Category Archives: Immigration

For information about immigration and visas.

Employability, Immigration

Want to work in the UK after your studies?

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Would you like some visa advice?
If yes, then book a place on our Working in the UK after studies workshop.

We will look at all the possible visa routes for international graduates into full time work including:

• Tier 2 Scheme
• Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur
• Tier 5

The workshop will also focus on how to improve your employability and how you can make the most out of your time at Sheffield Hallam University. We will explain the visa rules and how to maximise your chances of success.

The next workshops will take place in the Careers and Employability Centre (unless otherwise stated):

To attend, you must book your place in advance by following one of the links above.

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

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If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

April

  • Tuesday 14 – 10am
  • Thursday 23 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 28 – 10am

May

  • Thursday 7 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 12 – 10am
  • Thursday 21 – 2pm

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Employability, Immigration, Support

Important changes affecting International Students

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Here are a number of changes which may affect you if you are an International Student:

Exit Checks
From 8 April 2015, the Home Office will check the immigration status of those leaving, as well as entering, the UK.

Information about passengers who travel using scheduled commercial flights will be gathered in the same way as now, using advance passenger information. There will be more checks than usual for those travelling in other ways, for example, by train or ferry, so allow more time to go through immigration controls before your departure.

The Home Office has published guidance about how exit checks should work: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/exit-checks-on-passengers-leaving-the-uk

Who is entitled to free NHS care from 6 April 2015?
The rules about who is entitled to free hospital treatment from the NHS (National Health Service) are changing on 6 April 2015.  UKCISA has produced a useful summary about hospital treatment that starts on or after 6 April 2015. Please note that this information might still change, and we will keep you updated.

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/International-Students/Study-work–more/Health-and-healthcare/Who-is-entitled-to-free-hospital-treatment-after-6-April-2015/

Spring Immigration rules changes
There are various changes to the immigration rules from April 2015. You can read a summary of those changes here:

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/studentnews/455/Spring-Immigration-Rules-changes

Work visa rules changes
You can read about changes to work visas which might be relevant to you after you graduate here:

 http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/studentnews/454/April-work-changes

 

Immigration

Visa fee increase – starting April

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The Home Office have published information on the proposed visa fee increases from April 2015.

Please be aware that if your Tier 4 visa is due to expire after 5 April 2015, the new fee you will have to pay from 6 April 2015 will be £439 instead of £422.

The following application fees are also increasing:

 Tier 1 Graduate entrepreneur will increase from £422 to £456;

Tier 2 General will increase from £601 to £651;

BRP replacement will increase from £40 to £45;

Transfer of Conditions will increase from £107 to £183

Immigration

Proposed visa fee increase

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The Home Office have published information on the proposed visa fee increases from April 2015.

Please be aware that if your Tier 4 visa is due to expire after 5 April 2015, the new fee you will have to pay from 6 April 2015 will be £439 instead of £422.

The following application fees are also increasing:

 Tier 1 Graduate entrepreneur will increase from £422 to £456;

Tier 2 General will increase from £601 to £651;

BRP replacement will increase from £40 to £45;

Transfer of Conditions will increase from £107 to £183

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

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If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

February

  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 24 – 10am

March

  • Thursday 5 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 10 – 10am
  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 31 – 10am

April

  • Thursday 9 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 14 – 10am
  • Thursday 23 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 28 – 10am

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

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If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

January

  • Tuesday 13 – 10am
  • Thursday 22 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 27 – 10am

February

  • Thursday 5 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 10 – 10am
  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 24 – 10am

March

  • Thursday 5 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 10 – 10am
  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 24 – 2pm

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Employability, Immigration

Want to work in the UK after your studies?

Leave a comment

Would you like some visa advice?
If yes, then book a place on our Working in the UK after studies workshop.

We will look at all the possible visa routes for international graduates into full time work including:

• Tier 2 Scheme
• Tier 1 graduate entrepreneur
• Tier 5

The workshop will also focus on how to improve your employability and how you can make the most out of your time at Sheffield Hallam University. We will explain the visa rules and how to maximise your chances of success.

The next workshops will take place in the Careers and Employability Centre (unless otherwise stated):

To attend, you must book your place in advance by following one of the links above.

Immigration

Is your visa due to expire soon?

Leave a comment

If you do not book a one-to-one appointment to see an immigration adviser at least 2 weeks before your visa is due to expire, then we may not be able to assist you with your application and you will have to send your documents off yourself.

You must attend a group session before you can book a one-to-one appointment.

It is important that you attend a group session at least 2 months before your visa is due to expire. You will be unable to get a CAS application form if you have not attended a group session.

The next group sessions will be taking place as follows:

January

  • Thursday 8 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 13 – 10am
  • Thursday 22 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 27 – 10am

February

  • Thursday 5 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 10 – 10am
  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 24 – 10am

March

  • Thursday 5 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 10 – 10am
  • Thursday 19 – 2pm
  • Tuesday 24 – 2pm

Please come to the Student Services Centre, Level 5 Owen or Heart of the Campus to book on to a group session.

Immigration

International Student Visa Registration Event

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Are you an international student studying at SHU on a visa?
You must attend a registration event organised by the Student Systems and Records team.

You should have received an email to your student account on Wednesday 19th November 2014.

The event will take place during week commencing Monday 1st – Thursday 4th December 2014.

It is a legal requirement as part of your visa to attend the registration event.

If you are unable to attend for any reason – for example if you are currently on placement or will be absent – you must urgently respond to tier4reporting@shu.ac.uk with full details.

If you have any queries regarding the December Registration, please email tier4reporting@shu.ac.uk. Failure to register could result in serious consequences for your visa.

Please note, Research students will also be instructed by email to register at specific Helpdesks for their given Faculty as follows:

• Development and Society: Owen level 11 Helpdesk

• Sheffield Business School: SHIP Helpdesk, Stoddart Building

• Health and Wellbeing: Robert Winston Building (Collegiate) or Owen Level 7 Helpdesk (City)

• ACES (both MERI and C3RI): Sheaf Helpdesk