Jawaan!

Some 28 years ago, in the mist of much anxiety and joy, I was born in the capital city of a small country named Costa Rica. On that day, I was named Juan because, according to my father, of my close resemblance to my grandpa. A few years after this day, my family decided to move to a small town in the northern part of the country called Tilaran.

As many of you will have noticed, Stephen has already completed his year studying at the University of Leeds and has returned back home to Australia. I am sure you will agree it has been a fantastic insight into his year studying in the UK and judging from all the comments you have left you enjoyed it too! The InternationalStudent.com team would like to thank Stephen for all his hard work blogging over the last year and wish him the very best of luck with his continuing studies. If you ever need anything, you can always drop us a line and we are happy to try and help you! So, many of you will be wondering what is going to happen with the blog now – and it is with great anticipation that we can announce a brand new student blogger to the InternationalStudent.com community

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Points are awarded for what are called “Attributes”, for which you need to score a minimum of 75 points. These comprise:

Age;
Qualifications;
Previous earnings and
UK experience.

Separate points are given for English language ability and the availability of funds for maintenance. You must demonstrate that you have the level of English prescribed in the Immigration Rules and produce [...]

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Students travelling to the UK for higher studies will soon have to earn at least 40 points to qualify for a visa and prove they have the financial ability to support themselves while studying in Britain, as part of the new immigration rules announced last week.
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