THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE UK HOME OFFICE
For people to stay updated on the latest news from the UK home office, they are being advised to follow up on the UK home office website
Do you wonder what a UK home office is and what its responsibilities are?
Then you should know that the UK Home Office is the lead government department for immigration and passports, counter-terrorism, drugs policy, crime etc. They are in charge of keeping the first duty of the government, which is maintaining a high level of security. They do this by keeping citizens and the country safe and secure, they are responsible for ensuring economic prosperity in the UK.
COVID 19 UPDATES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
The outbreak of the Covid 19 virus, in December 2019, caused the UK to put up strict travel rules to curb the spread of the deadly disease. Travel rules such as
- Passengers Locator form
- The pre-departure covid test,
- Day 2 Covid test
- Day 8 Covid test,
- 10 days quarantine
Fortunately, Covid 19 vaccination was established and has been distributed and administered to citizens in their different counties. Following the release of the Covid 19 vaccination, the UK gradually eased the travel rules, whereby, vaccinated individuals were requested to only provide just the day 2 covid test.
However, the UK home office just released the latest news on a new covid rule, which is to take effect from the 11th of February, 2022. This new rule states that fully vaccinated passengers arriving in England will no longer need to take any mandatory Covid – 19 tests. The current requirement for the day – 2 arrival test will be removed but the passenger locators form will still be provided.
Those who are not fully vaccinated will still be required to provide a pre-departure covid test and a day 2 covid test upon arrival. Therefore, students with the intention to study for a program in the UK are advised to get vaccinated before beginning their admission or visa processing to the UK.
LATEST NEWS ON THE UK STUDENT VISA
In the first week of December 2021, there was an outbreak of a new Covid 19 variant, known as the Omicron covid variant. This virus was spreading rapidly and was known to be highly contagious. For the UK to be able to curb this covid variant and protect its citizens, they put up strict rules like Pre-departure covid test for both vaccinated and unvaccinated students, they banned visitor visa applicants and most importantly, they stopped the priority and super-priority visa.
What are priority and super-priority visas?
Priority and Super Priority visas are fast-tracking visas, that ensures an applicant’s visa is issued within one week after applying, as against the standard 3 weeks. While priority visas are issued in one week, super-priority visas are issued in just 3 days after application.
The latest news from the UK home office on the UK student visa is that the priority visa has been opened again to students since the 24th of January, 2022. The priority services are only available to individuals applying for a UK student visa and Work visa. However, the super-priority visa is still on hold for the time being.
Therefore, if you have an admission offer to study in the UK for either the March, April or May intakes, you can consider applying for a priority visa, and get a visa response in just one week.
To do that, reach out to us for more details on the requirements and cost of applying for a priority visa.
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