The new policy of studying visa immigration in the UK: What new policies will be implemented on April 6th?

Biometric fingerprint card

In the past, I applied for the renewal of various immigrant visas in the UK. After the visa application was successful, the applicant got a biometric residence permit (biometric information card) printed with the cardholder's name, date of birth, visa category, visa validity period and other information.

From March this year, all applicants who have applied for a visa outside the UK for more than six months will still get a paper visa, but the new visa policy stipulates that once the visa takes effect, the applicant will receive a confirmation letter and a temporary visa, allowing him to stay in the UK for 30 days. Upon arrival in the UK, you should pick up the "BID" from the designated post office within 10 days. If you don't pick up your card after the deadline, your visa will be invalid.

English test scores

Only IELTS scores taken in designated examination rooms around the world can be used to apply for a T4 student visa.

UKVI recently announced that starting from April 6th, IELTS scores in designated examination rooms around the world can only be used to apply for a T4 student visa, and the Ministry of Interior only accepts IELTS as SELT.

First of all, let me explain that SELT is short for Safe English Language Test. After the adjustment of British government policy, the British visa category only recognizes two language scores: one is Trinity College London (for students taking exams in the UK), and the other is IELTS IELTS Japan Consortia, which is suitable for students applying for visas in the UK or abroad.

Regarding the details of which IELTS test sites can be used as SELT test sites, both the IELTS official and UKVI have given the officially recognized test sites list, and only 13 IELTS test sites in China are on the list. Therefore, after April 6th, students are concerned about whether the test scores of these test sites are not recognized.

Because the policy revision of this English language test is not very clear, some universities have sent emails to the applicants.

The university of Manchester's email to the applicant students probably means the following:

"UKVI recently announced that starting from April 6, IELTS scores obtained at designated test sites around the world can only be used to apply for a T4 visa, and HomeOffice only accepts IELTS as SELT. As for the details of which IELTS test sites can be used as SELT test sites, the IELTS official or UKVI has not yet made a final confirmation when the email is sent out.

After careful consideration, the University of Manchester has decided that if you apply to take the IELTS test, except those courses that are automatically listed as SELT only, no matter which IELTS test center you attend after April 5, we will recognize it. This decision only lasts until the current enrollment period (that is, enrollment from 2065438 to September 2005), and new news will be announced later. "

It should be noted that from April 6th, non-SELTIELTS will no longer be accepted for preparatory courses and language courses, which means that non-degree preparatory courses must pass the SELT exam. In addition, Manda is currently taking Pearson English (PTE), Cambridge English Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge English Proficiency (CPE) exams, but UKVI only supports SELT on April 6th, and will no longer take these English exams. Before April 6th, the University of Manchester will announce the details of these English tests.

Another email from Leicester University basically expresses the same meaning, that is, except for the test sites of degree courses, the IELTS test scores of other non-degree courses will be affected by the test sites.

Candidates are advised to pay close attention to the latest news of the school, UKVI and IELTS official website, and learn about the school results and test center information.