Student Sponsorship: Summer Essentials

23 June 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Date: June 23, 2025
Time: 14:00 – 15:00
Cost: BSA Member Rate: £90, BSA Additional Full Member Rate: £45, BSA Affiliate Member Rate – £120, BSA Additional Affiliate Member Rate: £45, Non-member Rate: £180*
Audience: Admissions staff, Sponsor licence key personnel, International student liaison officers
Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline:

With the end of the academic term, a new phase of your school’s ongoing sponsor licence compliance journey commences. Now is the time to ensure that key visa and immigration checks are being made, including:

Confirming and recording sponsored students’ travel arrangements and contact details;
Monitoring visa application progression for incoming or returning sponsored students;
Reviewing non-sponsored students’ immigration status and, where relevant, their visa applications’ progression; and
Preparing for enrolment.

This 1-hour webinar will provide colleagues with current guidance and top tips to ensure ongoing sponsor licence compliance and avoid common pitfalls during the school holidays.

Training topics include:

Key recording duties for sponsored students at the end of term and throughout the holidays.
Timely tips to support smooth visa processing.
Common pitfalls for sponsors during the summer holidays.
Refusals: how to report and what this means for your BCA.
Understanding the transition from BRPs to eVisas.

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Speaker:

Kate Hollyer, Executive Director, Legal & Public Affairs & Partner, BSA Legal Services Ltd

Kate is Legal and Public Affairs Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Group Legal Services Ltd, BSA Group’s SRA-regulated law firm. As a qualified solicitor of England and Wales with more than 12 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration and nationality law, Kate supports members with all UK immigration matters including UKVI sponsor licence compliance. Kate is a member of the Home Office Education Advisory Group and is the boarding sector representative for this group. Prior to joining BSA in 2022 Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading full-service UK law firm. Having resided in state, preparatory and senior school boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband, Kate has a unique perspective of boarding life.

Leigh Steer, Immigration Executive

Leigh joins BSA Group as Immigration Executive for BSA Group Legal Services Ltd. Having previously held the position of Registrar at an independent boarding school, Leigh has a deep understanding of the intricacies of sponsor licence compliance. Through her expertise, Leigh ensures that member schools are supported in all areas of UKVI sponsor licence compliance, including the intricacies of sponsor duties, CAS management and international student visa support.