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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/581649/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>We have been in contact with the Scottish Government concerning the Tier 4 visa pilot. There is no pilot study currently being conducted into post-study work visas.<\/p><p>The Tier 4 visa pilot is part of the Home Office\u2019s continued efforts to ensure that the UK maintains an excellent offer to attract the brightest and best to study at our world-leading institutions. The pilot is deliberately narrow in scope, with the institutions selected on the basis of their consistently low level of visa refusals. Its main aim is to test the benefits of a differentiated approach within Tier 4, whilst ensuring any changes do not undermine the robust application of immigration requirements.<\/p><p>The pilot helps simplify the visa application process for international students looking to study on a Masters\u2019 course, in the UK, of 13 months or less. Whilst it will also help to support students who wish to switch into a work route by extending the leave period following the end of their study to up to six months, it does not make any changes to the Tier 2 visa route and is not a return to the post-study work visa route.<\/p><p>The four selected institutions were consulted regarding its implementation. Should the pilot be successful, the Home Office will consult key stakeholders about its possible expansion.<\/p>"}
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      ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what representations they have received from the Scottish Government since July concerning the new pilot study on post-study work visas.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
      , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4168", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale"}
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    , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/581650", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Home Office"}
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      ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/576283/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "<p>The register of licensed Tier 4 sponsors is published daily and will continue to be. Sponsors that lose their licence as a result of non-compliance are removed from the published list of sponsors.<\/p><p>No information is routinely published regarding sponsors found not to be compliant. In January 2015 data was published showing Tier 4 sponsors whose status appeared as revoked from 2010 to 2014. This information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tier-4-sponsors-whose-status-appeared-as-revoked-from-2010-to-2014<\/p>"}
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