Sanwar Ali, Editor of workpermit.com News has the following comments to make: This new Tier 4 Visa pilot scheme introduced by UK Immigration is not likely to make much difference. If the Government really wanted to make a difference they would have reintroduced the very popular and successful tier 1 post study work visa scheme. However, the website also advises that students completing their studies early, at a date earlier than that specified on the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), should not assume they can stay in the UK until the date that their Tier 4 visa expires. This would mean that only government-sponsored students and postgraduate students sponsored by a higher education provider with a track record of compliance on courses at least nine months long would be able to have dependants under the Graduate route. A new Tier 4 visa pilot scheme was launched by UK Immigration on 25 July, 2016 for a period of two years.

What used to be the ‘Tier 4’ route has become the ‘Student’ route. A visa under the Student route is issued to study in the UK. endobj Visa applications made on or after 5 October 2020 will not qualify to apply under the Tier 4 pilot scheme. Call for paid service +44 (0)344-991-9222. Its registered office is at 1st Floor, Noble House, 3-5 Islington High Street, London, N1 9LQ, © 2019 UK Council for International Student Affairs, Click here to register if you work at a member institution, Corporate and education sector organisation members, Corporate and education sector organisations application form, Code of practice for members and subscribers, New changes to study routes published 22 October, Working together for international students, UKCISA Fest: an online event for international students 16-20 November, Applications now open to become a #WeAreInternational student ambassador 2020-22, Join the #WeAreInternational campaign and help us celebrate the UK’s global student community, Students with Tier 4 (General) student leave - it is unlikely that anyone else will be covered, Students whose leave has not expired when the scheme is introduced - this is because you will have to apply for the Graduate route in the UK and there will be no provision for applications outside the UK, Students who have successfully completed (passed) their course - Home Office information refers to students 'graduating' in summer 2021 but in practice this means students who have been notified that they have passed their course. This will allow non-EU students on Masters Degree programs on courses of 13 months or less from four top UK universities to remain in the UK for up to six months following completion of their studies; students applying for tier 4 visas to study at the University of Oxford, Work as an entertainer should be permitted, as it is under most other work routes, and we will argue for this if it looks as if it will not be allowed, The Home Office has stated that full-time and part-time work at any level will be allowed.

It would permit employment and self-employment and facilitate the move into other work routes that potentially lead to settlement.

The intention is to allow holders of Graduate route leave to apply in the UK for 'skilled' work routes, including Innovator and whatever replaces Tier 2 from January 2021. We do not know the reason for this, although the Home Office and some higher education providers were concerned about students who enrolled on a degree course but left early with a certificate or diploma in order to start work under the Tier 1 (Post-study Work) scheme which was closed in 2012, Tier 4 (General) students who successfully complete the course on the CAS they used to obtain the Tier 4 leave they currently hold - the Home Office has suggested that students who change course, even if their study condition permits this, may not qualify for this route.

We have highlighted where we have concerns and where we will be pushing for greater flexibility or a less restrictive approach. During your additional leave granted at the end of your course, the Home Office allows you to work full-time within certain limits. “A two-tier system based on the cohorts that these four institutions recruit in no way reflects the wider international market in which universities throughout the UK engage,” Tatlow added. January 2021 starters will not be eligible as the scheme is due to closer later this year. The government memo said: “The pilot’s aim is to test the benefits of a differentiated approach within Tier 4, whilst ensuring that any changes do not undermine the robust application of UK immigration requirements.”. Click the "allow" button if you want to receive important news and updates from workpermit.com, Copyright © 2020 SIA workpermit.com, Riga, Latvia - All rights reserved, US B1 visa in lieu of H1B visa could be scrapped, Net UK migration targets & £35,800 salary threshold scrapped, UK Immigration and Brexit after the EU Referendum, Coronavirus Update 06 May 2020 06.05.2020, UK Tier 2 Sponsor Licence Update March 2020. and in its entirety, including UKCISA's logo, disclaimer, copyright statement Please note that the Tier 4 pilot scheme will come to an end on 5 October 2020. Students starting a Masters level course of 13 months or less at the University of Exeter in October 2020, can apply under the scheme. We are strongly opposed to such a restriction. If you were wholly sponsored (all your tuition fees and maintenance) for your studies by a government or an international scholarship agency, you will need your financial sponsor's consent to stay in the UK under this new route, as with other work categories. However, they would be retrospectively disadvantaged if the Graduate route is subject to this restriction. Speaking to the Times Higher Educational Supplement, Pam Tatlow, the chief executive of MillionPlus, the association for modern universities, said: “This pilot formalises a differentiated approach to universities that will concern many vice-chancellors and principals and should concern the Department for Education and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.”. It is possible that the Tier 4 pilot scheme for qualifying postgraduates at specified institutions, which reduces evidential requirements and provides a six-month period of leave after the end of a course, will also be brought to an end. If you are eligible for a ‘linked CAS’ covering both your pre-sessional course and your masters course (of up to 13 months long), you will be eligible for the scheme when you make your initial Tier 4 application. “In the end, the whole country will lose because it is equivalent to telling the rest of the world we value some things more than others,” Hillman added. However, Home Office policy staff are still developing the scheme and have said that they might be able to publish more details around May or June this year. endobj St Albans Place London N1 0NX. UKCISA, Tier 4 Pilot Scheme Eligibility. The sponsor for immigration purposes is the educational institution where the student will study and the visa is issued for a particular course at the institution. Tier 4 Pilot scheme 6-month leave extension, and how to correct them. It’s understood that the pilot scheme will be closely monitored by the Home Office throughout the two year period, with the government department set to carry out a formal evaluation of the Tier 4 scheme once it reaches its conclusion. The Home Office plans to close the doctorate extension scheme (DES) when the Graduate route comes into force. For an idea of the type of jobs the Home Office thinks of as 'skilled', see. A new Tier 4 visa pilot scheme was launched by UK Immigration on 25 July, 2016 for a period of two years. If you'd like to receive our monthly student newsletter please enter your email address below: If you work at an institution that is a member of UKCISA, log in to your account to subscribe to members’ news or.

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