Wednesday 7 July 2010
2 July 2010: Student Tier 4 visa applications - apply early. During our busy summer period, it is important that you submit your Tier 4 points-based system visa application in good time. This will allow us enough time to process your visa application and for you to attend the start of your course. To enable you to do this you can apply for your visa within 3 months of the start date of your intended course. For courses longer than 6 months your visa will be valid for travel from 1 month prior to the start date of the course. If your course is less than 6 months you will only be allowed to travel up to 7 days before the start of your course. To find out about our most recent visa application processing times, please see the 'Guide to Processing Times' page on this website.
28 June 2010: The UK Government will introduce a limit on non- European immigration. The number of workers entering the UK from outside Europe will be controlled by a new limit, the UK Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced today. Details of how the final limit will be delivered will be agreed following a 12-week consultation with businesses and other interested parties. In the meantime an interim limit will be introduced to ensure there is no rush of visa applications being submitted and the number of work visas issued stays below levels from 2009. For further information please visit the UK Border Agency website.
28 June 2010: The online visa application system will not be available from 05 July until 06 July. The UK Border Agency online visa application system will be unavailable between 06:00 GMT on Monday 05 July 2010 until 11:00 GMT on Tuesday 06 July 2010 for maintenance work. You will not be able to apply online, or access your application, during this time. If you have booked an appointment using the online application system for the 05 or 06 July, you will need to print off your appointment confirmation and a copy of your visa application form before this date. We apologise for any inconvenience.
16 June 2010: New English language requirement for partners. The UK Border Agency has produced further guidance on the English language testing for:
- nationals of a country outside the European Economic Area and Switzerland; and
- nationals in a relationship with a British citizen or a person settled here; and
- nationals who want to apply to enter or remain in the UK as their husband, wife, civil partner, fiancé(e), proposed civil partner, unmarried partner or same-sex partner.
09 June 2010: Migrants marrying UK citizens must now learn English. Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for non-European migrants applying to come to the UK to join or marry their settled partner. The new rules will apply from autumn 2010 to anyone applying as the husband, wife, civil partner, unmarried partner, same-sex partner, fiance(e) or prospective civil partner of a UK citizen or a person settled in this country. The compulsory English language test will be with a UK Border Agency approved test provider and will apply to visa applications from overseas as well as people applying from within UK. The full news report can be found on the UK Border Agency website.
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