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皇冠体育app Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration has begun an inspection of the relationship between the immigration system and the higher education sector and is inviting anyone with relevant professional knowledge or personal experience to submit evidence to [email protected].

This call for evidence will remain open until 15 November 2021.

皇冠体育app Independent Chief Inspector is interested in assessing the extent to which the Home Office鈥檚 immigration functions support the objectives laid out in the UK Government鈥檚 International Education Strategy, as updated in February 2021. To that end, it is expected that this inspection will adopt a broad perspective on the interaction between the UK鈥檚 immigration system and the higher education sector, examining such areas as:

• the efficiency and effectiveness of the post-EU exit points-based immigration system for international students and staff
• the sufficiency of provision for the mobility of short-term students, academic visitors and individuals undertaking permitted paid engagements
• the extent and quality of communication and engagement between the Home Office and the higher education sector
• the fitness for purpose of the Home Office鈥檚 licencing system for visa sponsorship, including compliance requirements
• the availability and usefulness to the higher education sector of guidance for study and work applications
• the quality of service and consistency of information provided to participating higher education institutions by the Home Office鈥檚 Premium Customer Service schemes
• the competitiveness of the UK鈥檚 immigration 鈥渙ffer鈥� to international students and staff, including such considerations as: cost, ease of navigating the system, accessibility for dependents, and availability of post-study immigration routes

皇冠体育app Independent Chief Inspector would be pleased to hear both what is working well and what could be improved. Information received in response to this call for evidence will play an important part in defining the scope and focus of the inspection. Submissions touching on any and all areas of interest to the sector, including those that may not be mentioned above, are therefore welcome.

皇冠体育app information you submit may be quoted in the final inspection report, but it is the ICIBI鈥檚 practice not to name sources and to anonymise as much as possible any examples or case studies.

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