Recruitment Hunters are recruiting for a Visa & Compliance Assistant for their large international educational client based in Cambridge. ((Fixed Term Contract Initially Start ASAP)) You should currently be local to Cambridge now, be a graduate and be able to start a new contract ASAP. * Strong administration experience is required and if you have a Law Degree or similar this would be a massive plus. Also, people from the Higher Education Sector with Admissions or Visa compliance experience would also be a massive plus Role Overview: Visa & Compliance Assistant This role will form part of the UKVI compliance expertise team, but with specific responsibility for new applications across the firms academic centres including colleges and head office. The post-holder will be working closely with the Central Admissions Team and Global Sales Teams, conducting visa interviews and vetting applications to ensure high standards of immigration compliance throughout the visa application process, with a focus on visa interview preparation. In order to achieve this goal, the post-holder will assess applications and conduct interviews as well as working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders across these central functions, sales team and educational agencies. Strong commitment in providing accurate advice and excellent customer service is key to this role. Main Responsibilities: Visa & Compliance Assistant To conduct mock visa interviews and provide feedback to applicants/agents to ensure they are familiar with the visa interview process. To work closely with Central Admissions team and Global Sales Team by advising on and vetting student's application documents such as bank statements, birth certificates and TB certificates to ensure students successfully obtain their visa by following the correct procedures and processes stipulated by the UKVI. To screen applicants with an aim to drive down visa refusal rate by conducting compliance interviews To help students prepare for visa interview where necessary to ensure they understand the importance of interview preparation as well as familiarise themselves with the format of such process. To assess applications via the compliance borderline and interview processes by liaising with colleagues of sales team, Central Admissions team and Centre teams. To input into processes with stakeholders in central functions to ensure applications are processed efficiently as well as meeting UK immigration compliance requirements. To assist student applicants in submission of their visa applications with an aim to ensure 100% success by thoroughly vetting their supporting documentations. To liaise with Inside Sales team and the firms appointed immigration law firm in vetting and processing direct applications. To provide reports and analysis on visa interviews, patterns and areas of further improvement. To promote best practice amongst agents relating to visa applications. Any other duties required as part of the Immigration Compliance Team objectives in safeguarding Tier 4 sponsor licences and improve our immigration compliance performance. Experience Required: Visa & Compliance Assistant Educated to degree level, the position of Immigration Compliance Assistant requires a positive attitude to assist central admissions team and sales team to navigate the complex, challenging and constantly changing immigration compliance environment. Excellent verbal and written communication skills Evidence of technical understanding of similar legal environments is key, and experience of the UKVI Tier 4 student visa system would be a significant advantage. But not Required Methodical with great attention to detail whilst being able to work towards tight deadlines and under great pressure Proven record of providing excellent level of customer care To work with high level of autonomy as well as a team member Able to deal with stakeholders of all levels from students to agents and from colleagues within the firm as well as those from partner universities The post-holder must be a confident user of Microsoft Excel and student data systems (training for firms student data system will be provided) The balance of strong immigration compliance with excellent customer service has been a key feature of the firms success to date and any applicant would need to contribute to this Experience of dealing with students/agents of similar level (desirable) OISC qualified (desirable) Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. This is a FTC role starting ASAP till the 30th April 2026, with possible options to extend. The Visa & Compliance Assistant position, which can be based in Cambridge. The firm are offering a salary of £25,000. If this Visa & Compliance Assistant position sounds like you, then please forward your CV to Steve at Recruitment Hunters. "Let us do the huntingso you don't have to!" Recruitment Hunters is an independent recruitment agency based in Cambridgeshire who place permanent & contract staff into firms across East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Suffolk & Norfolk) & West London. We focus on 4 main sectors from Commercial, Accountancy, Engineering to Technical. 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