India vs South Africa schedule

India tour of South Africa, Dec 2010-Jan 2011

3 test matches, 5 ODIs, 1 T20

Schedule	Match	Venue
Thu Dec 16 - Mon Dec 20 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local	1st Test - India v South Africa	SuperSport Park, Centurion
Sun Dec 26 - Thu Dec 30 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local	2nd Test - India v South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban
Sun Jan 2 - Thu Jan 6 08:30 GMT | 10:30 local	3rd Test - India v South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town
Sun Jan 9 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local	Only T20I - India v South Africa	Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban
Wed Jan 12 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local	1st ODI - India v South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban
Sat Jan 15 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local	2nd ODI - India v South Africa	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg
Tue Jan 18 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local	3rd ODI - India v South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town
Fri Jan 21 12:30 GMT | 14:30 local	4th ODI - India v South Africa	St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Sun Jan 23 08:00 GMT | 10:00 local	5th ODI - India v South Africa	SuperSport Park, Centurion

Revised application fees for UK work visas

The visa fees mentioned hereunder are effective for all visa applications made from 22 November 2010.

Payments

All visa application fees are quoted by the Home Office in pounds sterling, but are payable in local currency.

Your visa application centre will tell you what the local fees are and how you can pay for your visa. Receipt of fee payment will need to be submitted with your application at the appointment with the visa application centre.

Dependants

Dependants are charged the same fee as the main applicant, unless stated otherwise. If you are travelling with dependants, they must pay the fee whether or not they are included in your passport.

Refunds

The fee you paid will be refunded only if you withdraw your application in writing before it is processed and any biometrics have been taken, or if you have not provided any biometrics yet.

Refunds will not be given if long-term visit visas are granted for less than the period you applied for.

WORK VISAS - Revised Application Fees

 

TIER 1

The current application fees for Tier 1 (General), (Entrepreneur) and (Investor) are:

a) Main applicant

• £850 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £1150 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £750 if you are applying outside the UK

b) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying at the same time as the main applicant and are included in your application form)

• £250 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £300 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £750 if you are applying outside the UK

c) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying later) or child over 18

• £500 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £750 if you are applying outside the UK

The current application fees for Tier 1 (Post-study work) are:

a) Main applicant

• £550 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £850 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £344 if you are applying outside the UK

b) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying at the same time as the main applicant and are included in your application form)

• £150 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £250 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £344 if you are applying outside the UK

c) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying later) or child over 18

• £500 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £344 if you are applying outside the UK

TIER 2

The current application fees are:

a) Main applicant

• £500 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £350 if you are applying outside the UK

b) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying at the same time as the main applicant and are included in your application form)

• £150 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £200 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £350 if you are applying outside the UK

c) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying later) or child over 18

• £500 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £350 if you are applying outside the UK

TIER 4 (General)

The current application fees are:

a) Main applicant

• £357 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £650 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £220 if you are applying outside the UK

b) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying at the same time as the main applicant and are included in your application form)

• £100 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £150 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £220 if you are applying outside the UK

c) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying later) or child over 18

• £500 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £220 if you are applying outside the UK

TIER 4 (Child)

The current application fees are:

• £357 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £650 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £220 if you are applying outside the UK

TIER 5

The current application fees are:

a) Main applicant

• £130 if you are applying by post in the UK
• £600 if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £130 if you are applying outside the UK

b) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying at the same time as the main applicant and are included in your application form)

• £30 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £150 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £130 if you are applying outside the UK

c) Partner or child aged under 18 (if they are applying later) or child over 18

• £500 each if you are applying by post in the UK
• £800 each if you are applying in person inside the UK
• £130 if you are applying outside the UK

Thousands of non-EU students may have to go home after studies in UK

8th December 2010: Thousands of non-EU students may eventually find themselves on their way home after the completion of their studies, with the government announcing plans to scrap their right to work here.

And, this is just one of the measures announced by the government to make the going all the more tougher for the foreign students.

The UK Border Agency asserted: `Tougher entrance criteria, limits on work and an end to students staying in the UK to look for a job are just some of the changes proposed by Immigration Minister Damian Green as part of a shake-up of the student visa system’.

Launching a public consultation on the reform of the student entry route to the UK of the points-based system, the Home Office also revealed that 41 per cent of students coming through this route were studying below degree level courses.

Immigration Minister Damian Green said: 'I believe attracting talented students from abroad is vital to the UK, but we must be more selective about who can come here and how long they can stay.

'People imagine students to be those who come here for a few years to study at university and then go home - that is not always the case. Too many students coming to study at below degree level have been coming here to live and work, rather than studying. We need to stop this abuse.

'Today's proposals follow a major review of the system, and are aimed at a more selective system and, crucially, reducing the numbers to meet our target of reducing net migration to sustainable levels.'

The consultation will run for eight weeks, seeking views on a range of measures to reduce the number of students that can come into the UK. Proposals include: Reducing the number of people coming to the UK to study at below degree level; introducing a tougher English language requirement; ensuring students wishing to extend their studies show evidence of academic progression; limiting students' entitlements to work and their ability to bring in dependants; and improving the accreditation process for education providers, alongside more rigorous inspections.

The Government has committed to making changes across the immigration system to achieve its overall aim of reducing net migration, in addition to the introduction of an annual limit on workers from outside the EU. The student route accounts for two thirds of migrants entering the UK each year which is why it is a key focus for reform.

Green added: 'This Government wants high calibre students with the genuine desire to study to come to our country to come for temporary periods, and then return home. We want to hear views of our proposals from a wide range of people so that our reforms meet this objective.'

The new proposals could see Tier 4 - students coming to the UK under the points- based system - restricted to those studying largely degree level courses and to child students, unless the institution is a Highly Trusted Sponsor. English language competence could become the key indicator of someone's eligibility to complete a higher level course and all Tier 4 applicants will have to pass a secure English language test showing competence at intermediary level B2, a step up from the B1 currently required.

The drive to ensure students return overseas after their course finishes will mean students will have to leave the UK and apply for a new visa to further their studies, and show evidence of progression to a higher course. It will also see the closure of the post-study route under Tier 1.

In addition, the Government will be looking at ways to improve the inspection and accreditation of the education sector, to ensure the courses offered by private institutions of further and higher education are of the highest quality.