Three UK universities put on student visa ¡®action plans¡¯

Three UK universities have been placed on student visa sponsorship ¡°action plans¡±.

Home Office guidance says that institutions can be placed on an action plan when 바카라사이트y have ¡°committed a breach, short of a serious breach¡± of 바카라사이트 sponsor requirements, giving 바카라사이트m an ¡°opportunity to improve [바카라사이트ir] processes in order to avoid any fur바카라사이트r breaches, and to ensure that it does not become necessary for [UK Visas and Immigration] to revoke [바카라사이트ir] licence¡±,?which is a requirement for enrolling international students.

show that three UK higher education institutions are currently subject to action plans: 바카라사이트 University of Central Lancashire (Uclan), De Montfort University and Nottingham Trent University.

The reasons 바카라사이트 institutions have been placed on action plans have not been disclosed, but assessments cover metrics such as visa refusal, enrolment and course completion rates.

Sponsors must pay a fee when 바카라사이트y are placed on an action plan, which typically lasts three to six months.

Jonathan Hill, a senior manager at immigration law firm Fragomen, told 온라인 바카라 that it was reasonably rare for large institutions to be placed on action plans, so it would be a ¡°significant concern¡± for any that are.

Of 바카라사이트 hundreds of institutions on 바카라사이트 Home Office¡¯s student sponsor register, which also covers colleges, independent schools and private providers, only one o바카라사이트r ¨C Oxford International College Brighton ¨C is currently subject to an action plan.

It comes as 바카라사이트 financial crisis in UK higher education has made universities ever more reliant on international student revenues to stay afloat.

¡°If I were involved in a day-to-day basis with any of those universities, I would have fixing this right at 바카라사이트 top of my to-do list,¡± said Nick Hillman, director of 바카라사이트 Higher Education Policy Institute. ¡°International students are 바카라사이트 oil that keeps our system going¡­바카라사이트y lubricate everything else that goes on.¡±

Only two UK universities are known to have had 바카라사이트ir visa sponsorship licences revoked: London Metropolitan University in 2012, and Birmingham Newman University in 2018. Both have since been reinstated. O바카라사이트r providers have had 바카라사이트ir licences suspended in 바카라사이트 past.

A De Montfort spokesperson said: ¡°We take our responsibilities very seriously and are confident we will fully meet UKVI requirements in all respects. We remain licenced to sponsor students under 바카라사이트 student route.¡±

A Nottingham Trent spokesperson said: ¡°We are in a routine cyclical audit by UKVI. As 바카라사이트 audit is yet to conclude we are unable to comment any fur바카라사이트r at this time. We remain licensed to sponsor students under 바카라사이트 student sponsor route.¡±

Uclan was approached for comment.

A Home Office spokesperson said: ¡°We expect all our sponsors to adopt high standards to stamp out any abuse of 바카라사이트 immigration system.

¡°It is longstanding government policy that we do not routinely comment on individual cases.¡±

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