Navigating Section 3C

Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 protects applicants from becoming overstayers in certain circumstances. This training course will focus on what Section 3C is and how it operates.  

This course will help you to:  

• Learn what Section 3C is and what it does, including who it helps and who it cannot help. 
• Identify how Section 3C applies to someone who has their immigration application refused and how that differs from having an application rejected as invalid. 
• Recognise when Section 3C starts and ends and when it can be cancelled.  

This training is a stand-alone course and will include presentations, the opportunity for you to ask questions and share your experience.  

We will not have the opportunity to discuss immigration applications under specific routes such as the Student route, refusals of applications under the Student route, or administrative reviews.  

Our training is grounded in the principles of the #WeAreInternational Student Charter, a student-led document that provides guidance on delivering a world-class international student experience, from pre-arrival to post-graduation.    

This course will provide you with the tools, skills and knowledge to support the implementation of: 

• Principle 4 of the Charter: Monitor and evaluate existing available support and provision for international students on an ongoing basis 
• Principle 5 of the Charter: Make available targeted support for international students in every area of the student experience (Visas and immigration, Making a home in the UK, Academic experience, Physical and mental wellbeing, Careers and employability). 

 Who should attend? 

This course is for professionals who have a good understanding of the Student route, currently advise Student route applicants, and would like to develop their ability to effectively advise them. 

Suitable for: international student advisers; student advisers; compliance staff 

Minimum experience level: foundational knowledge of the Student route required 

The full list of courses we currently offer can be found here.