Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Global Visas Complaints: New Student Visa Rules by UK Border Agency (UKBA)

United Kingdom is the popular destination in the world for student. There is lot of students from all over the world. So overseas students play a big role in the UK’s cultural and economic prosperity and also they are making one of the best education sectors of UK in the world. How they are increasing UK’s economic prosperity than see the figure below:

In 2008, tuition fees from international students totaled over £2.5 billion.  Previous year, however, the government completely renovated the immigration system - including the rules for obtaining international student visas.

Under the new point-based immigration system, overseas student want to go UK for study or to get hold of a visa than he/she should be able or he/she can afford their tuition fees 28 days before they apply, save at least £600 a month to pay living expenses (and £400 a month for each dependant), and keep it all in a bank account in their own name for the first year of their study.  They also need a biometric identity card and must have received their exam results by the time they apply.
Many students in the education sector feel the new rules are too stringent and put people off studying in the UK, Diana Warwick, chief executive of Universities UK, says:

“We know the UK Border Agency (UKBA) is working unbreakable to process in request. We hang about worried, on the other hand, that the system may holdup or discourage international students who wish to study in the UK.  This is our busiest time for student visa applications and there are worrying indications of troubles with the operation of the system overseas."

For more information about UK student visas you can contact with Global Visas Complaints Department.

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