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.

Processing fees are regulated on 1 January 2013

If you plan to apply for a residence permit or an extension of a residence permit based on work or studies around 1 January 2013, please note that processing fees are regulated on 1 January 2013. 

If you wish to apply before the fees are regulated, you must create a Case Order ID and submit your application before 1 January 2013. It is not possible to create a Case Order ID with the 2013 fee prior to 1 January 2013. This means that if you wish to submit your application after 1 January 2013, it is important that you create your Case Order ID on 1 January 2013 or later.

In other words, it is the date on which you submit your application to the Danish Agency for Labour Retention and International Recruitment, to the Danish police, or at a Danish diplomatic mission, which decides the amount of the fee. If you have paid less than the required amount, your application will be rejected, that is, it will not be processed.

The processing fees for applying for a residence permit are regulated every year on 1 January. 

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.

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• College only accept students aged from 18 to 35 years old.
• All students will be working and studying, 
• RM 700-1300 monthly. It’s all guaranteed. College provide job offer letter to the students before paying the application fees and the students will start working in maximum 2 weeks after their arrival. Maximum 2 weeks is needed to finish the paperwork procedure with the employers.

• Professional Certificate in Hospitality and Tourism Management
• Diploma In Hospitality with Professional Certificate in Cruise Management
• Diploma In Business Management
• Diploma In Accountancy 

Student have to pay only First Year fees when the get Admission in to the College,

Note for 5. 

Professional Certificate in Cruise Management Course: - 

• STCW-95 Certificate fees is **2,500 RM 

• They will do the Internship, during the internship, they will get paid from 400 USD to 500 USD monthly (Food & Accommodation included.) 

• After they finish the Internship, they will straight away go to work in Cruise Companies. (Contract Minimum 1 year RENEWABLE).

• We have agreement to provide 3000 students to Cruise Companies for Employments and the salary of the job will be from USD 1000-2500 USD monthly. (Depends on performance and education level of the candidates.)

If you need any further information required please contact with us.

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Australia ease visa processing for student from 29 countries

A statement released today by the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, announced that the Government will make the visa application process easier for students from29 countries by reducing assessment levels across a range of student visa subclasses. These changes go into effect from 24 March 2012.

The news comes in response to the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s (DIAC) 2011 review of student visa assessment level settings, which, as reported in a previous post, recommended that a number of assessment levels be changed.

“While it was recommended that some assessment levels be increased, I have decided to only implement the reductions in order to best support Australia’s international education sector,” Mr Bowen said.

“Lowering the minimum evidentiary requirement for the grant of a student visa for selected countries and visa subclasses is expected to help around 10,500 prospective students.

These changes will particularly benefit the postgraduate research sector, English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) and vocational education and training (VET) providers.”

For example, South Koreans studying VET and ELICOS courses and postgraduate research students from China, India and Indonesia will now find it easier to apply for visas.

“The reduction in assessment levels builds on the measures implemented as a result of the Strategic Review of the Student Visa Program, undertaken by the Hon. Michael Knight, to ensure Australia remains an attractive study option for overseas students,” Mr Bowen said.

Assessment levels are an important tool in managing the student visa programme, as they ensure the efficient delivery of services to a diverse range of students while supporting the integrity of Australia’s immigration programme.

Universities Australia welcomed the changes to the student visa system, “It really is a terrific outcome not just for the higher education sector but for the Australian economy more broadly because at a time we’re seeing manufacturing struggling, tourism struggling, both primarily because of the strong Australian dollar, it’s really important for those industries that are strong to be able to step up to offset some of those economic implications,” said Universities Australia chief executive, Belinda Robinson.

“The international education sector is Australia’s third largest export industry, and over the 2010-11 period international higher education students spent an average of AU$38,000 each in this country on goods, services and fees. While it may be a little more expensive to live and study in Australia [right now], the quality of living, employment opportunities, student mix and the quality of universities makes Australia a very appealing place for those seeking to study abroad,” Ms Robinson added.

• 29 Countries
• welcomed the changes to the student visa system