Please note that the English UK office will be closed for the holidays from 13:00 on Friday 21 December 2012 until Wednesday 2 January 2013.

A report by the UKBA chief inspector of immigration, John Vine, stating that there was a backlog of 152,000 notifications about changes in students' circumstances in May, which meant there could potentially have been "thousands" of migrants who were not complying with their visas, is "seriously misleading" says English UK's Chief Executive, Tony Millns.

Bookings are now open for the English UK Marketing Conference 2013. This year's event is on Friday 1 February and is the ideal event for professionals involved in marketing ELT programmes to international students, allowing them to expand their expertise and knowledge in a number of key areas.

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