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The temporary suspension of new Tier 4 applications
was implemented in three application centres in north India --
Jalandhar, Chandigarh and New Delhi.
Immigration officials are currently putting in place
the new "highly trusted sponsor" system for colleges and other
educational establishments across the UK.
The UK Home Secretary Alan Johnson has announced a
number of changes to the criteria of Tier 4 of the points
based system, following a review of its operation. He said
bogus students will find it difficult to gain entry and work
in the UK illegally.
The new regulations will ensure that students studying
below degree level have a limited ability to work in the UK,
and that their dependants cannot work there at all.
It will be even harder for bogus students, whose only
aim is to work in the UK, to come into the country, he said.
According to official figures, the direct value of
students from India and other non-European Union countries to
the UK economy is estimated at 8.5 billion pounds annually.
Currently, there are nearly 50,000 Indian students
studying in British universities and colleges.
Since last March, the British government has said all
foreign students require to be sponsored by a college licensed
by the UK Border Agency, and to demonstrate that they can
support themselves once they get here before being granted a
visa. PTI