Reg. 20 in force at 5.10.2020 at 9.00 am, see reg. 1(2)

More information about the Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment policy will be published on www.gov.uk.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/966/regulation/20The Immigration and Nationality (Replacement of Tier 4 and Fees) and Passport (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2020texttext/xmlenIMMIGRATIONNATIONALITYPASSPORTSStatute Law Database2021-09-06Expert Participation2020-12-01These Regulations amend the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (Part V Exemption: Licensed Sponsors Tiers 2 and 4) Order 2009 (“the 2009 Order”), the Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2018 (“the Immigration Fees Regulations”) and the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018 (“the Passport Fees Regulations”).20.(1)

Schedule 4 (sponsorship) is amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph 1—

(a)

after the definition of “sponsorship management request” insert—

students” means applicants for entry clearance to enter, or limited leave to remain in, the United Kingdom under Appendix ST: Student or Appendix CS: Child Student to the immigration rules;

the student route” means either or both of—

(a)

the Student route provided for by Appendix ST: Student to the immigration rules;

(b)

the Child Student route provided for by Appendix CS: Child Student to the immigration rules;

Student Sponsor basic compliance assessment” means the check which a sponsor with Probationary Sponsor status must apply for in order to become registered as having Student Sponsor status, or for which sponsors already registered with Student Sponsor status must apply in order to maintain that registration ;

;

(b)

in the definition of “Tier” omit “, a Tier 4 Migrant”;

(c)

omit the definition of “Tier 4 Sponsor basic compliance assessment”.

(3)

In Table 14 (fees in relation to sponsor licences, premium services for sponsors, certificates of sponsorship and confirmation of acceptance for studies)—

(a)

in 14.1.2 in the second column for “Tier 4 Migrants” substitute “ students ”;

(b)

in 14.1.4 in the second column for “Tier 2 and Tier 4 Migrants” substitute “ Tier 2 Migrants and students ”;

(c)

in 14.1.6 in the second column for “Tier 2, Tier 4 and Tier 5 Migrants” substitute “ Tier 2 Migrants, Tier 5 Migrants and students ”;

(d)

in 14.2.2 in the second column for “Tier 4 Migrants” substitute “ students ”;

(e)

in 14.3.5 in the second column for “Tier 4” substitute “ the student route ”;

(f)

in 14.4.2 in the second column for “for leave to enter or leave to remain in the United Kingdom as a Tier 4 Migrant” substitute “ under Appendix ST: Student or Appendix CS: Child Student to the immigration rules ”.

(4)

In paragraph 3—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)—

(i)

for “an additional Tier or additional Tiers” substitute “ a Tier or Tiers ”;

(ii)

for “the additional Tiers” substitute “ the Tiers ”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (2) omit “additional”;

(c)

after sub-paragraph (2) insert—(2A)

No fee is payable in respect of an application to add the student route to an existing valid sponsor licence.”;

(d)

in sub-paragraph (3) for the words “a licence for the relevant Tier” substitute “ the separate licence applied for ”.

(5)

In Table 15 (fees for other applications and processes in connection with sponsorship)—

(a)

in 15.1, in the heading for “Tier 4 Sponsor” substitute “ Student Sponsor ”;

(b)

in 15.1.1 in the second column for “Tier 4 Sponsor” substitute “ Student Sponsor ”.

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