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UK 23 UNIVERSITIES JOIN STUDENT VISA PILOT

Home Office to extend scheme which streamlines process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK.

A pilot which is looking at streamlining the process for international Masters students wanting to study in the UK has been extended to an additional 23 universities, the Immigration Minister announced today.

Currently, in its 2nd year with the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bath and Imperial College London, the pilot will streamline the process for international students looking to study on a Masters course of 13 months or less in the UK.

It also provides greater support for students who wish to switch to a work visa and take up a graduate role, by allowing them to remain in the UK for 6 months after they have finished their course.

INCREASE

The most recent Home Office statistics show that the number of students applying for visas increased by 8% over the past year, and there has been a 9% increase in the number of students applying to Russell Group universities.

The 23 additional universities will be able to apply the pilot to their 2018/19 intake. The universities were selected as their visa refusal rates are consistently the lowest in their area or region.

The 23 universities to be added to the pilot are:

• Cardiff University
• Goldsmiths University of London
• Harper Adams University
• Newcastle University
• Queen’s University Belfast
• The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
• University of Bristol
• Durham University
• University of East Anglia
• University of Edinburgh
• University of Essex
• University of Exeter
• University of Glasgow
• University of Leicester
• University of Liverpool
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Reading
• University of Sheffield
• University of Southampton
• University of Wales Trinity St. David (Swansea Campus)
• University of Warwick
• University of York

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Study in University of Chester

University of Northampton ( UK )

Dear Students,

Brightspark Education Consultants is an overseas educational consultant organization devoted towards providing good services to the students.

Brightspark Education Consultants, overseas education consultants is an expert consultancy organization connected in career counselling and providing genuine guidance to students in quest of higher education overseas. Now we provide the University of Northampton Admission & visa procedure, all detail mention below:

The University of Northampton has over 350 undergraduate, postgraduate and professional courses in a range of traditional and cutting edge subjects. It has around 14,000 students and 1,500 staff. It is home to two award-winning campuses (Avenue and Park), housing six schools – Arts, Northampton Business School, Education, Health, Science and Technology and Social Sciences. Northampton is in the heart of England and is the fastest growing town in the UK with around 250,000 residents. Northampton is a modern, bustling town centre surrounded by beautiful countryside and is steeped in history.

Last year 92% of the University of Northampton graduates were in employment or further study six months after graduating and they currently have alumni working for international organizations throughout the world. Undergraduates’ placements have been arranged with global companies including Tesco, IBM and Volkswagen.

The University of Northampton provides foundation degrees (FdSc and FdA), HNDs, Bachelor Degrees (BA/BSc/LLB – Single or Joint Honors with opportunities for a ‘sandwich year’), Top-up degrees, taught and research postgraduate qualifications (MA/MSc/LLM/Mphil/PhD)

Available Courses:

·         Accounting and Finance ·         Animal Studies ·         Art ·         Biology ·         Business and Management ·         Child Studies ·         Computing and Information Systems ·         Conservation ·         Construction ·         Creative Writing ·         Criminology ·         Design ·         Economics ·         Education ·         Engineering ·         English

·         Enterprise ·         Environmental Science ·         Equine ·         Fashion ·         Geography ·         Health ·         History ·         Human Bioscience ·         Human Resource Management ·         International ·         International Development ·         Journalism ·         Land Management ·         Languages ·         Law ·         Leather

·         Management Studies ·         Marketing ·         Media ·         Midwifery ·         Music ·         Nursing ·         Occupational Therapy ·         Paramedic ·         Performing Arts ·         Photography ·         Podiatry ·         Politics ·         Psychology ·         Social ·         Sport Science/Studies ·         Teaching ·         Travel and Tourism ·         Wastes Management

Fees & Payments & Language Requirements:

Undergraduate - £9,750             Postgraduate - £ 10,250 MBA-£11,500   IFP - £6,950

IELTS 6.0 or equivalent IELTS 6.5 or equivalent           IELTS 6.5 or equivalent IELTS 5.5 or equivalent

Eligibility Criteria:

Foundation Program Undergraduate Programs     Postgraduate Programmes:     Pre seasional English Course

SSC , 60% marks FSC  - 65% marks or completed Bachelor 1st Year 55-60% 3 Year Bachelors 60-65 % or 60% 4 years Bachelor Degree If student have below IELTS 6.0 then you must take 3, 6 or one year English Course with main course.

Living Expenses:

Approx £5000-6500 (Accommodation, Food, Books, Clothes etc)

Scholarships Offer

Marks 71% or Above                                           65-70%                                             60-65%

Scholarship 25 % 15% 10%

Location

It is located in Northampton, Midway between London and Birmingham

Distance in Miles:       London 60, Birmingham 50

Advance Payment: 50% payable in advance and fully refundable on visa rejection.

Intakes: September 2013, Jan/Feb 2014 (All Programs)

For Further Detail:

Email: admission@brightspark.com.pk 

Processing problems with the City & Guilds certificates in Bangladesh (24 April 2013)

Due to processing problems the City & Guilds English language certificates issued in Bangladesh are temporarily not accepted, in support of your visa applications.

Until further notice, if you are submitting a certificate from this institution then please be aware that this could affect the outcome of your visa application.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Please check this website for further updates.

Changes to Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) route from 31 January 2013 - updated

19 March 2013

This page provides guidance on the changes to the Immigration Rules for the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) category, in particular for applicants who applied before 31 January 2013 and are waiting for a decision on their Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) application.

Over the next 4 weeks, we will be writing to all applicants who applied before 31 January 2013 to you to explain how the changes will affect you and what steps you will need to take to continue your application. We may need additional information from you to process your application.

We may ask you to:

• provide additional information, for example business plans and evidence of market research, to confirm the genuineness of your application; and
• demonstrate that you continue to have access to the funds ahead of them being invested in a UK business. You may have moved money into your business in the meantime. If so, you will need to provide the business accounts or accountant certificate showing that you have invested the funds in the business, together with the updated evidence of any remaining monies to make up your full investment.

You will have 28 days in which to provide the information we request. We may also carry out checks to verify the information provided and you could be invited to attend an interview to discuss your application.

If you are applying on or after 31 January and are relying on funds from a third party, the declarations you provide from those third parties will need to confirm that the funds will continue to be available to you until they are used.

Further information about the evidence you need to supply as part of your application can be found in the Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) policy guidance.

If we had not decided your application before 31 January or you apply on or after this date, we will consider it under the new rules.

We will keep this page updated with the latest information.

Waltham Forest College & University of Sunderland

Brightspark Education Consultants (BEC) is a company based in United Kingdom, specializing in global recruitment of tertiary students who are keen to further their studies in United Kingdom. The Team of BEC mainly consists of UK with common interests in providing quality education consulting services to overseas students; we therefore value your organizations' investment and commitment to education and hope that we can work together in giving foreign students the quality of education offer.

We consider our services as a bridge to help students cross over with outmost convenience; we do so by providing them free consultation services based out of Singapore. These consultations helps bridge any language barriers there may be and even help us establish a trust component with these students as its always difficult for them to make financial & relocation commitments before leaving for a foreign land.

BEC has also established its presence globally by having its representatives present in various countries to address prospective students directly; we would like you to be a part of our growing business.

I am sending you a comprehensive information for January Intake 2013. If you are interested to work as an Authorized Representative of the Colleges & Universities then you should carefully read all the information provided and contact us on the address given below.

We are representing several Institutes in UK, Government, Private, Highly Trusted, Public Funded colleges and universities in London, Manchester.

Following the institutes offer courses mention below.

1. 1.     Waltham Forest College

Waltham Forest College is a Highly Trusted Status (HTS) Govt. Funded College situated in London UK (FE College with 10 hours work rights). It is offering variety of Level 3 to Level 7 courses to International students through it International Student Centre (ISC). Despite of the fact that it is situated in London, the course fee is very nominal ranging from 4000-5200 pounds (one year complete fee).

Course Offer:

1. Strategic Management & Leadership Modules - Level 7
2. Business Modules - HNC & HND- Level 4-5
3. Computing  Software Development Modules - Level 4
4. Business Foundation Programme - Level 3

1. 2.                   University Of Sunderland

University Of Sunderland is situated in Sunderland-UK (with 20 hours work rights). The University of Sunderland is in the top ten safest universities .... Our two Sunderland campuses and our London campus are perfectly placed to ensure a life-changing student experience. The course fee is very nominal ranging from 6000-9000 pounds (one year complete fee). It is offering variety of Master & Bachelor Degrees to International students. 

Course Offer:

1. MSc Tourism and Hospitality
2. BA(Hons) Accounting & Financial Management Final Stage
3. BA(Hons) Business and Management
4. MBA Final Stage
5. BSc (Hons) International Tourism and Hospitality Management Final Stage
6. BSc (Hons) International Tourism and Hospitality Management
7. MSc Tourism and Hospitality
8. MBA Supply Chain Management
9. MBA Marketing
10. MBA Human Resource Management
11. MBA Finance
12. MBA
13. MSc Tourism and Hospitality
14. BA(Hons) Business and Financial Management

Possible Partnership

We are open to discussing the business terms between your and our company,  What we are looking to achieve here is a tie up where you source and provide us students from your region of presence based on their merits, send us the initial existing highest qualification details after which we will revert to you with the appropriate course choice/s the respective candidate qualifies for, you may then consult him/her before giving us the go ahead with processing the candidates student visa for the desired country and ensuring his seat is confirmed for the selected course & Institute.

Do drop us a note if this sounds of interest to you so that we can get in touch with you to take this discussion forward.

We thank you for your time and look forward to hearing from you and possibly embarking on trusted and lasting business relationship together.

       

On Behalf of Team BEC...

Changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect on 13 December 2012

A number of changes to the Immigration Rules come into effect today (13 December 2012). These changes will affect non-European Economic Area nationals applying to enter or remain in the UK.

The changes include:

• Non substantive changes to all PBS tiers.
• Establishing a more robust and clear criminality framework against which immigration applications will be assessed.
• Amendments to clarify the absences from the UK that are allowed during the continuous residence period for settlement for Tier 1 (General), Tier 2 and pre-points based system work routes (for example work permits, self-employment and business person).
• Minor changes to the child and parent routes to make them as clear and comprehensive as possible and changes to simplify the operation of the income threshold for sponsoring family migrants.

We have also updated our application forms and guidance, please see our application form news item for further information.

Further information, including the Statements of Changes to the Immigration rules (HC 760 and HC820), and the Explanatory Memorandum can be found in the news story published on 22 November 2012.

Changes to the Immigration Rules

Today, Thursday 22 November 2012, a written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules which will come in to force on13 December 2012.

These include non substantive changes for sponsors and migrants coming to the UK under the following routes of the points-based system:

• Tier 1 - entrepreneurs and investors.
• Tier 2 - skilled workers, including changes for senior intra-company transfers.
• Tier 4 - students, including extending the interim limit.
• Tier 5 - temporary workers including the requirements for the government authorised exchange category and private servants in a diplomatic household.
• Sponsorship - revised sponsorship guidance will be published in December.

Changes to the Immigration Rules

A written ministerial statement has been laid in Parliament today outlining a number of changes to the Immigration Rules.

The changes amend the Immigration Rules further to theSupreme Court's judgment in the case of Alvi . They follow on from the earlier changes on 19 July 2012 in response to the same judgment, which required that requirements that were previously set out in Home Office guidance be incorporated into the Immigration Rules.

Some further amendments that are not related to the Supreme Court's judgment are also being made, including:

• changes to the family and private life rules and the transitional provisions for dependants of points-based system migrants;
• changes to Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) of the points-based system; and
• changes to the list of low risk countries for the purpose of Tier 4 of the points-based system.

The rules changes will come into effect tomorrow (6 September 2012), except the changes to the list of low-risk countries for Tier 4 and the Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) route, which will come into force on 1 October.

For full details, please see the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules and the explanatory memorandum within the document.

Summer 2011 interns exempt from Tier 2 cooling off period

Students who worked as interns in the UK last summer and want to return to a graduate job with the same company are now temporarily exempt from cooling off rules.

Cooling off rules, introduced to Tier 2 (General) in February this year, mean those who have left Tier 2 need to wait a year from the end of their last application before they can apply again through that route. This is similar to the arrangements we put in place for intra-company transfers last year.

To qualify for the temporary exemption, which is available until 31 October, you must:

• be sponsored by the same company where you worked as an intern in the summer of 2011;
• have previously been granted permission under Tier 2 (General) with that company for a temporary job lasting no more than 4 months as an intern or a summer associate;
• have completed a degree course within 18 months of your application;be returning to the UK on a graduate trainee scheme; and
• be making a Tier 2 (General) application with a start date on the certificate of sponsorship of 31 October 2012 or before.

Tier 5 is the most appropriate route for internships and a number of Tier 5 (Government authorised exchange) schemes are available. Employers should use these in future if they are concerned about the impact of the cooling off period on their interns.

The Tier 2 policy guidance and sponsor guidance will be updated by 14 June. As this exemption is temporary, it will not be included in the Immigration Rules.

New screening to tackle tuberculosis in the UK (21 May, 2012)

A pre-entry tuberculosis (TB) screening programme will help save lives and save taxpayers more than £40 million over 10 years and, announced Immigration Minister Damian Green today.

The new measures mean migrants wanting to enter the UK for more than 6 months, from 67 countries with a high incidence of TB, will need to be screened before they are granted a visa for the UK.

Immigration Minister Damian Green said:

'A third of the world's population is carrying tuberculosis and it is currently at its highest level in the UK for 30 years. It's essential that we take action to tackle its continued rise. Pre-entry screening, followed by treatment where necessary, will help to prevent the risk of TB in the UK and will also save lives.

'Removing screening facilities at airports will save the taxpayer £25 million over ten years and further NHS savings will be made by preventing the importation and spread of TB in the UK.'

The introduction of pre-screening comes as recent figures showed that there were over 9,000 new cases of TB in the UK in 2011, a 5 per cent increase on 2010. The programme is targeted at migrants after research showed non-UK born people accounted for three quarters of all new TB cases diagnosed - 20 times higher than in the UK born population.

The UK Border Agency will build on existing pre-screening undertaken by international partners including the USA, Canada and Australia. The costs of screening and subsequent treatment will be met by those people applying to come into the UK.

Please monitor this website for further information. The countries that are currently covered by the pre-screening pilot are:

• Bangladesh;
• Burkina Faso;
• Cambodia;
• Cote D'Ivoire;
• Eritrea;
• Ghana;
• Kenya;
• Laos;
• Niger;
• Pakistan;
• Somalia;
• Sudan;
• Tanzania;
• Thailand; and
• Togo.

The additional countries that will be covered by the pre-screening pilot are:

• Afghanistan;
• Angola;
• Bhutan;
• Bolivia;
• Botswana;
• Burma;
• Burundi;
• Cameroon;
• Cape Verdi;
• Central African Rep;
• Chad;
• China;
• China, Hong Kong SAR;
• China, Macau;
• Congo;
• Congo Dem Rep Zaire;
• Djibouti;
• Ecuador;
• Equatorial Guinea;
• Ethiopia;
• Gabon;
• Gambia;
• Guinea;
• Guinea-Bissau;
• Guyana;
• Haiti;
• India;
• Indonesia;
• Kazakhstan;
• Kiribati;
• Korea Dem People;
• Korea Rep of;
• Kyrgyzstan;
• Lesotho;
• Liberia;
• Madagascar;
• Malawi;
• Malaysia;
• Mali;
• Mauritania;
• Micronesia;
• Moldova;
• Mongolia;
• Morocco;
• Mozambique;
• Namibia;
• Nepal;
• Nigeria;
• Papua New Guinea;
• Peru;
• Philippines;
• Russian Federation;
• Rwanda;
• Sao Tome and Prince;
• Senegal;
• Sierra Leone;
• Solomon Islands;
• South Africa;
• Suriname;
• Swaziland;
• Tajikistan;
• Timorleste;
• Tuvalu;
• Uganda;
• Ukraine;
• Uzbekistan;
• Vietnam;
• Zambia; and
• Zimbabwe.