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New rules for General Student visas will go live from the end of March 2009. It will be categorised as Tier 4 under the new points-based system.

All schools need to satisfy two requirments to recruit non-EU students.

Accreditation. Students can only study at a school, college or university which has been accredited by one of these approved agencies:

  1. British Council.
  2. BAC (British Accreditation Council)
  3. ASIC (the Accreditation Service for International Colleges)
  4. Ofsted (Office for Standard in Education, Children's Services and Skills)
Hold a UK Border Agency Sponsors' Licence.

In comparison, current policy allows schools to recruit students outside the EU as long as it is appeared on The Register of Education and Training Providers.

Other policy changes at a glance:

Content Current rules New rules after March 2009
English language courses Minimum Level A2 Minimum "pre-intermediate" level
Non-English language courses Minimum Level 3 or equivalent, eg, GCSE, A-level, etc. At a level studied at British Schools after the age of 16. Eg, A-Level, NVQ, university, etc. (Therefore under new rules, GCSE students need to apply "Child Student" visa instead of "General Student" visa.
Courses include job-placements Low level courses can be mainly work based (e.g. General English with 8 months Hotel workplacement) Higher level course, (e.g BA sandwich course in Hospitality). Work placement time on maximum 50% of the course.
Money/Maintenance No fixed minimum amount as long as it is enough to support yourself Minumum: unpaid tuition fees plus √800/month living expenses cover the whole period of study
Application Process Not applicable Applicants need to give fingerprints and to obtain a Biometric identity card.
Application Process Not applicable Need to obtain Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from your school which cost √10
Attendance reporting It is not compulsory for schools to report students' attendance Schools must report to HOBA after students' unauthorised absence of two weeks
Changing Schools It is possible to change school without informing the Home Office Requires Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from your new school; you will need to inform the HOBA before you change


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