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registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Overseas Students more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether all international students applying to study in the UK are required in their visa applications to submit bank statements showing that they have sufficient available funds to cover their living expenses in the UK; and if not, what are the criteria for selecting which students are required to do so, and to students from which countries this requirement applies. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
uin HL2631 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-11more like thismore than 2016-11-11
answer text <p>The maintenance requirements for Tier 4 (General) Students to cover living costs is set at the same level as the combined maximum maintenance loan and grant available to English students living away from home. These requirements are set out in paragraphs 153-176 of the Tier 4 Migrant Guidance.</p><p>All students need to meet the same maintenance requirements; however, some students are not required to provide documentation with their applications to confirm this, although the Home Office retain the right to request these documents at any point during the visa process. The details of this are set out in Appendix H of the Immigration Rules.</p><p>We will shortly be consulting on proposed changes to the non-EU work and study migration routes to see what more we can do to strengthen the system to support the best institutions – and those that stick to the rules – to attract the best talent.</p><p>Interested parties, including businesses and members of the education sector, will have the opportunity to engage with this consultation to help us get these reforms right.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
grouped question UIN
HL2632 remove filter
HL2633 more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-11T14:50:58.087Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-11T14:50:58.087Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
2671
label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
621116
registered interest false more like this
date remove filter
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Visas: Overseas Students more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the impact of the requirement that, in applying for a visa to study in the UK, international students should demonstrate they have sufficient available funds to cover their living expenses. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
uin HL2633 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-11more like thismore than 2016-11-11
answer text <p>The maintenance requirements for Tier 4 (General) Students to cover living costs is set at the same level as the combined maximum maintenance loan and grant available to English students living away from home. These requirements are set out in paragraphs 153-176 of the Tier 4 Migrant Guidance.</p><p>All students need to meet the same maintenance requirements; however, some students are not required to provide documentation with their applications to confirm this, although the Home Office retain the right to request these documents at any point during the visa process. The details of this are set out in Appendix H of the Immigration Rules.</p><p>We will shortly be consulting on proposed changes to the non-EU work and study migration routes to see what more we can do to strengthen the system to support the best institutions – and those that stick to the rules – to attract the best talent.</p><p>Interested parties, including businesses and members of the education sector, will have the opportunity to engage with this consultation to help us get these reforms right.</p>
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
grouped question UIN
HL2631 more like this
HL2632 remove filter
question first answered
less than 2016-11-11T14:50:58.15Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-11T14:50:58.15Z
answering member
4311
label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
tabling member
2671
label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey more like this