Who Can Provide Immigration Advice?
It is a criminal offence to provide immigration advice or services unless authorised to do so. This provision was introduced by the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and came into force on 30 April 2001. The legislation applies to anyone providing immigration advice and services in the UK.
This includes advisers and compliance staff based in the UK who are providing advice (for example, by telephone or email) to a client who is overseas.
The provision of immigration advice is regulated by the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). Designated staff, responsible for the provision of immigration advice have an exemption from OISC registration and regulation by Ministerial Order under the terms of their sponsor licence.
International Student Advisory Service
The ISAS team provides advice on a range of UK student-related immigration matters to prospective, current and former students of Ulster University.
These include:
- What type of visa you will need to study with us.
- How to apply for a Student visa.
- Advice for Student dependants applications.
- Visas for short-term study.
- Your rights and responsibilities as a visa holder.
- Lost passports and visas.
- Changes of student status and how they may affect your visa.
- Graduate visa.