New Visa Guidelines

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Subsequent to the “Reform of International Education Sector and Student Immigration System, 

Government Policy Statement May 2015” the following are the main points to note for English 

language programmes;

1. The Interim List in respect of English Language Programmes will apply from 1st October 2015

2. English language programmes must be a minimum of 25 weeks in duration over a 7 month period.

    Immigration permission may be given for up to 8 months at the discretion of the immigration officer.

3. Be offered to students who are not first language English users

4. Conclude in one of the following English language proficiency exams – IELTS or Cambridge and 

    students must achieve a minimum exit score of IELTS 4.0/ Cambridge FCE B2 / Cambridge CAE C1

5. On enrolment, the provider (Language School) must give each student a written timetable clearly 

    identifying the daily and weekly tuition times with dates.  Holiday periods must be outlined in advance.  

   The programme schedule, including holiday periods, must be presented by the student for inspection 

    to the Immigration Officer during the student’s registration at GNIB.  Students’ timetables cannot 

    be changed from that originally presented at GNIB at the point of registration

6. Attendance by students is defined by GNIB/INIS as attending the full designated tuition hours i.e. 

   arriving more than 15 minutes late or leaving more than 15 minutes early means the student is marked 

   absent for class/ class segments. 

7. Student sick leave – An email or text must be sent to the responsible person in the provider on the first day 

    of sickness and each day subsequently, together with the submission of a certificate from a doctor 

    on the first day to the provider.  

8. No unscheduled breaks will be permissible except in documented cases of illness or close family bereavement.  

    Circumstances where these requests may be considered must be listed and available to the student. 

9. Where a student has 25% or more uncertified absence in the first six weeks of their programme, 

    this must be communicated to the GNIB and INIS. 

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