1. Points based migration and Colleges Robert Russell June 2009

2. International Students: Colleges’ tuition fee income £m

4. Points based migration: EEA countries (for UKBA purposes) Austria Greece Norway Belgium Hungary Poland Bulgaria Iceland Portugal Cyprus Italy Romania Czech Republic Latvia Slovak Republic Denmark Liechtenstein Slovenia Estonia Lithuania Spain Finland Luxembourg Sweden France Malta and Switzerland Germany Netherlands

6. Points based migration: Student routes

7. Student visitors

8. PBS: Child students

9. PBS: Child students – cash requirement

10. PBS: General students

11. PBS: Work placement courses

12. PBS: General Students – cash requirement Course length Where Cash requirement Nine months or less In Greater London or Central London Course fees and £800 for each month of the course, less cash paid to College in advance Nine months or less Outside London Course fees and £600 for each month of the course, less cash paid to College More than nine months In Greater London or Central London Fees for first year and £7,200, less cash paid to College More than nine months Outside London Fees for first year and £5,400, less cash paid to College

13. Issuing Offer letters to students – 2009 Process No Yes Applicant applies to UK Visas with letter & other information and pays £145 Applicant applies to UKBA for new visa with letter & other information and pays £357 Applicant in UK?

15. Issuing Certificates of Sponsorship to students – 2010 Process No Yes Applicant applies to UK Visas with CAS & other required Information and pays £145. Visa will be rejected if applicant is in breach of any rules . CAS status will be available for College Applicant applies to UKBA with CAS & other information and pays £357. Visa will be rejected if applicant is in breach of any rules. CAS status will be available to College Applicant In UK?

19. PBS: Tier 2

20. PBS: Tier 2 Applicant applies to UK Visas with COS. Visa will be rejected if applicant is in breach of any rules . COS status will be available to College *Nationals from the following countries are exempt from the £170 fee Albania; Andorra; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Croatia; Georgia; FYR Macedonia; Moldova; Turkey & Ukraine

21. PBS: Tier 5

22. PBS: Tier 5 No Yes Applicant applies to UK Visas with COS. Visa will be rejected if applicant is in breach of any rules . COS status will be available to College Applicant applies to UKBA with COS Visa will be rejected if applicant is in breach of any rules. COS status will be available to College Applicant In UK?

23. S anctions Available Prosecuted for facilitation or trafficking; employers could be imprisoned for up to 14 years and/or receive an unlimited fine. Disbarred as a company director/officer as a result of prosecution; employers convicted of knowingly recruiting illegal migrants to study or work could be disqualified from forming or managing a company. Prosecuted for knowingly employing an illegal student worker; employers could be imprisoned for up to two years and/or receive an unlimited fine. Prosecuted for the procuring/use of fraudulent identity documents; employers could be imprisoned for up to two years and/or receive an unlimited fine. Served with a civil penalty; the sliding scale allows for heavier penalties for repeat offenders. Removed from the PBS sponsorship register; meaning that a College is unable to bring any students to the UK. Down-graded on the PBS sponsorship register. A ‘B’ rating will be publicised and will entail a detailed action plan of measures which a College will have to satisfy to regain an ‘A’ rating. Written warning for educating an illegal student; followed by close attention from UKBA enforcement and compliance teams. Required action plan; listing the steps that a B-rated sponsor needs to take in order fully to comply with its obligations and obtain an A-rating. Educational visit to premises; to support College’s compliance with the law.

24. Contacts Contact: [email_address] 020 7034 9900 AoC website www.aoc.co.uk/en/Policy_and_Advisory_Work /aoc_international/overseas_student_recruitment.cfm UKBA website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk