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Immigration Information     Shortage occupations list for Tier 2 gets shorterAs the official shortage occupations shrinks by a further 40,000 jobs, employers are increasingly recruiting European workers, for instance from Bulgaria and Romania, to fill vacancies for jobs not taken by the resident labour force. Non-EU students fear “Britain is closed for business”, but is this true?The immigration cap is deterring foreign students from applying, says Universities UK head Steve Smith, George Eaton of the New Statesman reports. Prof AC Grayling in student smoke bomb attack during debate on private universityPredictably, the plans to open up the UK higher education market to high quality private competition have been criticised by academics as being ‘elitist’. Top British academics launch £18,000pa private college in LondonThe market for high quality private education, to rival government funded colleges and universities, is opening up. With fees for local students going through the roof, some will choose lower cost private colleges to obtain their degrees and many may go to other EU countries where fees are lower. A bad news week for two care home groups as recruitment crises loomsWidespread abuse secretly filmed by the BBC at a Bristol residential hospital has been condemned as “shocking” by the government. Following the introduction of the cap on immigration, which effectively started last year, care industry employers are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit trained staff. Social Care Workers no longer qualify under Tier 2 of the points based system, as the bar has been raised to NVQ/QCF level 4 management positions. Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 May 2011Immigration News Weekly Round up 29 May 2011 Student visas can be cancelled if a student changes college without permissionTheir new providers seemed quite happy to enrol them without bothering to take up a reference from the previous college or offering any advice to the student. This can have serious repercussions for the student later on down the road when it comes to renewing their visas without an ‘established presence’ in the UK. How you can come to study on a short course in the UK as a student visitorThe student visitor visa should not be confused with the points based Tier 4 student visa. You should apply for a student visitor visa if you want to come to the UK to do a short course of study, not longer than six months, during your visit. UK Border Agency criticised over intelligence-led approachFailings in the way the UK Border Agency uses intelligence to tackle illegal immigration has been criticised in a report by its independent chief inspector the BBC says. Glasgow Caledonian University gets Tier 4 sponsorship licence back within weeks of suspensionScottish University’s Filipino Students safe as their sponsor’s Tier 4 status has been restored by the UK Border Agency just weeks after their licence to recruit overseas students was suspended. Share                                                 |