Our open letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham
29 July 2026
Our letter congratulates the new Prime Minister and welcomes his call for a collaborative approach.
News
Keep up-to-date with all of the latest from the sector, UKCISA updates and insight.
Highlights
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Members, help us track issues occurring during the summer surge
16 July 2026
We have created an issue tracker for members over the surge period, please log issues using this tracker to keep us up to date.
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Student Sponsorship: tightened Basic Compliance Assessment metrics and new RAG rating now live
01 June 2026
We will continue to work closely with members, including UKCISA’s Immigration Compliance Network (ICN) to understand how these changes are operating in practice.
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UKCISA welcomes Education Committee report on the threat of insolvency to international students
14 May 2026
The Education Committee report reinforces need for joined-up policy and stronger protections for international students.
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Submit feedback to UKVI on common areas of uncertainty in BCA outcome calculations
03 September 2026
UKVI has offered to consider feedback from student sponsors to address questions relating to how the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) outcomes are calculated.
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Members, send us examples of specific issues highlighted through our surge and credibility trackers
03 September 2026
UKCISA are keen to look into a number of specific issues to understand the source and nature of the problems. If you have experienced any of the issues listed in the article within your institutions, please do send over anonymised examples.
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Beyond the eVisa: Practical enrolment strategies that work
03 September 2026
Read more to find out about effective strategies to ensure successful enrolment, and the current risks universities are facing with eVisas.
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Why the EU Settlement Scheme is still relevant and how the changing regulations may help international students
27 August 2026
Read more from UKCISA member Joanna Barnes, following her presentation at UKCISA Annual Conference 2026, on the EU Settlement Scheme and its current relevance for international students.
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Join us online for the second Policy and Practice: The live member forum
25 August 2026
We want to hear directly from you about how changes in student-related immigration policy are working in practice - and where they’re not.
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UKVI systems maintenance Wednesday 26 August
25 August 2026
UKVI accounts affected this week
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