As many of you know, the UKVI (Home Office), took action and is still taking action against colleges and universities that break the Tier 4 sponsor rules.
Please take note of the following:
Glyndwr University is only able to issue CAS for their Wrexham campus and they have very strict controls over their London campus. They must also close their Elephant and Castle campus by the summer of 2015. In other words, if you wish to apply to this university, you must be willing to go to Wrexham.
COURSE INFORMATION TOOL (CIT):
The CIT contains details of courses that licensed Tier 4 sponsors are offering to students who wish to find a new sponsor, in order to continue their studies in the UK.
Students of some revoked colleges may have received a letter with a unique code which allows them to find a new approved Tier 4 sponsor via the special link given.
This special feature will expire and no longer be available from 23rd March 2015.
Please make sure you have taken all the details of the relevant colleges/universities you may be interested in applying to.
CURTAILMENT LETTERS (60day letters)
Students who have been studying at an institution that has surrendered its licence or had its licence revoked do not need a curtailment letter from the Home Office in order to find a new sponsor.
Sponsors wishing to offer a course place to such a student do not need to see a curtailment letter before they issue a CAS.
PASSPORT / DOCUMENTS still with UKVI (Home Office)
Many students who have applied for extensions of the Tier 4 visas and were enroled to a revoked college, have had the UKVI retain their documents.
In most cases, the UKVI would have sent you a letter and a copy of your documents in order for you to show your new potential Tier 4 sponsor as proof that your documents are with the Home Office.
If you have not yet received this letter and your documents are with UKVI, you are advised to ensure you get these as soon as possible or have proof that your documents were given to and are still with Home Office. In this circumstance it is best you hire an immigration solicitor.
For advice on applying to a new Tier 4 college, please click here.
Please note:
Colleges / Universities in the UK who are on the Highly Trusted Tier 4 sponsor list are only interested in genuine students.
They will not be taking your application further if you cannot show progression, do not have the English language qualifications, do not know the name of the course you wish to study at their school or if one of your questions is 'how much is your CAS'.
