The new UK study visa rules
RMS Atwal recently spoke to visa expert, Jaspal Singh, CEO of Jalandhar-based CAAN World Consultants, an overseas education consultancy, regarding the New UK study visa rules and various other aspects of students' migration to Britain
THE UNITED Kingdom has always been an attractive study destination for Indian students. Of late, the "no IELTS" requirement for certain courses in the country has become a great selling point for students, particularly those in the Punjab region. RMS Atwal recently spoke to a visa expert, Jaspal Singh, regarding this and various other aspects of students' migration to the land of Oxford and Cambridge. "Even though some British education institutions are accepting students without IELTS, it is in the students' interest not to fly without being proficient in the English language," advises Singh, CEO of Jalandhar-based CAAN World Consultants, an overseas education consultancy. Singh also commented that the Australia situation has indeed affected students' migration to that country which has forced them to redraw their study abroad plans. They are turning towards other destinations for higher education and the UK is getting a bigger chunk out of it. As a result, the current academic year has seen around 25 per cent of students interested in foreign education opting for the UK as a study destination. Last year, 29,000 students opted for the UK, 24 per cent less than Australia's intake during the year. When asked about students' safety he stressed that a lot of factors had to be considered apart from safety - the quality of universities/colleges, the courses they offer, job prospects and chances of permanent settlement. Australia and New Zealand had attracted many students recently for permanent residency after two-three years of studies. Under the new visa rules, the UK has made it mandatory for applicants to state that they intend to return to their home country on their course completion. According to Jaspal Singh, the most popular courses were business, computer studies, hospitality, nursing and MBA. Students who have done plus-2 can study for diplomas, advanced diplomas, or bachelors in business, computers, and hotel management, nursing, etc, whereas MBA and post-graduate diplomas are also good options for graduate students. He added that these immigrants can also choose to work alongside their study. The UK immigration rules permit international students to work for 20 hours per week during studies and 40 hours per week during holidays. Partners and dependants are usually free to work as they choose, as long as the main applicant is going to be studying for more than a year. Apart from those who pursue their education in Scotland would get a two year work permit after the completion of their course. Though if any of these conditions are not satisfied students would not get a post-study work permit. In the end he advised students planning their studies overseas to collect all relevant information, since the decision will ultimately affect their future. They must be aware of their legal rights and duties during their course of study. They must also know of their chances of things like securing a work permit or permanent residency after investing their money and precious years in gaining a UK education.
.hi i m b pharma. i want to apply for MBA prog. its very good even uk is also providing pr to international students.
.I have unconditional offer from lancaster university for electronic and communication engineering.i want to know that is it required for me to give toefl or ielts.I have got 82 n 78 respectively in english for 12 and 10 standard examinations with isc and icse board respectively.
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