♦ KIC UK – Tier 4 Highly Trusted Sponsor 등급 관련 업데이트
8 월 13 일자 UKBA 의 업데이트에 따라 Kaplan 영국 영어연수 및 진학과정 학교 가운데 11 개 학교가 Highly Trusted Sponsor(HTS) 등급을 부여 받았음을 알려 드립니다. 아직 HTS 목록에 올라와 있지 않은 Kaplan 진학과 정 학교의 경우 UKBA 의 마감일 전 등급심사를 위한 신청서를 제출하여 HTS 특권을 이미 부여 받은 상태로, UKBA 에서 공지한 HTS 목록 등재 여부와 관계없이 CAS 및 비자 발급에 문제가 없습니다.
아래는 HTS 등급 업데이트와 관련한 공문 전문입니다.
KIC Update, Tier 4, 13 August 2010
KIC Awarded HTS Status
I am pleased to announce that the following KICs have now been awarded HTS status:
• KIC English Language
Kaplan International College Bournemouth Kaplan International College London Covent Garden Kaplan International College London Leicester Square Kaplan International College Cambridge Kaplan International College Oxford Kaplan International College Edinburgh Kaplan International College Bath Kaplan International College Salisbury Kaplan International College Torquay
• KIC Pathways
Kaplan International College London Kaplan International College Bournemouth Liverpool International College
The HTS applications for the remaining KIC Pathway Colleges were submitted before the original deadline and are currently still being processed by the UKBA. The UKBA are six weeks behind schedule on their processing of HTS applications but we expect to receive the outcome of the other applications very shortly. The UKBA has confirmed that all schools whose HTS applications were submitted before the original deadline and that are in process will retain “HTS privileges”. Your students can therefore be issued a CAS and a visa for all KIC’s regardless of whether they are showing as approved on the HTS register or not.
Visa rejections
We are aware that a small number of students have had their visa rejected recently on the basis of the individual KIC is not holding HTS status yet. We are very concerned about this - it should not be happening as we have “HTS privileges” while the applications are being processed. The UKBA has confirmed that visa applications should not be rejected by Entry Clearance Officers on these grounds and have committed to working with us on an individidual basis if any more cases arise. Please contact me immediately if any of your students have their visas refused on these grounds.
Thank you for your continued support of Kaplan International Colleges and do let us know where we can be of help while all these regulatory changes are underway.
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