Visa Compliance Officer

University of Law; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in London is seeking a meticulous Visa Compliance Officer to ensure compliance with student visa regulations and provide guidance to students. This hybrid position offers a starting salary of £35,180 per annum and includes benefits like 30 days of annual leave and a private medical scheme. Ideal candidates have a background in visa compliance or student immigration within an educational context.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Private Medical Scheme

Life Assurance

Contributory Pension Scheme

Season Ticket Loans

Student Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience working in a visa compliance or student immigration role within an educational setting.
• Strong ability to process large amounts of complex information efficiently.
• Ability to interpret complex regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assess eligibility for student visa sponsorship from students.
• Monitor attendance and engagement of international students.
• Carry out UKVI reporting and process visa extensions.
• Participate in audits and policy development.

Skills

Attention to detail

Administrative skills

Interpersonal skills

Data management

Familiarity with SMS

Job description

Ensure Compliance, Support Students, Make an Impact!

Are you passionate about ensuring compliance and supporting international students? We are looking for a meticulous and proactive Visa Compliance Officer to join our team. In this vital role, you will play a key part in ensuring the university meets its student visa sponsorship obligations with the UK Home Office, while providing expert guidance to both students and colleagues.

This is a hybrid position, where you will work two days per week at our London-Moorgate campus and three days working from home.

As our Visa Compliance Officer, you will:

• Assess the eligibility for student visa sponsorship from continuing students or those returning from a period of intermission.
• Monitor international students' attendance and engagement, ensuring compliance with visa conditions
• To carry out all UKVI reporting, ensuring that all changes to a student's circumstances are promptly reported via the Home Office Management System (SMS)
• Execute visa extension processes and oversee Graduate Route reporting.
• Participate in audits and contribute to policy development related to student visa compliance.
• Work closely with Admissions, International Recruitment, Student Services, and external agencies (e.g., UKCISA, Home Office) to provide expert advice on student visa matters.

Is this you?:

• Capable of processing large amounts of complex information efficiently, while maintaining a high attention to detail
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to interpret complex regulations.
• Strong administrative and data management skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication abilities.
• Experience working in a visa compliance or student immigration role within an educational setting would be a distinct advantage as would familiarity with the Home Office Sponsor Management System (SMS) and student visa regulations.

Why join us?

Along with a starting salary of £35,180 per annum you'll enjoy:

• A generous - ¯annual leave entitlement of 30 days
• Private Medical Scheme and Life Assurance
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Season Ticket Loans and Student Discounts

The closing date for application is 10th August 2025. Please visit our careers site https://careers.law.ac.uk/ for a full overview of the job description.

Be part of a diverse and inclusive community

We are committed to ensuring our workforce is reflective of our diverse student population. We actively seek to increase representation across all backgrounds and identities, and we provide support and adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

For more information, please contact [e-mail] .

Please note: For this opportunity, you must be able to prove you have the right to work in the UK - if in doubt please visit the following link - ¯ Employers' right to work checklist - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) . - ¯Please note - ¯ we are not a licenced sponsor.

Some posts within the University are subject to a DBS check - you will be notified of this during the application process.