Changes to the UKVI Child Student Visa rules - Important update for parents of under-18 overseas students in the UK
We are informing you of crucial updates to the UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) Child Student Immigration Rules , which took effect on May 29th 2025. As part of these changes, UKVI is intensifying its scrutiny of the host family accommodation arrangements approved by independent schools for international students. What does this mean for boarding and day school students, parents, and agencies This increased oversight will lead schools to request more detailed information about homestay arrangements . This initiative is crucial to ensure that each student's living situation meets the highest standards of safeguarding and is fully transparent to both schools and immigration authorities. Here's what to expect : - Requests for Detailed Information: Schools will require documentation such as: - Proof of the whole family's enhanced DBS check - Proof of a homestay safeguarding certificate by AEGIS - Proof of British citizenship or settled status for the whole family. Schools will ...