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From 30 July, UK immigration staff at visa offices around the world have had extended powers to reject visa applications if students do not have adequate English language capabilities. The rules are intended to weed out bogus UK visa applicants. This means it is more likely that student applicants for UK Tier 4 visas to study in the UK will be rejected if immigration officers feel that their English abilities are not at a high enough level.
"With more interviews and greater powers to refuse bogus students we will weed out abuse and protect the UK from those looking to play the system," UK immigration minister Damian Green said.
The UKBA said its officers will ask applicants questions about their "immigration and education history, study and post-study plans, and financial circumstances". Interviewees must be able to "demonstrate without the assistance of an interpreter" that their English test certificate gives a true indication of their English ability. Failure to do so will result in their UK visa application being rejected.
"Speaking is possibly the most challenging skill to assess. Even when it is carried out by very experienced language teachers, you still need to provide them with specialist training and very detailed instructions," said Mike Milanovic, chief executive of Cambridge Esol, which produces a number of the tests of English approved by the UKBA. He went onto say "You also need an extensive quality management system to back this up. Otherwise, it's almost impossible to deliver a fair, reliable assessment."
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"With more interviews and greater powers to refuse bogus students we will weed out abuse and protect the UK from those looking to play the system," UK immigration minister Damian Green said.
The UKBA said its officers will ask applicants questions about their "immigration and education history, study and post-study plans, and financial circumstances". Interviewees must be able to "demonstrate without the assistance of an interpreter" that their English test certificate gives a true indication of their English ability. Failure to do so will result in their UK visa application being rejected.
"Speaking is possibly the most challenging skill to assess. Even when it is carried out by very experienced language teachers, you still need to provide them with specialist training and very detailed instructions," said Mike Milanovic, chief executive of Cambridge Esol, which produces a number of the tests of English approved by the UKBA. He went onto say "You also need an extensive quality management system to back this up. Otherwise, it's almost impossible to deliver a fair, reliable assessment."
If you would like to apply for a UK visa workpermit.com can help. workpermit.com is a specialist visa consultancy with nearly twenty-five years of experience dealing with visa applications. We can help with a wide range of visa applications to your country of choice. Please feel free to contact us for further details.
