From Monday 2 July 2012 Tier 4 student applicants in Singapore will be able to use the UKBA priority visa service. The priority service is available to you if pay an additional fee to have your visa application processed ahead of others in Singapore. The UKBA aim to process all applications using the priority service within 3 – 4 working days of receiving them.
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With the exception of Tier 1 Investor visas you must be able to demonstrate that you are proficient in the English before any Tier 1 visa application can be approved. The pass mark for the English language requirement is 10 points.
You can prove that you speak English to the required standard in one of four ways:
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You may need to meet additional requirements when you make an initial application under Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), if you have recently been receiving financial sponsorship as a student in the UK.
Your financial sponsor must give their unconditional consent for you to re-enter or remain in the UK. If they do not give unconditional consent, or give their consent for a limited time, your application will be refused.
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Tier 1 UK Immigration Visa requires you to meet a maintenance threshold that evidences you are able to accommodate yourself, and any dependants, in the UK. It is required to show you have enough money to cover your living expenses in the UK
Like the English Language requirement, you must score 10 points in this section in order for an application to be approved.
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If you want to show that you meet the English language requirement for your UK visa because you hold an acceptable degree taught in English, you should provide the original certificate of your award. Sometimes, this will not on its own be acceptable for certain types of UK visa applications and in those circumstances, a life in the UK test pass certificate will do.
If you are going to use your degree certificate, this certificate must be original, and must clearly show:
- your name
- the title of the award
- the date of the award
- the name of the awarding institution
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The Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) category of the UK’s points-based system is now open for applications.
This category is for people who are internationally recognised as world-leading or potential world-leading talent in the fields of science and the arts.
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The government have two consultations currently running on UK immigration. The first looks at whether the UK should introduce tougher settlement restrictions
Launched on 9th June, the Government are consulting the public on settlement of migrants under Tiers 1 and 2 of the Points Based System together with Tier 5 and domestic workers. They have also commissioned the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to consider and provide advice on the following questions:
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