The Home Office yesterday announced that a number of minor changes to the Immigration Rules have been published which will come into force on 1 July 2013.
They Home Office said in a press release that the changes include:
• changes to the documents required for approved English language tests;
• clarification that 'regulated financial institutions' means those regulated to provide personal savings accounts or student loans;
• more legal courses are now exempt from the time limit on study for Tier 4 student visas; and
• a resident labour market test is not needed for applications for a religious worker (Tier 5) extension.
Other changes include:
• some minor updates and clarifications to the family Immigration Rules;
• changes to the list of financial institutions in Bangladesh and Ghana from which documents can be verified.
• Tuberculosis screening is now required in more countries including:
• China;
• Cameroon;
• Ethiopia;
• Gambia;
• Hong Kong;
• Indonesia;
• Macau;
• Malawi;
• Morocco;
• Sierra Leone;
• Uganda;
• Vietnam; and
• Zambia.
For full details of all changes please see the Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC244) and explanatory memorandum on the UKBA website at http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/statementsofchanges/2013/hc244.pdf?view=Binary.