In response to the marking and assessment boycott (MAB), the Home Office has introduced measures to help minimise the impact this will have on international students whose exams and graduation may have been impacted by the boycott.
Given the risk that some international students may be unable to apply for the Graduate route following delays to their graduation, the Home Office have announced the following measures to help mitigate these concerns:
- UKVI will consider exercising discretion and will hold Graduate route applications made before the applicant’s results have been received, provided that the results are received within 8 weeks of the application being made.
- Students who do not know when they will receive their results due to the boycott will be able to apply to extend their permission whilst they wait for their results. They will be exceptionally exempt from meeting the academic progression requirements. Sponsors should include a note on the Conformation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) that the extension is due to the marking boycott.
Please contact a Visa Advisor if you have particular concerns via visa@ncl.ac.uk.
Last reviewed: 07.09.2023