As a UKCISA member, you’re part of the UK’s leading network of international education professionals working with and supporting international students. There are opportunities to attend training courses, events and the Annual Conference to develop your knowledge and professional networks.
This network spans the education sector and our current membership includes every UK university, a range of public and private colleges, schools, students’ unions, and other specialist organisations.
Membership is per organisation, so, if you work at a school, college, university or students’ union with UKCISA membership, you and all your colleagues automatically have access to our full range of member services.
Take a look at your member benefits below:
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We’ve been supporting international education since 1968 and as a member you will benefit from direct and privileged access to UKCISA’s independent experience and expertise. We provide advice, support and information on all aspects of the international student experience and have specialist knowledge and expertise on the rules and regulations, including visas and fees.
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Inform and participate in our policy and lobbying work to influence government and education sector decision-makers, represent and protect the interests of international students, and provide a strong, authoritative, independent voice on international student issues.
Specialist advice, support and information on international student rules and regulations from the team of experts on our dedicated Member advice line. As a member you will also have access to the Student sponsor compliance line run by Penningtons Manches Cooper LLP. It is an additional monthly helpline for our institutional members, on Student sponsor compliance issues
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Access to our national programme of participative training courses designed and run by our specialist training team. The courses evolve each year to ensure they are up to date, accurate and relevant to your work. We believe the best way to ensure international students have access to high quality support and advice is to develop your capacity to provide it.
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Unlimited free access to our online self-study resource Understanding International (which includes a module on immigration).
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Reduced rates for our three-day UKCISA Annual Conference where hundreds of international education professionals enjoy a packed programme of more than 50 sessions covering a wide range of student support issues – plus the chance to network and socialise.
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Member seminars are one day events. They provide an opportunity to be briefed, to discuss and debate some ‘big issues’ in policy or good practice. It is also an opportunity for you to meet close to home and to establish and maintain your important networks.
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The UKCISA Peer Support Scheme is a pilot scheme started in 2022, aiming to support and empower our members. The scheme will focus on two main areas: confidence and advocacy. It will be run online as a group, creating connections and support networks for its participants and equip those involved to support each other.
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Membership to UKCISA also means being part of these Practictioner networks: Association of International Student Advisers (AISA) and the Immigration Compliance Network (ICN). They organise regular meetings and conferences for members who work for education institutions.
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Our Manual is the essential guide to up-to-date international student rules and regulations, covering immigration, fees and Student Support. You can subscribe for updates and login to access alerts of essential changes that you need to be aware of. As a member you have unlimited access.
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Participate in the lively discussion on the Member forum for peer-to-peer professional support, to raise issues, and to share information and good practice.
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Within the Members' Forum there is a Jobs Board where you can also post any vacancies free of charge, this is a great opportunity to reach peers within the sector.
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Stay in the loop with our exclusive e-news mailings which has updates, analysis and special briefings on international student issues, including the latest in government and education sector policy, and changes to the rules and regulations. The number of member recipients of our news is unlimited.
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The purpose of the UKCISA Digest is to give you an explanation of updates to any relevant law and its corresponding government guidance. It doesn’t go into the underlying detail of the provisions within the relevant law and guidance. This is in contrast to the online Manual and our online information which offer a toolkit for navigating the law and guidance.
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Unlimited free access to our online self-study resource Understanding International (which includes a module on immigration).
