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Student Immigration Administrator

Job details
Posting date: 28 October 2025
Salary: £24,843 to £26,093 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 November 2025
Location: Durham, County Durham, DH1 5LE
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week
Company: Durham University
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 25001426_1761645150

Summary

Role: Student Immigration Administrator

Department: Student Immigration and Funding Service (SIFS)

Grade: Grade 4

Job Type: Full Time (1 FTE)

Salary range: £24,843 - £26,093

The Role and the Department

The Student Immigration and Funding Service (SIFS) works with internal colleagues and external partners to provide high quality advice and support relating to immigration legislation and financial support for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and applicants. The immigration services provided by SIFS include:

· Provision of Student immigration advice to students, academic and professional services staff.

· UKVI compliance and oversight of policy and procedure linked to UKVI's Student Sponsor Guidance.

· Right to study checks for all students subject to immigration regulation.

· Monitoring of academic engagement for Student visa holders.

· Use of UKVI's Sponsor Management System (SMS) to report changes to student circumstance.

· Provision of Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) for continuing students.

· Checking the working hours of Student visa holders who are employed by the University.

The Service is part of the Student & Academic Services Directorate (SASD). The Directorate provides a professional administrative support service to university staff, students and applicants. The Academic Registrar is the head of the Directorate and is responsible to the Vice Provost for its management. The following services fall under the SASD's remit:

· Access and Engagement

· Curriculum, Learning and Assessment

· Recruitment and Admissions

· Student Immigration and Funding

· Student Registry

All of these services are based at either the Palatine Centre or Mountjoy Centre in Durham City.

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