Student route refusals & administrative reviews

This two-part training course focuses on the rules and guidance on refusals and administrative reviews, and how they function within the Student route.  

This course will help you to:  

• Explain the responsibilities and limits of your advice role. 
• Recognise a Student route refusal based on general grounds and understand its likely consequences. 
• Identify available options for students when their leave expires, following a refusal.  
• Find the relevant rules and guidance on administrative reviews, including the relevant timescales and requirements. 
• Explain how students apply for administrative reviews, including when an administrative review application can be made and where from.  
• Consider how to support students making administrative reviews and how their immigration status is impacted throughout the stages of an administrative review. 

 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). 

The course will be delivered in two parts. Delegates must attend both sessions:  

• Session 1: Tuesday 22 July 10.00am – 12.30pm 
• Session 2: Thursday 24 July 10.00am – 12.30pm 

Who should attend? 

This course is for staff who have a good understanding of the Student route, and would like to further understand the rules and guidance relating to refusals and administrative reviews. We recommend that those who are unfamiliar with Section 3C of the Immigration Act 1971 attend our training course on 10 June 2025.