Our open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham
29 July 2026
Our letter congratulates the new Prime Minister and welcomes his call for a collaborative approach.
The deadline for Awards nominations has been extended! Nominate a student, colleague, team or institution by 10 August 2026.
News
Keep up-to-date with all of the latest from the sector, UKCISA updates and insight.
Highlights
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Members, help us track issues occurring during the summer surge
16 July 2026
We have created an issue tracker for members over the surge period, please log issues using this tracker to keep us up to date.
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Student Sponsorship: tightened Basic Compliance Assessment metrics and new RAG rating now live
01 June 2026
We will continue to work closely with members, including UKCISA’s Immigration Compliance Network (ICN) to understand how these changes are operating in practice.
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UKCISA welcomes Education Committee report on the threat of insolvency to international students
14 May 2026
The Education Committee report reinforces need for joined-up policy and stronger protections for international students.
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HE and FE Scotland ‘home’ fees: addition to the category for relocated Afghan citizens and family
09 July 2026
Small change for August 2026 now incorporated into UKCISA’s materials about fee status in Scotland.
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'Home' fees for HE in Wales: Changes for the 3 years in Republic of Ireland/UK/Islands category, the Gibraltar category, and other minor changes
20 May 2026
Another change has been made to the '3 years in Republic of Ireland/UK/Islands, settled in UK' category. UKCISA information has been updated to reflect this, and other changes.
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HE England home fees: minor update
29 March 2026
A very minor change that will benefit very few people has been made.
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UK visa fees increasing from 8 April 2026
25 March 2026
UK Visas & Immigration are increasing immigration application fees across a variety of immigration routes.
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HE England home fees: Afghanistan Response Route added
30 January 2026
Updated information about the requirements you need to meet if you want to pay 'home' fees on the basis of the 'Persons granted leave under the Afghan Schemes, and family' category
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HE England home fees: changes to British Overseas Territories and Chagossian descent category information
22 December 2025
UKCISA has updated its information about the requirements you need to meet if you want to pay 'home' fees on the basis of the categories for those with 'Residence in British overseas territories' and 'British Citizens of Chagossian descent'.
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