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Feb 8, 2010
Britain tightens student visas
Move is to stop people from working illegally and keep out bogus students
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Successful applicants from outside the European Union (EU) will have to speak a higher level of English rather than beginner level as at present.
Students taking courses below degree level will be allowed to work for only 10 hours a week, instead of 20 as at present.
Dependants of students on courses below degree level will not be allowed to work.
Those on courses shorter than six months will not be allowed to bring dependants into the country.
Visas for courses below degree level will not be granted unless the institutions are found on a new register called the Highly Trusted Sponsors List.
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Under the new rules, applicants will have to speak English to a better standard before being let in and those studying on courses below degree level will only be allowed to work for 10 hours a week, rather than 20. -- PHOTO: AFP
<!-- story content : start --> LONDON - BRITAIN is tightening rules on foreign student visas to clamp down on a system which some security experts say has been exploited by Islamist militants. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the crackdown was part of a wider campaign against foreigners who apply for student visas even though their intention is to work. Mr Johnson told the BBC yesterday that the changes 'will come in with immediate effect'. Besides keeping out people seeking work, the tighter controls help to tackle security concerns over militants who enter Britain ostensibly to study.
They come after the failed bombing of an American airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. Alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had studied in London and is said to have links with Al-Qaeda. It emerged that the Nigerian tried to re-enter Britain last April to study at a bogus college. Under the new rules, applicants from outside the European Union (EU) will be required to speak a higher standard of English than at present before they are allowed into the country.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Home > Breaking News > World > Story
Feb 8, 2010
Britain tightens student visas
Move is to stop people from working illegally and keep out bogus students
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<!--background story, collapse if none--> What the changes are
Successful applicants from outside the European Union (EU) will have to speak a higher level of English rather than beginner level as at present.
Students taking courses below degree level will be allowed to work for only 10 hours a week, instead of 20 as at present.
Dependants of students on courses below degree level will not be allowed to work.
Those on courses shorter than six months will not be allowed to bring dependants into the country.
Visas for courses below degree level will not be granted unless the institutions are found on a new register called the Highly Trusted Sponsors List.
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Under the new rules, applicants will have to speak English to a better standard before being let in and those studying on courses below degree level will only be allowed to work for 10 hours a week, rather than 20. -- PHOTO: AFP
<!-- story content : start --> LONDON - BRITAIN is tightening rules on foreign student visas to clamp down on a system which some security experts say has been exploited by Islamist militants. Home Secretary Alan Johnson said the crackdown was part of a wider campaign against foreigners who apply for student visas even though their intention is to work. Mr Johnson told the BBC yesterday that the changes 'will come in with immediate effect'. Besides keeping out people seeking work, the tighter controls help to tackle security concerns over militants who enter Britain ostensibly to study.
They come after the failed bombing of an American airliner over Detroit on Christmas Day. Alleged bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab had studied in London and is said to have links with Al-Qaeda. It emerged that the Nigerian tried to re-enter Britain last April to study at a bogus college. Under the new rules, applicants from outside the European Union (EU) will be required to speak a higher standard of English than at present before they are allowed into the country.
Read the full story in Monday's edition of The Straits Times.
REUTERS, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
