The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has issued revised guidance documents for employers and education providers holding sponsor licenses under the country’s points-based immigration system. The revised guidance documents provide information for sponsors under Tiers 2, 4 and 5, and may be downloaded from the UKBA website.
In the January 5, 2010 Federal Register, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) outlined (pdf) its two-phase process for updating the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS). SEVIS collects information on:
During phase one, which will begin early this year, SEVIS will remain intact while its successor system, SEVIS II, is rolled out. SEVIS II will collect more data than its predecessor, and also will provide users with increased access to the system (including the ability to view their records and request corrections). Phase two, which has no definite start date, entails the complete incorporation of SEVIS data into SEVIS II, with the latter becoming the sole records system in place.
The SEVIS II system will collect the following data:
The above information will also be collected for any proxy, parent or guardian of any F/M/J nonimmigrant who cannot create their own account due to their age (under 13 years of age).
Under the United Kingdom’s new Employer Sponsorship system (in place since November 27, 2008), employers must register for a license in order to employ non-European Economic Area migrants. The UK Border Agency announced that 4,875 employers in the UK have registered as sponsors as of January 5, 2009.
According to the Border Agency, the new system:
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