1. The Points Based System Julie Allen International Student Immigration Manager Simon Beattie Graduate Admissions Manager

2. Today Brief overview of the points based system ‘PBS’ Tier 4 – the student route Post Study Work Proposed changes to Tier 4 and impact on LSE

3. What is PBS? Tier 1 – work routes Tier 2 – sponsored work routes Tier 4 – students Tier 5 – exchange programmes

4. LSE as Tier 4 ‘Sponsor’ LSE: ‘sponsors’ students to study has a licence to bring students in to the UK is a ‘Highly Trusted Sponsor’ issues ‘Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies’ (CAS) to students to apply for a ‘Tier 4 (General) Student visa students obtain ‘LSE’ visa obligations – record-keeping, reporting

5. Tier 4 study conditions Under Tier 4 students can: study on full time course travel in and out of UK apply inside the UK to extend their student visa

6. Tier 4 working rules Tier 4 students can work: max 20 hours a week during term time (LSE advises max 15 hours a week to students) full time during ‘vacation’ full time from end of course until end of student visa

7. Tier 4 – rules for student dependants students on courses 6 months or less: cannot bring dependants degree level students on courses of 12 months or more can bring dependants dependants can work full time children can attend school

8. Post Study Work students can apply to stay in the UK to work for two years after graduation apply when receive final results in writing 69% of LSE students intend to apply in 2011

9. Tier 4 Consultation Coalition government has proposed: students to return home at end of course to obtain new visa (eg BSc – MSc students) work only on ‘campus’ during week courses less than 12 months – cannot bring dependants abolish right to work for all dependants close Post Study Work

10. Changes? Announcement – March 2011? May 2011? If close PSW – ‘not with immediate effect’

11. Impact on LSE reduction in number of students accepting offers admissions cycle – too late to make new offers for 2011 current students graduating after 2011 – no PSW? future reduction in number of applicants to UK and LSE

12. LSE response to Tier 4 consultation lse.ac.uk/isis ‘LSE Response to UKBA Tier 4 Student Consultation’

13. More information lse.ac.uk/isis http://www2.lse.ac.uk/study/informationForIn ternationalStudents/Home.aspx