Tier 4 sponsor licence

The request was successful.

Dear University of Bolton,

Please can you could you state whether, since being granted a Tier
4 sponsor licence, you have been visited by UK Visas & Immigration
(and before that, the UK Border Agency) for the purpose of
assessing your institution's compliance with the sponsor licence.

If the answer is yes, please could you state whether the assessment
included direct investigation of the practical application of
admissions policy (i.e., looking at an actual sample of individual
applications already approved for a Tier 4 visa by your
institution) or whether only a general appraisal of policy
relating to the sponsor licence was carried out, without direct
investigation of its practical application.

Yours faithfully,

James Field

Dear University of Bolton,

The response to my request is now delayed - please do get back to be on the subject of my query as soon as you can. By law, a response to my query was required by 30 October 2014.

Yours faithfully,

James Field

Dear University of Bolton,

Can I expect to hear from you?

Yours faithfully,

James Field

H Kelly, University of Bolton

09 January 2015

Dear Mr, Field

Freedom of Information request

I write in connection with your request for information in which you seek access to the following information:

1. Please can you could you state whether, since being granted a Tier 4 sponsor licence, you have been visited by UK Visas & Immigration (and before that, UK Border Agency) for the purpose of assessing your institution’s compliance with the sponsor licence.

No

2. If the answer is yes, please could you state whether the assessment included direct investigation of the practical application of admissions policy (i.e., looking at an actual sample of individual applications already approved by your institution) or whether only a general appraisal of policy relating to the sponsor licence was carried out, without direct investigation of its practical appointment.

Not applicable

We trust that this addresses your enquiry. Should you have any further enquiry concerning this matter please do not hesitate to contact the University.

Yours sincerely

Helene Kelly
Immigration and Welfare Officer