Details have just been announced of a super priority visa service which will allow frequent travellers from India to have their visas processed in just one day.

In December 2012, the Home Secretary, Ms Teresa May, spoke about changes to the Immigration Rules which would allow PhD graduates to apply for a further 12 months' leave to remain in the UK with permission to work. She also said that 1000 additional places would be created for MBA graduates to remain in the UK for 12-24 months under the Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur Scheme.

Further details about these changes were announced yesterday in a UKBA briefing to sector representatives at Universities UK in London. The changes will come into effect in April 2013.

We are commissioning some new accommodation videos to feature on our new-look Student Recruitment webpages. We have, a year ago, filmed similar videos in 6 blocks but we can now do much better!

In this issue: One World Week at Warwick, Registering with the Police, Family fun, Fancy a day out?, Welcome...old and new, Just the ticket, Making up the UK, Volunteering - can you spare some time?, Advance notice of a Microsoft deal and Immigration update

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Located in Beijing, the national capital of China, Renmin University of China is one of the most famous universities in the country. The University of Warwick has the opportunity to allow up to 10 students to travel to join the International Summer School, normally held during the month of July. This programme is available to non-finalist undergraduate students from across the University.

AIKOM is an acronym for Abroad In Komaba. Komaba is the district of Tokyo which is the location of the University of Tokyo. The University of Tokyo offers a one-year exchange visit for one Warwick undergraduate.

In a speech today, the Home Secretary, Theresa May, announced that from April 2013, international PhD graduates would be permitted to remain in the UK for a year. Mrs May said: 'In future, all PhD students who have completed their studies will be allowed to stay here for longer to find skilled work or set up as an entrepreneur within the rules. From April, all such students will be allowed to stay in Britain for twelve months after they have completed their PhD before having to find a job or start a business'.

She also said that the Government wanted to 'build on to build on the principle of appealing to exceptionally talented people, so I intend to add a further 1,000 places a year for MBA graduates who want to stay in Britain and start up businesses'. It is not yet known if this will be applied to MBA graduates from all institutions.

In this issue: Christmas closedown at Warwick, Christmas Supper and trip, Christmas Programme, Immigration advice, Travelling and Emergencies

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List of financial institutions in Bangladesh that do not satisfactorily verify financial statements

The UK Border Agency in Bangladesh has published a list of financial institutions from which it will no longer accept documentation in support of visa applications made under the points-based system (PBS). The UK Border Agency intends to lay changes to the Immigration Rules that will bring the lists into effect for all PBS visa applications submitted from 13 December 2012.

The University of Warwick will host the first UK International Baccalaureate World Student Conference in August 2013.