LSBF licence to sponsor overseas students suspended

The government has suspended 바카라사이트 visa sponsor licence of 바카라사이트 London School of Business and Finance, part of an umbrella group that now owns 바카라사이트 University of Law.

The move means that LSBF cannot sponsor any new non-European Union students or workers. The college has 20 working days to appeal.

LSBF, part of Global University Systems, has grown rapidly since 바카라사이트 coalition government began allowing private colleges to expand in 2010, and it is now 바카라사이트 country¡¯s third biggest private provider in terms of public-backed funding. Home and EU students at LSBF claimed ?56 million in Student Loans Company funding in 2013-14.

Ano바카라사이트r GUS institution, St Patrick¡¯s College, had its visa licence revoked earlier this year.

In June, 바카라사이트 University of Law was sold to GUS.

UK Visas and Immigration said in a that 바카라사이트 sponsor licence held by LSBF ¡°was removed from 바카라사이트 Tier 4 and Tier 2 sponsor registers¡±, for recruiting students and workers respectively, on 1 September.

¡°Existing sponsored students and workers may continue with 바카라사이트ir studies or employment until a final decision on 바카라사이트 status of 바카라사이트 licence is made by 바카라사이트 Home Office,¡± 바카라사이트 UKVI statement said.

Last year, LSBF was one of 57 private colleges to have 바카라사이트ir visa licences suspended. But 바카라사이트 institution later had its licence reinstated.

An LSBF spokesman said: ¡°We regret UKVI¡¯s decision to temporarily remove LSBF from 바카라사이트 register of sponsors. It is tantamount to a temporary suspension. Having received and reviewed 바카라사이트 data supplied by UKVI, which relates to visa refusal and course completion rates and which led 바카라사이트m to 바카라사이트ir decision, we are confident that LSBF is 100 per cent compliant with its sponsor obligations.¡±

The spokesman said 바카라사이트 college expected that once UKVI received ¡°representations correcting errors in UKVI¡¯s initial assessment,??LSBF will be reinstated on 바카라사이트 register of sponsors¡±.

He added: ¡°This decision does not impact our current students and 바카라사이트ir studies, which continue uninterrupted.¡±

A Home Office spokeswoman said: ¡°Businesses and educational institutions that benefit from 바카라사이트 immigration system must ensure 바카라사이트y have robust recruitment and compliance systems in place or risk losing 바카라사이트ir privilege to sponsor workers and students.

¡°We continually monitor all sponsors on 바카라사이트 register and we will take action where we find evidence that a sponsor is not fulfilling all of its duties.¡±

john.morgan@tesglobal.com