The Visa Team
Special Announcement - Important changes to Tier 4 General from April 2012
Introduction
There are three Visa Advisers at Newcastle University, Tracey Baxter, Ross Patterson and Hena Mookerji. They are based in the King's Gate Building and they can be contacted either by telephoning 0191 222 7133 or by completing our enquiry form.
Tracey, Ross and Hena are available Monday to Friday to offer the following immigration assistance to non-EEA students on:
- student visas and guidance on student visa renewal
- student dependant visas and guidance on student dependant visa renewal
- submission of Tier 4 (G) visa applications through the ‘Student Batch Scheme’ subject to Agreement on student visa renewal
- immigration rules for work during studies
- working in the UK after studies*
- Police Registration
- Schengen visas*
*Please note, we do not check documents or forms relating to these applications or offer advice on individual cases. Please see Travelling outside the UK and Working in the UK during studies for more information.
Data Protection
Please note that a record of advice given will be noted and recorded electronically on a confidential system. All data is stored in accordance with Newcastle University’s Data Protection policy. For further details, please see www.ncl.ac.uk/data.protection. In line with our obligations to UKBA as a Tier 4 licensed sponsor, however, we may be required to share information on specific cases. Please ask a Visa Adviser for further details.
In the event of an institutional audit by the OISC, your record may be viewed strictly for audit purposes only. Please let your adviser know if you do not wish to have your record used for this purpose.
Complaints
In the event of a complaint about the service, please refer initially to the Student Complaints Procedure at www.ncl.ac.uk/students/progress or you may contact the OISC by e-mailing info@oisc.gov.uk
