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Visa monitoring and surveillance technologies: on the instrumentalisation of pastoral care in universities

Seats visa compliance is attendance capture, early alerts, UKVI reporting. SEATS Visa Compliance Solution

By Caoimhe Mader-McGuinness

In 2018, a couple of weeks before the first semester was about to start, I received an obscure email asking me to attend a ‘timetabling presentation.’ As very little information was given about the nature of this unexpected session, and as it appeared to be targeted at people higher up in the chain of command (I have no power over timetable allocations), I decided to ignore this random summoning. I hadn’t yet noticed the small card reader installed across the classrooms in my department, and the purpose of this sudden email only became clear to me as I received a follow-up email in my inbox a couple of days later, as the PowerPoint from the session was forwarded to all teaching staff. 

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Information for migrant Tier 4 students affected by Covid-19

The Bindman's logo and the URBC banner

We understand that there is a lot of anxiety and uncertainty at present given the current Covid-19 pandemic, and UK based Tier 4 migrant students have concerns regarding their status. In an attempt to provide some guidance, solicitors at Bindmans LLP have worked with Unis Resist Border Control (URBC) to produced the following FAQs and resources to assist those impacted by the virus. The FAQs address both immigration and housing issues being faced by international students.

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URBC Statement of Solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en Nation & Ways for University Staff & Students to Support the Struggle of Indigenous Peoples in Canada!

Image of crowd in masks holding banners that say shut down Canada, solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en, and two partially visible banners, one of which says "something profits off Indigenous genocide"

Wet’suwet’en Solidarity UK protest in London at the KKR&Co office on 20th February 2020. Image via Twitter @KelseyMxMo
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