You must have an unconditional offer of a place on a course and the course must be provided by either: |
| i) A publicly-funded institution of further or higher education, OR |
| ii)A 'bona-fide' private educational institution that keeps adequate enrolment and attendance records; |
| The course must be either: |
| i) A full-time degree at a publicly-funded institution of further or higher, OR |
| i) A full-time degree at a publicly-funded institution of further or higher, OR |
- You must have the ability to follow the course;
- You must intend to follow the course;
- You must intend to leave the UK at the end of your studies (unless you are a degree student hoping to stay on to work when you finish your studies and you are not sponsored by your government or an international scholarship agency);
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| You must not intend to work or conduct any business unless the immigration authorities allow you to do so; |
| You must have sufficient money to: |
| i) Pay your tuition fees, and |
| ii) Pay for your accommodation and living expenses (and of your spouse and children if they come with you). |
Read also proving you meet these requirements section below to identify useful documents to use in your application. |
| Bona fide' educational institutions |
| According to the UK immigration authorities, a 'bona fide' educational institution is defined as a genuine (i.e. not involved in fraud) private education institution which is: |
- Accredited by the British Council, OR
- Accredited by the British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education, OR
- Accredited by the Association of British Language Schools, OR
- A member of the Association of Recognised English Language Services, OR
- A member of the British Association of State English Language Teaching.
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| Proving you meet the entry requirements |
| You will be asked to prove that you meet the requirements to enter the UK as a student. Examples of evidence you could use include: |
| Unconditional offer letter |
| An unconditional offer letter from our admissions department offering a place on a full-time course; |
| Ability and intention to follow the course |
| Your academic and English language qualifications or a reference from your employer (if you have relevant work experience but no qualifications); be prepared to answer questions about the structure and content of the course; |
| Intention to leave the UK at the end of the course |
| Dependants you can return to (marriage certificate/children's birth certificates); |
| A company letter confirming they will employ you after you complete your UK course; |
| Show advertisements for jobs in your home country for which the particular qualification is required; |
| Evidence of home ownership. |
| Proof of sufficient money to support yourself |
(if self-funding)
your last three months' bank statements;
(if sponsored by a government or scholarship agency)
a letter confirming how long the scholarship is due to run for and what costs it will cover;
(if sponsored by private individual eg parent)
a letter confirming what the sponsor's connection is to you, that they will be sponsoring you for the length of the course, whether they will provide for costs of living expenses as well as tuition fees, what levels of payment they will provide and how often, where that money will come from AND proof that they have the money to sponsor you (eg wage slips, bank account statements, other source of income/savings). |
