Tier 4 Compliance Immigration After 7th May Lee Bartlett – Sponsorship and Compliance Manager

| Political colour of new government? No immediate changes to policy – first 12 months EU / low skilled labour So far balanced debate – tough but no details Emergency budget – resources Compliance here to stay General 1

| Reformation of student visa system Clamp down on university ‘satellite campuses’ Enhance border security Maintenance of the 20,700 cap on workers outside of the EU with a view to reducing ‘Deport first, appeal later’ rule to be extended to all immigration appeals and judicial reviews, save asylum claims Conservative Commitments 2

| Tighter short-term student visitor system but welcome university students Introduction of exit checks Strengthening of borders with additional 1,000 border staff Maintenance of the cap on workers outside of the EU Ban of recruitment agencies that only hire from overseas Labour Commitments 3

| Encourage better spoken English for those that live in Britain Full entry and exit checks Indefinite detention for immigration purposes to be scrapped, use of community-based alternatives instead Supportive of a Post Study visa Lib Dem Commitments 4

| UKIP Introduction of an “Australian-style points-based immigration system” Leave the EU Cap of 50,000 skilled workers – no low skilled workers for 5 years End Health Tourism Green Party No restriction on foreign students Allow post study work for two years after graduation Intention to reduce immigration controls Oppose cap on net migration SNP Focus on asylum and refugees Consider from an EU viewpoint Post Study visa for Scotland UKIP, SNP & Greens Commitments 5

| TIER 4 IMMIGRATION CHANGES 6

| PBS system BRPs here to stay whilst part of EU – and probably thereafter Health Levy Tier 4 compliance regime – audits, heavy scrutiny here to stay – corporate responsibility and accountability to stay Elements unlikely to change 7

| Committee Report International STEM student numbers have dropped due to abolition of PSW Recommendation that PSW is reintroduced but this was reviewed and declined by Parliament Labour in support of some form of PSW Conservartives: “jeopardising Britain’s position in the global race for talent” MP Richard Bacon SNP in support of PSW for Scotland work population Whoever gains power it is likely that a post-study work visa will be considered - linked to sectors/compliance? Post-Study Work Visas 8

| UKIP – No unskilled jobs to be offered to foreign nationals, tighter regulations to reduce numbers Lib Dems – Silent on net migration figures Labour – No intention to reduce the cap on workers from outside of the EU Conservatives – Intention to reduce figures in time Green – Open door policy for foreign students Net Migration 9

| Differentiation already exists: HEIs Carry out own English Language testing (‘Tier 4 sponsor’) Work rights for students Masters students can bring dependants Below degree level courses require SELTs Likely to continue but will this be on funding grounds or linked to compliance outcomes? Differentiation 10

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