Student caseworker guidance updated: check timing as well as wording
The current caseworker page includes Erasmus+ changes and a financial change with a later commencement date.
Source updated 16 October 2026Read briefing ↗
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News & guidance briefings
Material official updates, explained for sponsor teams. Each briefing distinguishes the source publication date from our editorial review.
Briefings below were prepared on 4 November 2026. The source date records when the official material was updated. Check the official-source monitoring feed for later publisher changes awaiting editorial review.
October Student sponsor guidance: review your operating documents
The official collection records updates to applying for a licence and sponsorship duties in line with Immigration Rules changes.
Source updated 9 October 2026Read briefing ↗
Appendix D refreshed for October 2026
The current Worker and Temporary Worker record-keeping appendix is version 10/26. Its change log addresses the wider Right to Work Scheme and Religious Worker recruitment evidence.
Source updated 8 October 2026Read briefing ↗
Part 2 sponsor guidance updated for October rule changes
The Home Office’s current Part 2 version incorporates changes effective on 8 and 29 October and the Right to Work Scheme changes of 1 October.
Source updated 8 October 2026Read briefing ↗
SMS Level 2 access transition: plan before March 2027
The official SMS access manual clarifies the end date for existing Level 2 access.
Source updated 5 October 2026Read briefing ↗
Final employer right-to-work guide published for 1 October 2026
The current final employer guide and checklist are dated 1 October 2026. Organisations should check the specified working arrangements and transition provisions.
Source updated 1 October 2026Read briefing ↗
Updated discrimination code accompanies right-to-work checks
The October 2026 code addresses fair treatment, eVisas and people who cannot access digital services.
Source updated 1 October 2026Read briefing ↗
England: Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026 is in force
Schools and colleges in England should use the September 2026 safeguarding guidance and check the changes affecting staff information.
Source updated 1 September 2026Read briefing ↗
Student BCA reform is operating, with a staged completion threshold
The current compliance guidance implements a RAG framework and transitional arrangements; it is not only a policy proposal.
Source updated 1 June 2026Read briefing ↗
ATAS guidance warns against false AI-generated application details
The FCDO’s March update reinforces the need for accurate information in ATAS applications.
Source updated 24 March 2026Read briefing ↗
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