UKBA Announcement – Provision for students with International Baccalaureate qualifications
The UK Border Agency has this week issued the following announcement on Tier 4 Student Visas:
It has come to our attention that students relying on International Baccalaureate qualifications awarded on 5 July 2009 will not be issued with a paper transcript giving their results, and will not receive their award certificates in time to apply for United Kingdom university courses starting in September this year.
To enable these students to apply under Tier 4 of the points-based system, we have made urgent provision for students relying on an International Baccalaureate qualification.
Where a sponsor has assessed a student on the basis of an International Baccalaureate award awarded on 5 July 2009, it must clearly explain in the student’s confirmation of acceptance for studies/visa letter that it has confirmed the student’s results using either the UCAS or International Baccalaureate Office online checking systems.
If the Tier 4 sponsor has already issued the student’s confirmation of acceptance for studies/visa letter, it must provide the student with a separate letter explaining that it has confirmed the student’s results using either the UCAS or International Baccalaureate Office online checking systems. The student must include this letter with their Tier 4 application.
When a student applies for their Tier 4 visa, they will need to provide a printout of their results from the UCAS or International Baccalaureate Office online checking service.
Full details of the actions that students must take are included in a new addendum (Annex A) to the Tier 4 migrant guidance, which you can download from the UKBA website:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2009/august/baccalaureate
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