Student's working hours and tier 4 extension

[Frowster]

Hello everyone.

So, here's the story: a friend of mine is about to apply for an extension of her student visa. She meets all the requirements listed by the UKBA - she's got a valid CAS and maintenance funds along with all the required documents. However, there is one problem.

She breached the conditions of her leave by working far more hours than she was allowed to. Not only did her main job's hours exceed the given limit, but she also had a second, part-time job on weekends. She quit the said part-time job a couple of months ago, fearing it would jeopardise her application. Still, she worked there for a year and a half before quitting the said job.

Now, I understand the consequences of breaching the conditions of stay. If the UKBA learns about this, not only will they refuse her application under paragraph 320 (7B), but she will also be banned from coming back to the UK for at least 12 months. This is all clear to me.

What I want to know is how likely is it that the UKBA will uncover this.
Is looking into the applicant's employment history or checking their National Insurance details (contributions) a standard, mandatory procedure when dealing with tier 4 extensions? Or will those checks not be carried out unless the ECO has reasons to believe the applicant breached the immigration rules?
It would be logical that they carry out checks to ensure that the applicant was in compliance with the rules, but I need to be sure.

I would be grateful if anyone could shed some light on this.
Thanks in advance!

[Tier 4]

Hello everyone.

So, here's the story: a friend of mine is about to apply for an extension of her student visa. She meets all the requirements listed by the UKBA - she's got a valid CAS and maintenance funds along with all the required documents. However, there is one problem.

She breached the conditions of her leave by working far more hours than she was allowed to. Not only did her main job's hours exceed the given limit, but she also had a second, part-time job on weekends. She quit the said part-time job a couple of months ago, fearing it would jeopardise her application. Still, she worked there for a year and a half before quitting the said job.

Now, I understand the consequences of breaching the conditions of stay. If the UKBA learns about this, not only will they refuse her application under paragraph 320 (7B), but she will also be banned from coming back to the UK for at least 12 months. This is all clear to me.

What I want to know is how likely is it that the UKBA will uncover this.
Is looking into the applicant's employment history or checking their National Insurance details (contributions) a standard, mandatory procedure when dealing with tier 4 extensions? Or will those checks not be carried out unless the ECO has reasons to believe the applicant breached the immigration rules?
It would be logical that they carry out checks to ensure that the applicant was in compliance with the rules, but I need to be sure.

I would be grateful if anyone could shed some light on this.
Thanks in advance!

Its all depend on luck, she can possibly be caught in her fist extension or maybe never.

[Blackwater1]

If they want to-
They will enquire HMRC or/and ask for a contract letter/payslips for last 12 months from the applicant or/and the employer.

[hhofficial3]

was the visa granted or refused?

[vinny]

Leave granted, if OP was referring to the same person. Unfortunately, no updates since December 2010.