Credibility Interviews 真实度面试
Continuing measures to ensure the UK remains “open for business” to all genuine international students have been announced by the UKBA. The new “Credibility Interview” option available from 30th July 2012 will allow Entry Clearance Officers (ECO’s) to request an interview with students in order to ascertain that the student’s intentions to study in the UK are genuine. This new “Credibility Interview” option will only be used if an ECO has concerns over a student’s intentions to study or any of the supporting documentation and information submitted with the visa application.
英国边境管理局宣布了持续性的措施来确保英国保持对所有持真实留学意图的国际学生的“开放性”。新推出的“真实度面试”选项将于2012年7月30日起生效，它将准许签证官约见需要面试的学生以确保这名学生英国学习的意向是真实的。此项“真实度面试”仅适用于签证官质疑学生留学意向及任何与其签证申请一同递交的辅助文件和信息的情况。
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/immigration-asylum-research/occ104
这些新举措将于2011年12月至2012年2月期间的施行的试验计划出台。在该试验计划期间13个海外签证处逾2300名学生被要求面试。详情请登录以下网址查询：
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/publications/science-research-statistics/research-statistics/immigration-asylum-research/occ104
Are your students affected? 你的学生会受到影响吗？
· This is NOT applicable to students already in the UK and who make a subsequent Tier 4 application in the UK.
此计划不适用于已经在英国且随后会在英国申请第四等级签证的申请人。
· This new rule will NOT result in ALL students being interviewed: “…The Agency plans to interview between 10,000 and 14,000 student visa applicants, amounting to up to 5% of applicants, over the coming year…”
新的规定不会导致所有学生都被面试：“下一年，管理局计划面试总计5%的学生签证申请人，暨1万至1万4千名左右。”
· This new rule allows Entry Clearance Officers (ECO’s) to request an interview if they have additional concerns and will give the student a chance to answer any questions the ECO may have regarding their visa application.
若签证官对申请人或其签证申请材料有质疑，此项新规定则提供了学生与签证官面谈解释的机会。
· This will NOT affect any nationalities already considered by the UKBA as “low risk” and who are already subject to concessions in terms of documents to be submitted etc.
“Low Risk” nationalities:
这个规定将不会影响到那些持有已被英国边境管理局视为“低风险”国籍的申请人和那些已经在递交文件方面获得特权的申请人等。以下为“低风险”的国籍名单：
o Argentina; 阿根廷
o Australia; 澳大利亚
o British National Overseas; 海外英国公民
o Brunei; 文莱
o Canada; 加拿大
o Chile; 智利
o Croatia; 克罗地亚
o Hong Kong; 香港
o Japan; 日本
o Mexico; 墨西哥
o New Zealand; 新西兰
o Singapore; 新加坡
o South Korea; 韩国
o Trinidad and Tobago; 特立尼达和多巴哥
o United States of America. 美国
Students of all other nationalities (applying from outside the UK) can potentially now be called for an additional interview by the ECO.
持有非以上国籍的学生若于英国境外申请，现在可能会被签证官要求进行面试。
What happens if your student is called for an interview? 如果你的学生被要求面试会发生什么?
· It is essential that if a student is called for interview, they are able to satisfy the ECO in the following areas (this is not a complete list and is only intended as a guide. The student can be questioned regarding any aspect of their background or study plans depending on the grounds their credibility has been called into question)
如果一个学生被要求面试，他们须为符合签证官的以下要求做好准备（这里提供的只是一个参考而并非一份完整的清单。学生可能会被问及关于他们的背景或学习计划之类的任何方面的问题，这取决于他们是因何而遭到质疑。
v Ability to speak English (regardless of IELTS score) 语言能力（雅思成绩不计）
Any student unable to communicate in basic English will be refused immediately.
无法进行基本英语沟通的学生将被立即拒签。
v Knowledge of intended course of study 留学课程的知识背景
How much does a student know about their intended course of study? What qualification does it ultimately lead to? What research into other available options has the student undertaken?
学生对他即将要学习的课程了解多少？该课程结束后将获得何等学历？学生有没有进行其他可选课程的调查？
v Academic background 学术背景
If there are any study gaps – why? Why is the student returning to education now?
若有学业空挡期 – 为什么？学生为什么现在要再接受教育？
v Plans to return home after studies 学业结束后的回国计划
What connections does the student have in their home country? – and more importantly – what connections does the student have already in the UK?
学生与原籍国有何联系？- 更重要的是 – 学生在英国已经有了何种联系？
v Finances 资金
The UKBA can dig deeper into financial backgrounds and so may question where money has come from based on current wages, family background etc.
英国边境管理局会更深入的了解资金背景从而根据目前的工资，家庭水平询问资金的来源。
v The UKBA’s internal guidance given to all ECO’s regarding the Credibility Interview is available on the following link:
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/sty/sty2/
英国边境管理局发放给所有签证官针对信誉度面试的内部手册可在以下链接中获得：
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/guidance/ecg/sty/sty2/
· The majority of interviews will be conducted face-to-face but it is possible for an ECO to arrange for a telephone interview as an alternative.
大部分的面试将以面对面的形式进行，但有时签证官亦可能进行电话面试。
· If a student is requested to attend an interview, this is mandatory and if a student “…fails to attend an interview without providing a reasonable explanation….” this will result in an automatic refusal.
如果学生被要求出席面试，这是强制性的，而且如果一个学生“在没有提供合理解释的情况下没有出席面试”将导致自动拒签。
· Students can still be refused based on the current Tier 4 Points Based System requirements (i.e. 30 points for a valid CAS and 10 points for correct maintenance) but the new credibility interview allows refusals to be issued if a student has achieved the general requirements and scored the 40 points required but has not satisfied the ECO after the interview that they are a genuine student
在目前第4层级系统下（暨有效CAS可获30分及资金担保无误可获10分），即使学生已符合一般性要求且具备40分，则仍有可能在被要求面试后不符合签证官的标准而被拒签。