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Student Immigration –Tier 5

Student Immigration –Tier 5. Phill Wilcox and Tim Rhodes International Student Office University of Leeds. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme is available to nationals of certain countries, those are: Australia – 35,000 places available

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Student Immigration –Tier 5

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  1. Student Immigration –Tier 5 Phill Wilcox and Tim Rhodes International Student Office University of Leeds

  2. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme is available to nationals of certain countries, those are: • Australia – 35,000 places available • New Zealand – 10,000 places • Canada – 5,500 places • Taiwan – 1,000 places • Japan – 1,000 places • South Korea – 1,000 places • Monaco – 1,000 places • British National Overseas/BOC/BOTC – no limit on places

  3. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme • If you are from any country in the list, other than Taiwan or South Korea, all you require is your national passport to apply • Taiwanese or South Korean nationals require a valid Certificate of Sponsorship from their country to be able to apply

  4. Attributes – 40 points required

  5. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme • In addition, you should have no children under the age of 18 living with you or that you are financially responsible for • You have not previously spent time in the UK with a ‘Working Holidaymaker’ visa or under the Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme • This is a one-off visa, which cannot be extended or applied for again

  6. Tier 5 – Youth Mobility Scheme A visa for 2 years will be granted subject to the following: • No recourse to public funds • Registration with the police where required • No employment as a professional sportsperson, sports coach or Doctor or Dentist in training • No self employment • Can apply for the visa anywhere in the world (outside of the UK) not just from your home country

  7. Tier 5 – Government Authorised Exchange (GAE) This category is make up of three programmes: 1. Work experience programme – volunteering, job-shadowing, internships and approved work experience programmes– max stay 12 months 2. Research programme – working on specific scientific, academic, medical or government research projects at UK HEI/other research institution operating under the authority and/or financial sponsorship of a relevant government department – max stay 24 months

  8. Tier 5 – GAE 3. Training programme – in receipt of formal, practical training in the fields of science and/or medicine. Includes training programmes for qualifying postgraduate students - – max stay 24 months

  9. Tier 5 – GAE • Needs to be sponsored by a licensed overarching* body and be issued with a Certificate of Sponsorship • No switching in-country unless in specific circumstances • Must not be used to fill job vacancies • Meet the maintenance requirement

  10. Tier 5 GAE – Exceptions to Sponsorship • HEI’s recruiting – ‘Sponsored researchers’: • sponsored researchers; or • visiting academic to give lectures/act as an examiner/work on a supernumerary research collaboration, or • where employer is a Government Department or an Executive Agency of a Government Department

  11. Tier 5 – GAE Switching • Switching in-country permitted from: • Work permit sponsored researcher, or • Student/Tier 4 (General) migrant, and - lawfully obtained a degree during last grant of leave - sponsorship is required to obtain a professional qualification/registration in same field as degree - not filling a permanent vacancy

  12. Tier 5 – GAE Sponsors • 66 registered sponsors (*overarching bodies) under this sub-category list available at • http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/workingintheuk/gae-list.pdf • Sponsors split into two further sub-categories those running • Work experience programme (49) • Research and training programme (17)

  13. Tier 5 – GAE research & training programmes • The Sponsored Scientific Researcher Initiative (SSRI) – for overseas postgraduate scientists who are: • undertaking a fixed-term research project and/or collaboration in the United Kingdom within an internationally recognised host institute/laboratory • RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd is the over-arching sponsor • http://www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk/services/ssri/Pages/default.aspx

  14. Tier 5 – GAE Internships example GTI recruitment solutions – overarching sponsor • Specifically to allow non-EEA undergraduates and graduates to gain experience working in UK industry • Employer needs to register with GTI • Position offered must be supernumerary • Positions must comply with all relevant UK and European legislation, such as the National Minimum Wage Act

  15. If you need further advice….. Please see: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier5/ for further information on Tier 5 requirements and application process Immigration Legal Advice Centre www.ilac.org.uk

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