Julie Allen

International Student Immigration Manager

Tier 4 and HE

Issues for HE – an LSE perspectiveHighly Trusted SponsorshipPremium ServiceDoctorate Extension SchemeCredibility interviewsConflicting messagesInstitution and student experience

Highly Trusted Sponsorship?Since April 2012, all sponsors are required

to be ‘highly trusted’Increased control over processes from

Home OfficeMay 2013: HEAT team – Higher Education

Assurance TeamAugust 2013: Premium Service

Premium Service£8000 per annumAccess to individual Account Manager and

Senior Account managerCAS management informationCan check on individual student casesCourtesy visits

Doctorate Extension SchemeScheme introduced April 2013PhD students can remain in UK for 12

months to work after completion of studyStudents remain sponsored by education

institutionEducation institution has monitoring and

reporting responsibilities

Tier 1 Graduate EntrepreneurIntroduced April 2012Sponsored by education institution for 12

months to set up own businessOption to continue for further 12 monthsApril 2013

additional allocation for MBA students ‘genuine and credible’ business ideacan work for an employer – unlimited hourseasier application process – apply inside and

outside UKcan switch to Tier 2 or Tier 1 Entrepreneur

Tier 1 Graduate EntrepreneurLow uptake:April – April – does not fit with HE cycleTier 2 – more secure option?During studies, Tier 4 students cannot ‘be

self-employed’

Credibility interviewsAll students applying outside the UK to be

interviewed by video conference (with link to Sheffield)

Follow up with face to face interview if deemed necessary

Non-risk based

Immigration BillNHS levyLandlords checksRemoval of appeal rights except on human

rights grounds. This means:Replace with equivalent of ‘administrative

review’Loss of independent scrutiny of Home Office

decision making

Unwelcoming messagesProposal for £3,000 bond for visitors

(recently scrapped)‘Go Home’ vansRemoval of Post Study WorkImmigration bill proposalsPlan to increase visa application fees

Welcoming messagesBIS Report July

2013International Education: Global Growth and Prosperity

UKTI Sirius programme http://www.siriusprogramme.com/

UKTI Entrepreneurs Festival

Institutional experience

Student experience