20 13 what changes have taken place in British immigration policy?

? On June 10, the British Immigration Bureau issued a small change in immigration policy. Although the changes are not big, they cover a wide range, including: a) changes in the requirements for English proficiency certification materials; B) Exempt T4 students from the time limit for signing legal course changes; C)T5 Changes in labor market test requirements for extension of visas for religious workers; D) Changes in family immigration policies; E) Changes in tuberculosis screening, etc. All changes will take effect on July 1 day. ? 1, English proficiency certification materials? According to different visa types, UKBA requires applicants to have certain English ability to adapt to life in the UK. If the applicant has taken the IELTS, Cambridge Business English and ESOL Life English Skills Test after April 6th, you don't need to submit a paper English score report. UKBA will check your English test score by passport number, name and date of birth. If the applicant takes the exam before April 6, he still needs to submit the relevant exam transcripts. ? If the applicant takes the TOEFL online test after April 6, he can directly submit the transcript printed on the online account indicating the applicant's reference number; If the applicant takes the exam before April 6, he still needs to submit the original exam transcript. ? It should be noted that the above changes do not affect the requirements of the visa itself for the applicant's English level, but only change the form of materials to be submitted for the convenience of the applicant. At the same time, if the applicant chooses other exams such as toeic, the requirements of relevant materials remain unchanged. ? 2. Tuberculosis examination? In the past two years, the incidence of tuberculosis in Britain has reached the highest level in 30 years, so UKBA hopes to reduce the infection rate of British citizens and save more lives by improving the screening of applicants from countries with high risk of tuberculosis. ? In the latest policy changes, China (including Hongkong and Macau) has also been affected. From July this year 1, China citizens who apply for a residence visa in the UK need to undergo tuberculosis screening before entering the country. ? It is worth noting that this change is only for applicants with permanent visas, and applicants with non-permanent visas, such as international students, visa holders for visiting relatives and tourists to the UK, are not affected. Applicants need to submit a tuberculosis examination report when submitting their visa application. Please arrange the examination as soon as possible to avoid delaying the visa. ? 3. Change of application form? Since July 1, UKBA has updated the visa application form for PBS points system submitted in the UK, and the new application form can be downloaded from UKBA official website. The old application form is only valid until July 22nd. No matter whether the applicant adopts the new application form or the old application form, the above policy changes have taken effect on July 1. Applicants need to prepare materials according to the updated immigration regulations and submit visa applications. ? ? 4. Cost adjustment? In 20 13, the study abroad policy in Britain was adjusted, and the immigration policy was also slightly adjusted. According to Du Xiangping, vice president of Qilu Chamber of Commerce in the UK, the visa policy for entrepreneurs of 50,000 pounds will be adjusted. The minimum funding requirement for such visas is still 50,000 pounds. Moreover, the application for 50,000-pound immigrants also has provisions on job selection, and positions such as restaurants, markets, management, and website backstage management within the previous provisions are not included in the application scope. ? Compared with 200,000-pound entrepreneur immigrants, 50,000-pound immigrants need to provide more business plans and implementation certificates, and applicants need to provide various documents for the establishment of the company and various certificates for the company to carry out related business operations. ? 5. IELTS score adjustment? In addition to attracting international students, a series of new policies of the British government also hope to attract investment and immigration to the UK. Du Xiangping introduced that the language requirements of the British T 1 entrepreneur immigrant visa have also been reduced from the previous C 1 (IELTS 7.0) to the current B 1 (IELTS 4.0), which is very beneficial to overseas investors. At the same time, for students who have obtained a bachelor's degree or above in the UK, the language requirements have been automatically met. ? After completing their studies in the UK, international students cannot continue to change their T 1 entrepreneur immigrant visas in the UK, but must return to their home countries to change their T 1 entrepreneur immigrant visas. Unless students can get 50,000 pounds of investment funds from relevant financial or investment institutions recognized by the British government. At the same time, the funds for visa application increased from 900 to 3 100. ? 6. Direct investment immigration policy? The investment immigrants of 654.38+00,000 pounds have also been adjusted. Du Xiangping said that next year, it is necessary to prove that the source of funds is reasonable and cannot come from any form of overseas loans. At the same time, it is also stipulated that 6.5438 million pounds of funds cannot be invested in any projects or assets outside the UK. This change is to ensure that Britain can directly benefit from investors and prevent overseas investors from taking advantage of this policy. ? Moreover, the new immigration policy also refines the terms of investors' immigration criminal records and investigates their criminal records. Moreover, it reminds international students who are going to apply for a new certificate in the UK that they should keep abreast of the changes in British immigration policies and fully prepare visa materials in order to realize their dreams of studying abroad or immigrating.