A qualification from a UK institution is very prestigious, as standards are high at all levels. The qualifications students gain are recognized worldwide, and UK courses encourage independence, creativity and, importantly, self-reliance. All of these qualities are appreciated by employers worldwide.
Internationally recognized UK towns and cities have long experience of providing homes for the students. At present UK situation presents a very cozy picture and great success in foreign students hunt. UK is internationally renowned for its excellence in academic qualification, which forms a solid foundation for the building of the career.
By choosing UK, you will be joining thousand of other international students. You will live with excellent educational qualifications and experience to carry with you throughout the life. Variety and choice UK universities and colleges offer a huge range of academic and vocational opportunities available at all levels, from further to higher education.
The higher education sector ranges from traditional seats of learning that have existed for hundreds of years to modern, state-of-the-art universities. UK is truly cosmopolitan, In every major city, you will find shops selling every imaginable type of food from all around the world, places of worship for all major religions.
Settled all over the UK are communities from the Caribbean, the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Southeast Asia, China, Italy, Cyprus, Poland, Australia and New Zealand. UK institutions also attract students from all over the world, so you will have the opportunity to mix with international as well as UK students.
NEW U.K VISA POLICY
POINTS BASED SYSTEM - TIER 4
Here are the basic requirements and guidelines for obtaining a U.K student visa under new U.K Student Visa Policy, also termed as Point Based System.
Total Points Required: 40
Points for Visa Letter from a Registered Sponsor 30
Points for Maintenance of Funds: 10
Visa Letter:
Your approved education provider must issue you a visa letter for you to be able to apply as a student. The visa letter is confirmation of your unconditional offer of a place on a course of study. You must have a visa letter when you apply, or your application will be refused.
The visa letter should contain the following information:
Route
This should say 'general student' or 'adult student'
You (the student)
Your name (as shown on your passport if applicable)
Your nationality
Your passport or travel document number (optional)
Approved education provider (also known as 'sponsor')
The education provider's license number
The education provider's address (if different from the letterhead)
The education provider's contact details (if different from the letterhead)
The name and address of any partner institution (if you are studying at another institution as part of this course)
The name and address of any overseas higher education institution (if the time you spend in the United Kingdom studying is part of an overseas higher education course)
Course
The course title - or, if the visa letter is being issued for you to undertake a post at a sabbatical officer, details of the post
The academic level of course or qualification you will get when you complete the course (the National Qualifications Framework level or the type of qualification - for example, a bachelor's degree). If you will be studying an English language course, the level of the course should be the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) level - for example, CEFR level A2
The start date (the date you start your main studies, or the date you start an induction or course to prepare you for study if you have an unconditional offer to do your main course)
The latest date you can join the course (optional)
The expected end date
The number of hours per week (optional if studying a full-time degree course that leads to a United Kingdom recognized bachelor or postgraduate degree, or an overseas higher education course equivalent to a United Kingdom higher education course)
The address of your main place of study, if different to the approved education provider's main address
The address of any organization offering you a work placement, if known and applicable
Evidence used to obtain the offer (visa letter)
A list of evidence that the approved education provider used to assess your academic ability to finish the course, which may include:
The level or type of your existing qualification (if applicable)
The qualification awarding body and/or institution (if applicable)
Confirmation that an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) clearance certificate is needed (if applicable)
If you are applying to continue or complete the course of study for which you currently have permission to stay, and your approved education provider has used your progress to date to assess your suitability to continue this course, the education provider must explain this on the visa letter.
Money (also known as maintenance)
Course fees for the first year, or the length of the course
Course fees that you have paid so far (if applicable)
Accommodation fees that you have paid so far (if applicable)
The visa letter must provide all the information listed above, except where the information is marked 'optional' or 'if applicable'.If your approved education provider is giving you a new visa letter to finish your course, they will have told us how they have assessed you. This may be on your qualifications or the progress you have made. If you have been assessed on your progress on your course, we do not need to see any documents as proof.
Money needed (also known as maintenance or funds)
The money you need to show covers your course fees for your first year of study and living costs for up to a maximum of nine months. The amount you will need depends on whether you are applying as a child or adult.
Your money must be held in cash. (Shares, bonds, pension funds and similar savings accounts will not be accepted).
You must show that you have held the money for at least 28 days prior to the date of application.
How many points do I get for money (also known as maintenance or funds)?
As an adult student, you get 10 points if you have enough money to cover the course
Fees and living costs shown below. This is known as the maintenance (funds) requirement.
You will not have access to most state benefits (known as public funds) so must have enough money to support yourself so you do not face financial difficulties.
How much money do I need?
The money you need depends on the length of your course and where you will study.
Type of Course
Location
Funds required
Nine months or less
In London
Course fees And
£800 to cover living costs for each calendar month of the course
Nine months or less
Outside London
Course fees And
£600 to cover living costs for each calendar month of the course
More than nine months
In London
First year of fees And
£7,200 to cover living costs for nine months in the United Kingdom
More than nine months
Outside London
First year of fees And
£5,400 to cover living costs for nine months in the United Kingdom
If you have already paid some of your fees or accommodation before applying for your visa, this amount will be taken away from the total amount of money you need to show. For accommodation, this only applies if you are staying in university or college arranged accommodation.
Proof of Payment And Availability Of Funds:
There are three different elements of money you must show – the cost of your course fees, money already paid and money to be paid.
Element of money you must show
What you must provide
Cost of the course fees
Your visa letter from your approved education provider showing the cost of your fees.
Money already paid
·your visa letter showing what you have already paid; OR
·official receipt confirming you have paid some or all of your fees; OR
·secure on-line access details to your approved education provider’s financial systems to verify some or all of the fees have been paid; and/or
·if we are unable to access their financial systems, we may contact your approved education provider to verify the fees paid.
If you are using a bank loan as your evidence, the bank must be regulated by an official regulatory body and you must provide a document from the bank confirming the loan.
Money to be paid
You must show you have enough money to pay your fees for the first year and your monthly living costs for up to nine months (or for the length of your course if it is shorter than nine months).
Unsupported and online receipts are not acceptable. This is also the date we will use to check the value of your money in pounds sterling.
Proof of availability of finances
Personal bank or building society statements covering the 28 day period immediately before the application
your personal bank or building society statements should show:
your name; or
the name of a child’s parent(s) or legal guardian(s) (if applying as child student)
the account number; and
the date of the statement; and
the financial institution’s name and logo; and
The amount of money available
You can use bank statements that are for a specific purpose (also known as ad hoc) printed on the paper with the letterhead of the bank as evidence as long as they include all of the information above. You cannot use mini-statements from cash points.
You can use electronic bank statements from an online account if they include all the information above. Each electronic bank statement should be stamped by the official stamp of the bank on every page of the statement.
If you want to use a joint account as proof of your money, you must be named on the account along with one or more other person.
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