Full details of all requirements are in the immigration rules at paragraphs
245ZT to 245ZY of part 6A, which you can find on the right side of this
page.
Who can apply?
You can apply for an adult student visa if you are coming to the United
Kingdom for your post-16 education.
If you are 16 or 17 years old and want to study a course at National
Qualification Framework level 3 or above, you can agree with your approved
education provider either to apply as an adult or child. Those studying
for an English language qualification at Common European Framework of Reference
for Languages (CEFR) Level A2 or above must apply as an adult student. See Studying
as a child for more information on how to apply as a child student.
There are different rules if you are extending your permission to stay in the
United Kingdom as an adult student. See Extending
your adult student visa for more information.
You need 40 points to be able to apply for a student visa and must provide
the proof needed with your application form.
Points
What you gets points for
Proof and documents needed
30
Doing a course (at an acceptable level) with an approved education
provider (also known as sponsorship)
Visa letter or confirmation of acceptance for
studies issued by your approved education provider, before
February 2010 (if you are applying within the United Kingdom) and the
documents used to get the visa letter or confirmation of
acceptance for studies.
From February 2010 the UK Border Agency will only accept a confirmation
of acceptance for studies and will no longer accept a visa
letter.
10
Having enough money to cover your course fees and monthly living costs
(also known as maintenance)
Bank statement or letter confirming that you have enough money
available to cover your course fees and monthly living costs for up to one
year, at the time you submit your
application
If you apply before 1 October you will only need to show proof that you have
the money needed, on the day that you apply. However, from 1 October
2009, you must be able to prove that the money you need to apply has
been in your account for 28 days before you submit your application.
You must also arrange to have your photograph taken and give your
fingerprints, which are known as biometric information. See Biometrics
for more information.
Education providers are approved by us when we give them, a licence to teach
international students in the United Kingdom, and add them to the tier 4
register of sponsors. Once you have chosen an education provider to study
with, you can check to see if they are on the tier
4 register of sponsors. If the education provider is not on the
register, you will not be able to get a student visa.
You can do courses that lead to an approved qualification and are:
approved at level 3 or above on the National Qualifications framework
(NQF);approved at the same level in the Scottish Credit and Qualifications
Framework (SCQF);
approved at the same level by the Qualifications, Curriculum and
Assessment Authority for Wales (ACCAC);
approved at the same level by the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and
Assessment (CCEA) in Northern Ireland;
are short-term study abroad programmes in the United Kingdom as part of
your qualification at an overseas higher education institution, as long as the
qualification is confirmed as the same as a United Kingdom degree level by UK
NARIC. You can find contact details for UK NARIC on the right side of this
page; or
an English language course at a level A2 of the Common European Framework
of Reference for Languages. If you want to do another English language course
after your first course, you will need to show a formal assessment of the
English language level you got.
Money needed if I have completed a course of study in the United Kingdom
that was at least six months long in the past four months
You will only need to show two months worth of living costs if you have
completed a course of study in the United Kingdom that was at least six months
long in the past four months, and were in any of the following immigration
categories:
child student;
adult student (also known as general student);
postgraduate doctor or dentist;
student (under the rules in place before 31 March 2009);
student nurse;
student re-sitting examination;
student writing up a thesis;
Student Union sabbatical officer.
The money you will need is:
Length of course
Where will study
Money needed
Nine months or less
In London
Course fees
and
£800 for each calendar month of the course up to a maximum of two
months
Nine months or less
Outside London
Course fees
and
£600 for each calendar month of the course up to a maximum of two
months
More than nine months
In London
First year of fees
and
£1,600 to cover two months of living costs in the United
Kingdom
More than nine months
Outside London
First year of fees
and
£1,200 to cover two months of living costs in the United
Kingdom
If you are applying from inside the United Kingdom, you should use the Tier 4
(general) application form, which you can find on the right side of this
page.
If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom, go to our visa services
website, which you can find on the right side of the page, to find the
application form for the country you are applying from.
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