BLC Blog

Happy New Year to all students, staff and agents of BLC.  We have two pieces of good news for the New Year to welcome you and BLC into 2011.  Firstly, The Bristol Language Centre has now gained Highly Trusted Sponsor status from the UK Border Agency (UKBA).  This is important both in terms of BLC’s reputation as being a quality provider of English language courses, as well as ensuring that we can continue to provide our university preparation courses, in particular the University Foundation Programmes.

http://www.thebristollanguagecentre.co.uk/en/daytime_courses.php

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/sponsoringmigrants/highly-trusted/

Secondly, from 10 January 2011, a new visa category, the Extended Student Visitor Visa (ESVV), will be available to students studying an English language course in the UK for up to 11 months.  Students on the ESVV will not be able to work in the UK or bring dependants into the UK, but this is a straightforward route for students wishing to study English language for an extended but fixed period of time.

http://ukimages.gmimage3.com/uk_members/5601/ftp/Attachments/Extended_Student_Visitor_Visa_-_FAQ.pdf

We are certain that these positive developments will contribute to making 2011 another successful year at BLC.

With best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2011

Seonaid Birkett

Director, BLC