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If you would be able to submit additional evidence, I would have the university edit the letter so it states specifically that the MEng was a 4-year undergraduate course for which you were admitted on the basis of your A-levels, through UCAS, etc, that there is no Bachelor's degree awarded in your subject, or whatever makes it clear that the degree was not a 'real' master's. I am sure that in the past your uni has had to explain this fact for other students.Beckscum wrote:"The letter you have provided from the awarding institution does not contain the required information. It confirms the award of Masters degree but does not confirm a Bachelor degree was obtained"
Beckscum wrote:I have got a letter yesterday regarding my HSMP application has been refused because of my first degree MEng can not be used as a Bachelor degree to met the English Language Requirement ; the original statement is as follow,
"The letter you have provided from the awarding institution does not contain the required information. It confirms the award of Masters degree but does not confirm a Bachelor degree was obtained"
I have to stress that my MEng obtained in the UK university is a 4 years Undergraduate Course, which is an integrated programme that include and build upon undergraduate study, at masters level, a level demonstrably above that of a bachelors degree with honours, and that is only offered to the post A-level student.
I am thinking to request a review and try to explain the situation; as the course information is available online, would it be a good idea to include the hyperlink in the appeal letter?
Is that any better way to tackle the issue?
Can anyone please help?
Thank you very much.
I would make a complaint and ask for the matter to be referred to the Policy Team. It sounds like the guidance has a hole in it that needs to be fixed for not only your sake, but also for the sake of any other MEng degree holders who want to apply for HSMP.Beckscum wrote:"Whilst we note the reasons provided within your review request, we are simply unable to accept qualifications that are considered at a higher level than a UK Bachelor".
I've lost £400 because of such a silly rule. I am make a compliant to "Complaints and Compensation Team, Work Permits", does anyone here deal with them before? Do you think it is useful or better to avoid making trouble?
Thank you.
I have been putting on hold my application because I also did an MEng degree and am worried to see that applicants with MEng have been turned down for "not meeting" the English Language requirement. However, I have obtained a letter from my university faculty confirming the following points about an MEng degree:-makon wrote:Option 2:
Send in a fresh application and make sure that the letter from uni is properly constructed to contain all relevant info
I would, but I haven't done the test and it is not something I can fit into my schedule over the next couple of months. Hence, I'd rather wait for Tier 1, but would still prefer to get some clarification from the HSMP policy makers over this grey area.purplepple wrote:Just submit an IELTS certificate to meet the English language requirement.
1. The MEng degree is based on British curriculum, so it can hardly be that confusing for the Home Office.niw2 wrote:How puzzling that the University does not simply make this degree programme a "bachelors with honours" course. It is, after all, a bachelors-level programme with certain exclusive papers added to it. Naming it a "Masters" degree simply confuses people down the track, or makes them highly suspicious, either of which would seem to apply to the HSMP team in this case.
I have never encountered or heard of a course being named a "Masters" programme when it is, in reality, a "bachelors degree with extras".