UK study visa fees rise and ETA application guide
The Home Office has recently announced an increase in immigration and nationality fees, which will take effect from 9 April 2025 onwards. These changes will affect international students and visitors coming to the UK for long-term and short-term studies and those seeking to stay in the UK after graduation. In addition, the UK’s electronic travel authorisation (ETA) scheme, which currently applies to visitors from countries that previously had visa-free access to the UK, will extend to European travellers starting from 2 April 2025. This blog outlines the new study visa fees and the ETA application process.
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2025 released
The 2025 THE World University Rankings, which examined over 2000 institutions across 115 countries and territories, were announced on 9 October 2024. The UK boasts three universities in the top ten and 12 in the top 100. Oxford ranks first globally, followed by Cambridge in fifth and Imperial College London in ninth.
QS Best Student Cities 2024 released
16 UK cities have been named QS Best Student Cities 2024: London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Bristol, Coventry, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Belfast, Sheffield, Aberdeen, Brighton, and Leicester. Most of the cities are in England, followed by Scotland and Northern Ireland.
QS World University Rankings 2024 released
The QS World University Ranking 2024, one of the most recognised and respected rankings of global universities, were unveiled in June 2023. The UK claims four out of the top ten positions. They are the University of Cambridge (2nd), the University of Oxford (3rd), Imperial College London(6th), and University College London (9th).
UK to cancel dependant visa for international postgraduate taught students in January 2024
International postgraduate taught students coming to the UK to study in the autumn of 2023, as well as those on research programmes such as PhD and postgraduate research courses, can still bring their immediate family members with them to the United Kingdom.
Brian Moran and Michael Lennington