UKBA Visa Processing Times for Students

UKBA Visa Processing Times for Students :

The UK Border Agency has announced a revision to their service standards for visa processing times in order to improve the service provided to their customers.
The new customer service standards will apply to all applications but settlement visas. The UK Border Agency aim to process 90% of visa applications in a maximum of three weeks, 98% of all visa applications in six weeks and every single application they receive within 12 weeks. The performance of individual British High Commissions worldwide can be checked at any time, with data publicly provided on actual processing times, segmented by visa type.

You can check your country specific inquiry by using the 'Guide to visa processing times' tool on UKBA website here.

Highly Trusted Sponsorship for Tier 4 sponsors – new guidance published

Latest news and updates from UKBA

Highly Trusted Sponsorship for Tier 4 sponsors – new guidance published

05 September 2011

On 18 July UKBA published their proposed criteria to become a Highly Trusted Sponsor under Tier 4 and invited comments.

Following feedback from the education sector, UKBA published their new guidance which covers :

* Highly Trusted Sponsorship, including the date by which Tier 4 sponsors who are not already highly trusted need to apply for HTS by; what will happen to existing Tier 4 sponsors who do not apply for HTS by the deadline or who do apply and fail; and details of transitional arrangements for sponsors who are not already highly trusted.
* educational oversight, confirming the previously announced detail of the new approach, including a reminder of the date by which applications should be made and to which oversight body; and information Tier 4 sponsors who either do not apply by the specified deadline or who apply and fail to obtain it.

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Tire 4 College List 2011

Tire 4 College List 2011 :

• 360 GSP College
Tire 4 - A (Trusted)
• ADAM SMITH COLLEGE
Tire 4 - Highly Trusted
• CITY OF LONDON COLLEGE
Tire 4 - A (Trusted)
• London College of Business & Computing, Ltd
Tire 4 - B (Sponsor)
• London College of Management & IT
Tire 4 - A (Trusted)
• London College of Computing and Management Sciences
Tire 4 - A (Trusted)
• London College of International Business Studies
Tire 4 - Highly Trusted
• London College of Management Studies [ Tire 4 - A (Trusted) ]

FM Business School London

Finance and Management Business School is proud to anounce the opening of
FM Business School in partnership with Harrow College at London.

FM Business School at Harrow College is sitauated in Harrow Middlesex, just thirty minutes from central london by train. The town centre is served by Harrow on the Hill (Metropolitan Line, and National rail to Marylebone) and Harrow and Wealdstone (Bakerloo line, and National rail to Euston). The Town is near the M25 (London Orbital) Motorway. The Harrow on the Hill Campus is within three minutes walk of Harrow on the Hill Underground station and the town centre.

In Harrow alone there are a wide variety of activities you can fill your time with, Harrow has two major shopping centres, St George's and St Ann's Centre. There is a huge variety of shops to suit different tastes, restaurants and fast food outlets and a large cinema. There are many parks, gyms, golf courses and a large leisure centre - so there are plenty of options for sporting types.

Courses at London Campus :

• Extended Diploma in Management Studies [ 1 year course ]
• HND in Business Management [ 2 years course ]
• Pre-sessional English [ 3 months ]

Website : www.fmbusinessschool.com

Finance and Management Business School

Study for your finance, business or managment qualification with a professional business school campus in the heart of the city center of Birmingham, close to various local attractions and the New Street Train Station is only 2 minutes walk away. FM Business School courses are also taught at Harrow College, London which is the largest education provider in London and a state funded and highly trusted sponsor of UKBA.  I am only looking for a representative who can work closely with us and deliver high quality students. FMBS is part of RSM Tenon PLC and thus enjoys high reputation. 

Qualification	Location	Length of course
Extended Diploma in Management Studies	Birmingham	1 year