If you are being sponsored to study full-time on a Tier 4 or Student Visa, the UKVI expects the School to undertake certain reporting duties.
These apply if you are studying on a Tier 4 or the Student Visa or a visa granted under the student route after 5 October 2020.
You will need to ensure you comply with the conditions attached to your visa and co-operate with us to fulfil our sponsor duties.
LSHTM is required to:
- Hold a copy of your current passport and up to date immigration documents.
- Keep up-to-date UK contact details including both address and telephone number.
- Inform the Home Office if you do not arrive as expected.
- Monitor your engagement with your studies.
- Notify the Home Office if there is a change of circumstances with your studies.
- Inform the Home Office if we believe you are breaching the conditions of your leave (e.g. working over the permitted allowance).
Change of Circumstances that we have to report to the UKVI:
- Changing your course
- Interrupting your course
- Withdrawing from course
- Additional time required
- Completing earlier than expected
- Change of study address (RD students on research leave, MSc students on summer project)
- Change of Immigration status – you must inform the Student Immigration & Compliance Team ([email protected])
In addition, students must abide by the conditions attached to their visa, which include:
- Working restrictions: A Tier 4, Student Visa allows you to work for a maximum of 20 hours per week during term-time. This is a maximum of 20 hours in total in any one week, including paid or unpaid work and for one or more organisation. The 20 hours cannot be averaged over a longer period.
- No access to state benefits: This means you cannot access some state benefits.
Actions student must take includes:
You should update your UKVI account for the below changes.
- passport number
- update your home address
- update your correspondence address
- update your legal representative's address
- update your dependant's details
- criminal convictions
Student responsibilities:
You must inform us for the below:
- change in contact details
- change in immigration status
- change in passport number (loss or renewal)
- travel outside the UK during term time
- unable to attend scheduled session
For UKVI guidance, you may find the following resources useful: