Visa Compliance Officer

1 month ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Imperial College London Full time

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to support the Visa Compliance department within Registry. This role will report into the Head of Visa Compliance and support them by undertaking various compliance tasks and supporting the embedding of the Student route compliance duties across the College.

What you would be doing

You will be responsible for carrying out several regular duties essential to maintaining compliance including reporting changes of status to UKVI via the Sponsor Management System (SMS), creating Certificate of Acceptance of studies (CAS), responding to queries, conducting right to study checks, and evaluating engagement monitoring processes as well as analysing attendance data. You will also be responsible for running and analysing a suite of regular reports to ensure that records in relation to student visa holders are up to date and accurate. You will be expected to liaise with colleagues at all levels at Imperial, to ensure that they are kept up to date of Home Office changes regarding the Student Route and to support them with embedding new processes or rules.

What we are looking for

You will have proven experience in working in a higher education administration preferably with some knowledge and experience of student visa compliance procedures and processes.

  • Excellent customer service skills as well as written and oral communication skills
  • Excellent planning and organisational skills
  • Ability to work under pressure, taking a methodical approach with an excellent eye for detail
  • Proven experience of use of databases for retrieving information
  • Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of MIS Office, specifically Excel
  • Ability to undertake data entry tasks while ensuring accuracy and maintaining attention to detail

What we can offer you

This is an exciting opportunity to build your knowledge and skills in the visa compliance area in a higher education institution as well as making a significant impact in visa compliance. It is a fantastic opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including a generous annual leave allowance.

Further information

This is a full time, open ended role.

Please only apply with an application form and ensure you have submitted a personal statement.

CVs alone will not be accepted.

If you require any further details on the role please contact:

Jenny Patel, Head of Visa Compliance at

£38,977 to £43,360 per annum



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