Individuals granted leave to enter or remain in the UK must continue to meet the requirements under which that leave was granted and comply with any conditions attached to that grant of leave, including any restrictions on the amount and type of work they can do.
If a student fails to enrol on a course of study, or ceases attending, they may have their leave curtailed or a future application refused.
Educational establishments are encouraged to report non-enrolment or non-attendance to the UK Border Agency and a facility exists to provide this information on our website.
Under the new points-based system for migrants, educational establishments must be licensed by the UK Border Agency and, in order to retain their licence, comply with a number of duties. These include reporting to the UK Border Agency any overseas student who fails to enrol, or stops attending their approved course of study. Educational establishments who fail to comply with these duties will risk having their licence withdrawn and will not therefore be able to bring in overseas students under Tier 4.
Details of the new arrangements were published on our website:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/tier4
on 9 March. A copy will be placed in the House Library.
Where a student is found to be in breach of these conditions there are a range of sanctions that the UK Border Agency can use, including fines, prosecution and removal. Those employers who knowingly allow overseas nationals to take employment without the appropriate immigration permission may be fined up to £10,000.
The Government are committed to tackling those people who abuse the immigration laws. To aid this we have focused over 1,000 additional immigration staff on enforcement duties including working with local employers and colleges to support compliance with sponsor obligations and the law.