Elif Karaman

Elif Karaman is the byline of our register desk. Articles published under this name analyse the Home Office register of licensed student sponsors: which licences appear and disappear, which change status, and what that means for someone choosing where to study.

The analysis is built from our own archive of the register, which we have kept since November 2024. GOV.UK publishes only the current list, so the archive is the source for every figure about change over time. Each number can be reproduced from the published change log and its downloadable data.

What this desk covers

• Sponsor licence statuses: Probationary Sponsor, Student Sponsor and Track Record
• The Basic Compliance Assessment, action plans and the Immigration Compliance column
• Sponsors added to and no longer listed on the register
• University renames and mergers as they appear on the register
• The make-up of the register by sponsor type, route and location

What it works from

• Our archive of the register, kept since November 2024
• Home Office Student sponsor guidance
• The register of licensed sponsors: students

We use desk bylines so that each strand of our work can be followed over time. A byline here is not a claim to a professional qualification, and nothing published under it is immigration advice. The publisher is responsible for everything on this site; see the editorial policy and the about page.

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