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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-07more like thismore than 2016-11-07
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 remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Williams of Trafford on 4 November (HL2634), whether (1) nationality or country of origin, and (2) the status of the institution as a university or college, are factors taken into account in the process for determining which international students applying for a visa to study in the UK should undergo an interview to assess that their course of study is genuine before a visa is issued; and what equality impact assessment has been carried out on the operation of these arrangements. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Harris of Haringey more like this
uin HL3024 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-15more like thismore than 2016-11-15
answer text <p>Interviews are conducted with international students as part of the visa application process in order to confirm that the applicant meets the requirements of the UK immigration rules, in particular that he or she is a genuine student. A number of different factors including the status of the institution are taken into account to assess the potential level of risk that an applicant might pose to the UK border and these are used to determine whether or not an interview is required.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-15T14:51:14.663Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-15T14:51:14.663Z
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
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-11-07more like thismore than 2016-11-07
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 remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the consistency of applications of the provisions in the immigration rules on the genuine student rule. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield Central more like this
tabling member printed
Paul Blomfield more like this
uin 52095 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2016-11-14more like thismore than 2016-11-14
answer text <p>All PBS tier 4 applications are subject to assessment against paragraph 245ZV(k) of the immigration rules which state the Entry Clearance Officer must be satisfied the applicant is a genuine student.</p><p>Entry Clearance Officers have access to detailed guidance on how the Genuine Student Rule should be implemented with reference to the relevant sections of the immigrations rules, and guidance when interviewing may be required to support decision making.</p><p>Entry Clearance Managers will conduct regular reviews on the Tier 4 decision making process and UKVI International have a specialist assurance function that reviews decision quality of PBS applications.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby more like this
answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill more like this
question first answered
less than 2016-11-14T16:08:52.293Zmore like thismore than 2016-11-14T16:08:52.293Z
answering member
1562
label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill more like this
tabling member
4058
label Biography information for Paul Blomfield more like this