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by kkj » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:41 am
The UKBA guidance says:
If a student wants to switch to a new Tier 4 sponsor and their current permission to enter or stay in the UK is based on an application made on or after 5 October 2009, they must make a new application for permission to stay under Tier 4. This application will need to be supported by a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) from their new sponsor.
The student must not start their new course until we have approved their new application, unless:
*they are applying to switch to a Highly Trusted sponsor; and
*the Highly Trusted sponsor has assigned a CAS to the student; and
*the student has made a new Tier 4 application to us while their existing permission to stay (to study the course they have left) is still valid.
The student can leave their original sponsor before we have decided their new application, but this will be at their own risk. If we refuse their new application, they may not be able to return to the course with their original sponsor.
From 23 July 2010, existing Tier 4 students who want to change to a sponsor with a Highly Trusted Sponsor (HTS) licence will be able to begin their new course of study, at their own risk, while they are waiting for the UK Border Agency to make a decision on their application to change sponsor.
Students applying to change to an A- or B-rated sponsor are not permitted to begin their new course of study until they receive a positive decision from us on their application to change sponsor. To avoid unnecessary delays in beginning a course, we have put processes in place to prioritise applications made by students who want to change to A- or B-rated sponsors.
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