UK to limit issuance of student visas for Pinoys
MANILA, Philippines - The UK Border Agency International Group (Ukbaig) has announced that it will be limiting the number of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) student visa applications that will be accepted at the British Embassy in Manila.
NVQs are vocational awards in England and Wales that are achieved through assessment and training wherein the practical qualifications are based on one’s capacity to do a job. It also has five levels which focus from the basic work activities to senior management.
In a memo, the Ukabaig said that instructions have already been given to their commercial partner, VFS Global who operates the Manila Visa Application Center, to put the restrictions into immediate effect.
“Our reason for doing so is the overwhelming increase in the number of applications that we have received over the past year," it said.
Apparently, the volume of applications rose to 47,000 in 2008 – a 22 percent increase from the previous year.
And in order to ensure that all applicants are “fairly dealt with," it said that they had to make some temporary adjustments to their intake arrangements which are subject for constant review.
In addition, the British Embassy has reportedly agreed to increase the number of staff in Manila for this year but said it will still take time for the staff to arrive.
However, the Ukbaig was quick to say that this “operational decision" in no way reflects the VFS’ ability to cope with applications.
Ukbaig’s announcement coincided with a warning by the Philippine Embassy in London against a group illegally recruiting Filipinos to apply for student visas.
The embassy on Thursday said a number of Filipinos who fell for the group’s wiles ended up being jobless in London recently. - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
NVQs are vocational awards in England and Wales that are achieved through assessment and training wherein the practical qualifications are based on one’s capacity to do a job. It also has five levels which focus from the basic work activities to senior management.
In a memo, the Ukabaig said that instructions have already been given to their commercial partner, VFS Global who operates the Manila Visa Application Center, to put the restrictions into immediate effect.
“Our reason for doing so is the overwhelming increase in the number of applications that we have received over the past year," it said.
Apparently, the volume of applications rose to 47,000 in 2008 – a 22 percent increase from the previous year.
And in order to ensure that all applicants are “fairly dealt with," it said that they had to make some temporary adjustments to their intake arrangements which are subject for constant review.
In addition, the British Embassy has reportedly agreed to increase the number of staff in Manila for this year but said it will still take time for the staff to arrive.
However, the Ukbaig was quick to say that this “operational decision" in no way reflects the VFS’ ability to cope with applications.
Ukbaig’s announcement coincided with a warning by the Philippine Embassy in London against a group illegally recruiting Filipinos to apply for student visas.
The embassy on Thursday said a number of Filipinos who fell for the group’s wiles ended up being jobless in London recently. - Kimberly Jane T. Tan, GMANews.TV
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