG BOTH OF THEM.
As the last date of April 21, 2011 approaches nearer and nearer, the requirement for maintenance funds to show in order to obtain Tier-4 student visa becomes even more important. Although there has not been any change in post April 21, 2011 scenario as far as bank statement or loan letter is concerned, some applicant are still confused as to whether to use a bank statement or a loan letter.
Please CONTACT US at Euro and we would be more than glad to enlighten you as to which of these two documents is more beneficial to show the maintenance funds requirements and how they are "documented" with student visa application to UK / Australia.
WARNING... WARNING ... WARNING ... FOR TIER-4 APPLICANTS The UKBA has now come up with bunch of some new irrelevant, baseless and ridiculous refusals for the Tier-4 student visa applicants to "bungle-up" the 30 points to zero with one of them as given under: ECO's / Visa Officer's Horrible Comments for a visa refusal: "You have claimed 30 points of your CAS. However this office has not been able to verify your educational documents. The UKBA Guidance states (page 47 of Tier – 4 policy guidance 04/2010) that if we cannot verify that the document is either genuine or false, we would then ignore it as evidence for scoring points. However in this case, I am satisfied that there were reasonable doubts about the authenticity of the educational certificates and therefore verification was required. I am therefore not satisfied that you achieved 30 points under Appendix A and meet the requirements for entry clearance as a Tier – 4 general student. I therefore refuse your application under paragraph 245 ZV (b) of the immigration rules." POINTS REQUIRED: 30 POINTS AWARDED: 0 (Zero) REMEDY FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED DILEMMA : The best possible way to tackle and avoid such type of irrelevant, baseless, obnoxious, foolhardy, absolutely illogical and ridiculous comments / tactics, by the visa officers, at BHC Islamabad / Abu Dhabi, leading ultimately to a visa refusal is to have your SSC / HSC Mark-sheets and Certificates/ Diplomas attested / verified by IBCC (Intermediate Board Chairman Committee) and your Degrees (Bachelor / Masters / M-Phil / PhD ) attested / verified by HEC (Higher Education Commission Islamabad) before you submit your original testimonials to FedEx along with your UK Visa Application with other documents. Please note that any attestation by Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Pakistan would not be enough at all in order to avoid the above mentioned scenario.
WE CATER FREE OFFER LETTER While majority of the foreign education consultants charge an initial registration fee, ranging from £150 to even £300 on the offer letters, we charge nothing on the offer letters and cater them FREE OF COST from some of the best UKBA approved colleges in the United Kingdom.
BEWARE ABOUT THE FAKE CAS LETTER SCAM WITHOUT ADMISSION CONFIRMATION BY SOME CONSULTANTS. We strongly recommend that you make an enquiry from your college on the basis of which you have got the CAS letter and very luckily even got the visa to UK. Unfortunately most of the colleges in UK does not have an online CAS verification system as they used to have before. Even though the candidates seeking to study in UK must verify their CAS letters before applying for a visa to UK. Please do not leave the choice up to your consultant for verification but do it on your own or through any THIRD PARTY. Changes to student applications from July 2010 regarding English Proficiency.
All students with a Confirmation of
Acceptance for Studies assigned on or after July 2010. Changes to student applications from February 2010 From now on, Applicant who applies to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the points-based system must have a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from their prospective sponsor. UK Border Agency will accept applications that are supported solely by CAS Letters if they have been lodged and paid for on or before 21 February 2010. Any applications that are paid for on or after 22 February 2010 and are not supported by a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies will be refused. The date of application is the date that the fee associated with the application is paid. This means the date shown on the payment receipt, which depends on how the student paid for his / her visa application, for example, at a British diplomatic mission overseas, visa application centre or online. Applicants wishing to apply with a CAS Letter must ensure that an appointment to make a payment is made before 22 February 2010. For more information about applying to study under Tier 4 of the points-based system, see the Studying in the UK section of the UK Border Agency website http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf29pbsstudent ________________________________________________________ Click here (PDF format) FOR THE FRESHLY UPDATED TIER-4 GUIDANCE. (Further changes may be expected by 06/04/2010) _________________________________________________________
BEWARE: APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR STUDENT VISA TO UK ARE STRICTLY ADVISED & SUGGESTED TO BE VERY CAREFUL IN FILLING-OUT BOTH TIER-4 VISA APPLICATION & ASSESSMENT FORMS BECAUSE OF VERY TEDIOUS, TECHNICAL & DUBIOUS LANGUAGE USED BY UKBA EXPERTS IN THERE AS FAILING TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN REFUSAL OF THEIR UK STUDENT VISA APPLICATION(S).
Given below are the main requirements. (As of March 02, 2010)
WARNING:
NO PROVISIONAL EDUCATIONAL
CERTIFICATES ARE ACCEPTED AT ALL BY UKBA.
ADVANTAGES OF A LOAN LETTER.
BEWARE:
No Saving Certificates,
Bonds or Financial Securities are accepted
12. Visa Application forms are available from Following UKBA website and can
13. There is no right of Appeal outside UK for student getting
refused in
14. Appointment is essential before documents submission at FedEx. Dial Call
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