UCL statement on Tier 4 visa monitoring

In response to an incorrect and unauthorised email that was sent to some staff in one department regarding UCL's policy on monitoring of Tier 4 students, a UCL spokesperson said: "Fines for non-compliance with Tier 4 monitoring is not UCL policy. The communication was issued in error by a member of staff and has been retracted with an apology. "UCL hugely values our international students and staff for the essential contribution they make to our university life. As part of our responsibility to international students, we are required by the Home Office to comply with Tier 4 visa immigration rules. "One of these is that we effectively monitor the engagement of those full-time overseas students who are sponsored on a Tier 4 visa. We try, where possible, to minimise the burden of such requirements, both for students and staff. "Maintaining effective engagement monitoring is essential to ensuring that UCL students attend their programme and progress satisfactorily and do not have their visas revoked.