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Changes to the UK Immigration Rules
Added 22 December 2004
UK Visas have announced changes to the UK Immigration Rules, which were agreed by Home Office Ministers yesterday and will be effective from 1 January 2005. Those affecting foreign nationals applying for entry clearance overseas are:
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The age at which a person can be given a visa for marriage, as a fiance(é), or as an unmarried partner, will be raised from 16 to 18 years old
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Overseas students will be able to apply for entry to the UK to study only at institutions on the Department for Education and Skills' (DfES) register of education and training providers. The register will available on the DfES website from 23 December: Department for Education & Skills - Providers' Register
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Provisions for the settlement of dependants (spouses, partners and children) in line with the new HM (Armed) Forces Rule introduced in October
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Creation of a category of leave to enter or remain for the purpose of "Temporary Protection" in line with the Temporary Protection Directive agreed by European member states to provide temporary sanctuary to victims in the event of a major large scale humanitarian crisis
Further guidance will be published on the UKvisas website over the coming weeks.
