Visas: Overseas Students
2026-05-20 · Home Office · 4050 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what training and quality assurance processes are in place for staff assessing student visa applications where refusals are made on grounds of course credibility or academic progression.
Answer
My response to your previous question of PQ 3544 confirmed that changes to the Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA) policy were first announced on 23 May 2024.Since then, I have continued to engage regularly with the education sector on the BCA policy and wh...