Immigration Rules
The Immigration Rules set out the detailed requirements people must meet if they want to come to or stay in the UK.
When the Home Office wants to amend the Immigration Rules, it drafts a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. The statement explains which provisions are to be amended, and how and when those changes should take effect.
Members of Parliament have 40 days in which to object to provisions of a Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules. If there are no objections, which is usually the case, the amendments in the Statement of Changes are incorporated into the Immigration Rules and become law.
The Statements of Changes in Immigration Rules are usually published 21 days before they come into force, so there is time to consider how their amendments will affect individuals and institutions.
Changes do not affect people who already have leave to enter or leave to remain unless they need to make an immigration application.
B had to show he had funds of £1020 per month when he applied for his student visa. This increased to £1265 per month when he was in the middle of his course. How do you think this affected him?
If he applied for leave after the change was introduced, he had to have access to this larger sum. Institutions and other organisations have to ensure that all their students have as much warning as possible of all relevant changes.
