This page contains quick links to relevant information for further education (FE) members. You may find these links useful
if you advise students on any of the issues here.
If you are not yet a UKCISA member, read more about the benefits of membership and how to apply. We look forward to hearing from you!
- Short-term student visa
- Information in our manual and access to the members’ advice line. This includes correspondence we have had with the Home Office, relating to questions we ask and points we make (which are often questions/points which you as members raise with us).
- Dedicated information for students studying a publicly funded FE course in England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- Information in our manual and access to the members’ advice line. This includes correspondence we have had with the various funding bodies, relating to questions we ask and points we make (which are often questions/points which you as members raise with us)
From 1 August 2019, some FE and private provider Tier 4 sponsors, and their students, will be entitled to 'privileges' previously reserved for recognised bodies and bodies in receipt of public funding as a higher education institution (HEI). For details, see the UKCISA Manual Immigration 3.1.10 Higher education providers (HEP) with a track record of compliance, which includes links to relevant government guidance for Tier 4 sponsors.
The table below provides a list of these 'privileges', with information about where to go to find out more. Please read all detailed information before advising students; for space reasons, the list in the table is a summary only.
If you have questions, and your institution is a UKCISA member, please call us on the UKCISA Members' Line.