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Th at Richmond College are here for between 1 and 4 years while those on the
partnership programme, which consists of study programmes lasting one semester for
students from American State Universities, stay only 4 or 5 months. All are full-time
students generally in the 18-22 age range.
Under the concession AIFS American students may be lodged with families in the United
Kingdom in return for providing no more than 15 hours' work per week in babysitting,
child care and light household duties. In return the students will receive free
accommodation and meals, but no pocket money. The period of these arrangements is
limited to 12 months for each student. The concession was agreed on the basis that
these arrangements are different and entirely separate from the au pair scheme, one
of the main purposes of which is to enable foreign girls to improve their knowledge of
English.
Entry clearance is not required, but students should produce documentation to the
immigration officer certifying that they are members of the scheme and giving details
of the educational establishment and the length of time expected to be spent in this
country. They are admitted on Code 2 for an appropriate period, depending on the
length of their course at Richmond College or on the length of the AIFS Partnership
programme and on their means. Police registration is required of non-BUNAC students
only if their stay is more than 6 months.