Immigration Training Courses

Our immigration courses attract continuing professional development hours for advisers registered or exempted with the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner.

Our courses also provide a useful and detailed introduction for other professionals needing knowledge of immigration for their work with clients from abroad.

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Immigration and Nationaility for OISC Level 1 | Introduction to Immigration | Advising EU Migrants

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Immigration and Nationality for OISC Level 1
Course Band B

This 5 day course is designed to give advisers basic core knowledge in the subject areas necessary for the OISC level 1 online knowledge assessment. The fifth day of the course is optional, but covers how immigration status affects welfare entitlements, which many advisers find to be an essential part of their work.

Whilst you can choose to book on to one or more modules of the training, preference is given to those who book for the whole course.

For more information on registration or exemption as an immigration adviser, see the OISC website.

Course Modules

Day 1
Nationality Law
Half-day - 3 hours

Covers: Different types of British nationality; acquisition by birth and descent; applications for adult naturalisation.

European Economic Area and Immigration
Half-day - 2.5 hours

Covers: Classes of EU membership; rights to reside; dependants; applications for registration; rights of accession country nationals.

Day 2 -Introduction to Immigration
Full day - 5 hours

Covers: Agencies of immigration control; who is subject to control; visa nationals; basics of in-country and visa applications; common characteristics of leave; common grounds for refusal of visas/leave.

Day 3 - Family Applications
Full day - 5 hours

Covers: Understanding the family categories; certificates of approval to marry; couples categories; dependant relatives; children.

Day 4
Asylum at Level 1
Half-day - 3 hours

Covers: refugee convention; asylum process; statuses; work, reporting and residence; travel documents.

Work - The Points Based Scheme
Half-day - 2.5 hours

Covers: PBS tiers; general rules; points calculations; applications process and forms; tier 2 general applications.

Day 5 - Immigration and Welfare Entitlements
Full day - 5 hours

Covers: No recourse vs conditions of leave vs benefits rules; 'persons subject to immigration control' for benefits rules; status and particular benefits; habitual residence; status and public housing, education and health entitlements.

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Introduction to Immigration
Half-day (3 hours), Course Band B

This course is designed to serve as a lightning introduction to the basics of immigration. It introduces the agencies of immigration control; who is subject to immigration control; common characteristics of leave; different categories in the rules; support, accommodation and no-recourse to public funds.

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Advising EU Migrants
Full-day (5.5 hours), Course Band B

This course is a comprehensive guide to advising EU migrants, particularly from the accession countries ("A8" and "A2"). It covers: EU rights to reside in the UK; the Workers Registration Scheme; entitlements to benefits, housing, employment, education and health.