Every parliamentary written question tabled by Katrina Murray this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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How her Department monitors refusal rates for student visa's linked to the grounds of course credibility or academic progression.
My response to your previous question of PQ 3544 confirmed that changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy were first announced on 23 May 2024.Since then, I have continued to engage regularly with the education sector on the BCA policy and wh...
What training and quality assurance processes are in place for staff assessing student visa applications where refusals are made on grounds of course credibility or academic progression.
My response to your previous question of PQ 3544 confirmed that changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy were first announced on 23 May 2024.Since then, I have continued to engage regularly with the education sector on the BCA policy and wh...
What evaluation her Department has made of the adequacy of the implementation timeframe for the Basic Compliance Assessment.
My response to your previous question of PQ 3544 confirmed that changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy were first announced on 23 May 2024.Since then, I have continued to engage regularly with the education sector on the BCA policy and wh...
What mechanisms exist for universities to challenge or seek clarification where refusal of student visas appear to result from a misunderstanding of course structure or progression pathways.
My response to your previous question of PQ 3544 confirmed that changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy were first announced on 23 May 2024.Since then, I have continued to engage regularly with the education sector on the BCA policy and wh...
How many visa applications were refused in each year of the last 5 years, broken down by visa category.
The Home Office publishes data on entry clearance visas, by visa type, in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on outcomes of visa applications, including refusals, are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance vi...
What notice was provided to licensed student sponsors of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment metrics.
The Home Office engages regularly with the education sector on the development and implementation of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy and has provided the sector with advance notice of these.Strengthened compliance expectations for ...
What internal assessment was undertaken of the impact of changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment for international student visas on student recruitment cycles in UK universities.
An illustrative assessment of the potential impact of the changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) was published alongside the Immigration White Paper and can be found at Restoring control over the immigration system: technical annex (accessible) ...
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that visa decision making remains robust while maintaining the UK’s international competitiveness in higher education.
UKVI has a comprehensive training programme that is kept under regular review to support consistently high standards of decisions. This is supported by a quality assurance framework that draws on feedback from the study sector and incorporates evidence fr...