This week the UKBA has announced the creation of a new initial list of international banks and financial institutions which will be used when considering points under a Tier 4 student visa application. The blacklist will be used when verifying maintenance funds under Tier 4 of the points-based system. A student visa applicant will receive no points for maintenance if they submit documents showing that the funds are held in a financial institution on the list. Thousands of international students have arrived in the UK with little or no money, despite presenting ‘proof’ of funds to entry clearance officers at their local British Embassy. Many have failed to pay fees on arrival or keep up with monthly payment plans. Some colleges are having to resort to legal action through the county courts to recover debts owed by non-paying students. Tier 4 General application forms now ask a lot more questions about criminal and civil offences, good character, benefit claims…
Filipina NVQ Student obtains a 3 years visa after being refused by the British Embassy in Manila.
As yet another Filipino NVQ Student wins a Visa appeal, in the UK at the AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal), after being refused by the British Embassy in Manila, we are receiving an alarming number of reports of pedantic refusals under Tier 4, for which there is no appeal.
Filipino NVQ student makes it to the UK after his entry clearance refusal in Manila was overturned by an Immigration Judge at the AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal) following an appeal.
Refusals under paragraph 57 of the previous immigration rules will still be allowed a full appeal. Therefore, if your student visa application (VAF) was submitted before 31 March 2009, you should still have the right of appeal.
She received her visa in Manila, but only after her immigration advisers, appeal specialists Bison UK, lodged a successful appeal at the AIT against her entry clearance refusal in 2008.
NVQ Student from the Philippines arrives at Majestic College after AIT appeal victory.
Mother and Sponsor speaks of Daughters Student visa refusal and her courage to pursue an appeal at the AIT.
Another entry clearance (student visa) refusal reversed by the repsondent British Embassy in Manila following an appeal to AIT (Asylum and Immigration Tribunal).
NVQ Student from the Philippines arrives at Majestic College. She received her visa in Manila, but only after her immigration advisers, appeal specialists Bison UK, lodged a strong appeal at AIT…
