Before applying, please read the instructions below. Below are details regarding each stage of the application process.

1. SEND COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM-
Send your (completed) application form in INQUIRY FORM SECTION.

2. RECEIVE ACCEPTANCE DOCUMENTATION-
If your application is successful the College will send you an International Admission Document (offer letter) confirming your acceptance for the course and itemizing the cost of tuition fees and living expenses. If you have quoted the name and address of a UK sponsor on your application your sponsor will automatically receive copies of your International Admission Document and an invitation to visit the College. Please note that the quotation for living expenses is a recommendation only and is intended as an approximate cost of living guide. Students who stay with friends or relatives can often live comfortably on much less.

3. PAY TUITION FEES-
Once you have received your acceptance documentation you can start making arrangements for your tuition fees (minimum deposit tuition fees is HALF of tuition fees for the course or £1000 if the fees is less than £2000). If you are paying your fees from overseas you should ask your bank to issue a Banker's Draft which you should send to us by courier or registered post or transfer fees to account number: 11033274, branch sort code: 60-24-26 (BIC NWBK GB 2L, IBAN GB10 NWBK 6024 2611 0332 74). If your fees are to be paid by a sponsor in the United Kingdom you should ask your sponsor to telephone us to arrange an appointment to see a course advisors.

4. RECEIVE VISA APPLICATION DOCUMENTS AND OVERSEAS ARRIVAL PACK-
When your tuition fees have been paid, the College will send you your Visa Application Documents, which you will be required to present to the British Embassy to get student visa.

5. OBTAINING STUDENT VISA
Applicants from some countries are required to obtain a Visa from their local British Embassy or High Commission prior to travelling to London. This is likely to involve an interview with an Entry Clearance Officer who will want to see:

• • • Your Passport
    • Your academic qualifications
    • Your International Admission Document
    • Your Visa Application Document (showing tuition fees paid)
    • Evidence that you have access to the necessary living expenses.
    
    Please note that if you are refused entry to the United Kingdom by a British Embassy or High Commission your tuition fees will be refunded less registration fees £100.

6. NOTIFY COLLEGE OF FLIGHT DETAILS AND ACCOMMODATION REQUIREMENT-
The College is able to arrange accommodation for you. Most first year students live in hostel type accommodation costing between £75 and £110 per week depending on location and facilities. It is important, however, that you notify us in advance of your accommodation needs, together with your flight details, so we can make the necessary arrangements. You should also let us know at this stage whether you want us to arrange for a taxi to collect you from the airport. We will respond by sending confirmation to you by return fax.

1. Pre Requisites

In order to apply for a student visa, one has to take an admission in a diploma / degree / post graduation course in a recognized college or University of the UK who provides all the relevant documents to support student visa application.

2. Who Can Qualify?

Any person can apply for a student visa who has got an unconditional offer of a place in a diploma / degree / post graduation course in a recognized college or University of the UK. He needs to establish a link between his existing studies / work experience with the diploma / degree / post graduation course to be taken in the UK.

3. What Documents to Submit?

The persons intending to apply for a student visa need to provide following documents with their entry clearance application.

• Entry Clearance Form
• Two Passport size Pictures
• Original Passport
• Visa Fees (If applicable)
• Copies of the Educational / Work experience Documents
• Unconditional Offer of a place in the College / University
• Proof of payment of partial / full fees of the course (if available)
• Bank statements / Proof of income
• Affidavit of support from the Sponsor (If sponsored by another person)

It is also advisable to provide any proof of family, social and financial ties with the home country that may be:

• Property Documents
• Business Documents
• Family tree
• Any memberships of professional bodies

4. Duration of Visa

The applicants are normally issued a visa for the complete duration of course; however the students can always apply for an extension of visa while remaining within the UK, if it is not the case.

5. Right of Appeal

If the British Diplomatic Post refuses the entry clearance application of a student, the applicant has got a right of appeal that need to be lodged within 28 days of the receipt of refusal letter. The Entry clearance manager normally reviews the decision in the light of the grounds of appeal and may overturn the decision and decide to issue the visa. If the decision is not overturned in the review then the case is sent to the Asylum & Immigration Tribunal in the UK for a full Court Hearing.

6. Work Allowed

Students having leave to remain for more than 6 months are allowed to work part time (20 Hours a week) during the duration of their course. They can also work for more than 20 hours per week during term time unless the student`s placement is part of the studies, has been agreed with your education institution and leads to a degree or qualification awarded by a nationally recognised examining body.

7. What is not allowed?

Students are not normally allowed to engage themselves in Business or self-employment without seeking permission from the Home Office. They cannot legally become a partner / sole proprietor / Director in a business. They are also not allowed to work as a Professional entertainer / sportsperson or to take a full time permanent employment without seeking permission from the Home Office.

8. Change of Courses / Institutions

A student can always change the course or educational institution for which they have been issued the visa, without seeking prior permission from the Home Office.

9. Extension of Visa

Students can always apply for an extension of visa while remaining within the UK; they need to show any progress of studies undertaken till that time and evidence of availability of finances to support their studies. The maximum period of time that a student can stay in the UK on short courses one after the other, below degree level, is two years.

A person seeking to take a short term course would be given max. six months visa and he would be requried to leave the UK at the end of that visa. If he wishes to seek part-time employment or extend their stay in the UK will require prior entry clearance as a student. Any period as a student visitor will be counted as a period spent as a visitor.

10. Spouse / Children

Students can always invite their spouse / children to join them as their dependants during the time of their course provided they could support their families without recourse to public funds and their leave to remain is for more than 6 months. The spouse will be allowed to work if the student is given leave to enter / remain in the UK for 12 months or more.

11. Switching Rules

Since 01^st of October 2004, there have been some major changes in the switching rules. Now students need to obtain a degree from a recognized University to switch into most of the immigration categories while remaining within the UK, however there are some categories where a student can switch into without completing his degree in the UK.

Following are the Immigration Categories where a student can switch without obtaining a degree:

• Spouse Visa (Provided the applicant has been issued a student visa for more than 6 months initially and he has got more than 3 months of his current leave to remain).
• Religious Minister (provided they have lived as a student for 12 months and fulfil all the requirements to apply as a Religious Minister.
• WP TWES

Following are the Immigration Categories where only those students who have successfully graduated from an educational institution in the UK, can switch into while remaining within the UK:

• WP ( Business & Commercial)
• HSMP
• Science & Engineering Graduate Scheme
• Business Person
• Innovator
• Fresh Talent Working in Scotland Scheme (Provided the applicant has completed his HND, Graduation, Masters or PHD in Scotland and lived for a considerable amount of time period and qualifies for this scheme)

12. Settlement Prospects

There is only one option available for students to get permanent settlement in the UK i.e. Long-term residence. If a student remains in the UK for ten years then he can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK. But if the student switches his immigration category then he would have another option to get an Indefinite Leave to remain on the basis of that immigration category.

For example if after remaining student for two years he changes his immigration status to HSMP, which allows a person to apply for an Indefinite Leave to remain after remaining for five years in the UK. So, in this case that person can apply for an indefinite leave to remain after a total of seven years of living in the UK, although he would still have a right to apply for Indefinite leave to remain after 10 years of continuous residence in the UK.