July 2010

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27th July 2010

Statement from English UK to its members, 26 July 2010

Further to the changes announced by UKBA last week, please find below the main points that concern the industry:

• English language level: Students can only enroll on courses at B2 from Friday 23 July. This includes students who are already in the UK, but excludes students who applied for their visa before 5 October 2009.
  
• Approved secure tests: This is not applicable to students enrolling on an English Language course. Sponsors can still assess students by whichever means they wish. This should be made clear on the CAS and students will need to submit all documents that were used to assess their level.
  
• Applications for students enrolled on a course at A2 will be accepted by UKBA as long as the CAS was assigned before 23 July 2010.
  
• The exemptions on the minimum level which applied previously to Government-sponsored language students and those undertaking a pre-sessional English language course before pursuing a degree course remain.

We will continue to update this news page with any developments as soon as we know of them.