The TOEIC was one test used to apply for a visa to study in the UK. However a 2014 undercover investigation by the BBC program Panorama appeared to expose systematic cheating & fraud by an independent organization administering the TOEIC, which led to the Home Office suspending acceptance of all ETS English exams.[12] Eventually, on 17 April 2014, ETS decided not to renew its licence as a provider of a Secure English Language Test (SELT),[13] which means that its English language tests are no longer honoured for the purpose of being issued a UK visa. More than 40,000 students are affected by this. The students' visas were cancelled and they were sent back to their countries having been banned from re-applying for 1 to 10 years