Visas: Overseas Students
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of students obtaining a Student Visa for study at a higher education provider since July 2024 have provided a Secure English Language Test from an approved provider.
Answered by Mike Tapp
All successful Student visa applications from a Higher Education Provider (HEP) must demonstrate that the student has the required English Language.
The Study Sponsor Guidance sets out the requirements for a sponsor’s duty for English Language assessment on page 31. It details how a HEP with a track record of compliance can self-assess English Language. If not a HEP with a track record of compliance, it details how students demonstrate their English language competence.
Student Sponsor Guidance - Document 2: Sponsorship Duties
A sponsor who is self-assessing may use a SELT. There are no published statistics showing this breakdown.
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