Category: Europe

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

International Universities Ranking

The rankings rate universities worldwide on 13 measures including teaching, research and international outlook – such as numbers of overseas students and staff. The new ranking showed that UK universities are facing increasing competition from leading Asian institutions. However, Oxford, Cambridge and Imperial College London remain in the top 10. Harvard University (US) is in second…
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Update on Education Institutions

We understand you are already aware that Opal College is under suspension. As it is our commitment to be of service to you, we will continue to assist you deal with the situation. Opal College is only on temporary suspension so hopefully the issues will be resolved and the suspension will be lifted up. Don’t…
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Visitors to the UK from the Philippines

There was a vast increase in the number of tourist and business visitors over the previous year. This was due to a number of factors. Since the EU lifted the ban on Philippine Airlines flights over EU airspace, a direct service from Manila to London is again in place. Getting a visa is easy; according…
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Immigration Act 2014

This new Act received Royal Assent in 14 May 2014 and contains a fresh wave of fundamental reforms to the UK immigration system. Some provisions are already in force while others are not. One of the main changes is the reduction of applications where a right of appeal to an independent tribunal exists. Right of…
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Glyndwr University student visa appeal

The probe followed a BBC Panorama investigation into the issuing of English language certificates (February 2014) on which the granting of UK student visas depends. The results show that approximately 3,040 of Glyndwr’s 8,800 students were from overseas. Glyndwr university lost its trusted sponsor status for overseas students in June this year after a Home Office…
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