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Changes to UK visa applications for some sectors

by Ray Clancy on June 14, 2013

Changes to UK visa applications for some sectors

Changes to UK visa applications for some sectors

A number of what are described as ‘minor’ changes to the Immigration Rules for migrants applying for visa for the UK will come into force next month. They include changes to the documents required for approved English language tests, interviews for certain student visas and compulsory tuberculosis tests for visa applicants from certain Asian and African countries.

Applicants for a Tier 4 student visa from Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad, Colombia, Mexico, India, Venezuela and Ukraine may have to sit a short interview when they attend the visa application centre to submit their application and biometric information. ‘The interview will focus on your reasons for coming to the UK. This is known as a credibility interview. A report of the interview will be sent to the visa officer who will consider it alongside the visa application and supporting documents,’ said a UK Border Agency spokesman. [click to continue…]

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