ISSO - ATAS application guide

ATASApplicationGuide

Thisguideisdesignedtoprovideguidanceonapplyingfor ATASclearancetostudentsandvisitingresearchstudents (OAS)comingtotheUniversityofExeter.

CompleteinformationaboutATAScanbefoundon:

www.gov.uk/guidance/academic-technology-approval-scheme

Enteryouremailaddress,createamemorablepassword,andthenclick‘Create account’

CheckifyouneedanATAScertificateandsetuptheapplication form–starthere

CAH3code

SelectthecorrectCAH3code:

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Ifyouareanewstudent,thiswillbeconfirmedonyourofferletter.

 Ifyouareacontinuingstudent,pleasecontactInternationalStudentSupport onvisaadvice@exeter.ac.ukandwewillbeabletoadviseonthecorrectcode.

Takecarewhenenteringthecodeasifitisincorrect,yourATASclearancewill notbevalidandyouwillneedtoreapply.

Areyouataught/researchstudentorareyouaresearcher?

Choose‘Taught/ResearchStudent’ifyouwillbestudyingacourseatExeter, includinganMPhilorPhDcourse,orasaVisitingPostgraduateResearchStudent. IfyouapplyforATASclearanceasaresearcher,yourATAScertificatewillnotbe validandyouwillneedtoreapplyasastudent.

Whattypeofstudyareyouundertaking?

Select‘research’ifyouwillbestudyingforaMPhil/PhD,anMRes,orifyouare comingtoExeterasavisitingpostgraduateresearchstudent.

Select‘taught’ifyouwillbestudyingforataughtMastersdegree.

Whatisyourcountryofnationality?

Selectyourcountryofnationality.

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Create

TheformwillconfirmwhetheryouwillneedtoapplyforATAS.Click‘Createan Account’

Enteryouremailaddress,createamemorablepassword,andthenclick‘Create account’

Beginapplication

Click‘applyforanATAS Certificate’

Areyouataught/researchstudent orareyouaresearcher?

Choose‘Taught/ResearchStudent’ ifyouwillbestudyingacourseat Exeter,includinganMPhilorPhD course,orasaVisiting PostgraduateResearchStudent.If youapplyforATASclearanceasa researcher,yourATAScertificate willnotbevalidandyouwillneedto reapplyasastudent.

Whattypeofstudyareyou undertaking?

Select‘research’ifyouwillbe studyingforanMPhil/PhD,an MRes,orifyouarecomingto Exeterasavisitingpostgraduate researchstudent.

Select‘taught’ifyouwillbe studyingforataughtMasters degree.

Checklist

Click‘yes’ifyouarereadytoapply

Confirmthatyouhavereceived yourCAH3code:

 Ifyouareanewstudent,this willbeconfirmedonyouroffer letter.

 Ifyouareacontinuingstudent, pleasecontactInternational StudentSupporton visaadvice@exeter.ac.ukand wecanadviseonthecorrect code.

Startapplication

Click‘start’

1:

ProposedStudyCoursedetails

1:ProposedStudy Coursedetail

WhatuniversityorHigher EducationInstitutionwillyoube studyingat? Select‘UniversityofExeter’

Whatsubjectwillyoubestudying? Thisisyourcoursetitleandshould beconfirmedonyourofferletter. Youdonotneedtoincludethe courselevelhere.Forexample,if youwillbestudyingPhD Engineering,youshouldenter ‘Engineering’

Itisimportanttoensurethisis correct,asifyouprovidethewrong coursetitleyoumayneedtoreapplyforATAS.

Ifyouareanewstudentandare unsureofyourexactcoursetitle, youshouldcontactAdmissions.

Ifyouareacontinuingstudentand arenotsureofyourcoursetitle, pleasecontactInternational StudentSupport.

Coursedates

Whenwillyourcourse start?/Whendoyouexpectyour coursetoend?

Enteryourcoursedates.Howyou dothiswilldependonwhetheryou areaneworcontinuingstudent:

Newstudents

Masters&PhDstudentsand visitingpostgraduateresearch studentsshouldchecktheiroffer lettertoconfirmtheircoursedates.

Continuingstudents

Thestartdateshouldbethedate thatyousubmittheapplication.

IfyouareacontinuingPhDstudent, pleasecontactInternational StudentSupportonwhowillbeable toconfirmthecorrectenddate.

CAH3codeandqualification

WhatisyourCAH3coursecode? Makesureyouselectthecorrect CAH3code.

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Ifyouareanewstudent,this willbeconfirmedonyour offerletter.

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Ifyouareacontinuing student,pleasecontact InternationalStudent Supportonandwewillbe abletoadviseonthecorrect code.

Takecarewhenenteringthecode asifitisincorrect,yourATAS clearancewillnotbevalidandyou willneedtoreapply.

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Whatqualificationwillyoube studyingfor?

Indicatewhatqualificationyouwill bestudyingfor.Thisshouldbe confirmedonyourofferletter.

IfyouareduetobestudyingaPhD butwillbeinitiallyenrolledonan MPhil,select‘PhD’.

Ifyouareavisitingpostgraduate researchstudent,youshouldselect ‘Other–NotaUKqualification’.

Supervisorand‘whatyouwill bestudying’

Supervisornameattheuniversity

IfyouwillbestudyinganMPhil/PhD, youshouldlisttheleadsupervisor foryourprogramme.Ensurethat youincludetheirfullfirstandlast name.Yoursupervisordetailsare includedinyourofferletter.

IfyouwillbestudyingaMasters programme,youwillnothavea supervisor.Youshouldlistyour headofdepartment.Findyour departmenthere,thenvisitthe ‘People’sectiontofindthenameof theheadofyourdepartment.

Whatwillyoubestudying?

IfyouwillbestudyinganMPhil/PhD, orarecomingtoExeterasavisiting postgraduateresearchstudent, yourresearchstatementwillbe includedonyourofferletter.

IfyouarestudyingaMasters programme(includingan integratedMasters),clickhereto findyourcourse.Then,onthepage foryourcourse,choosethe‘course content’sectionforalistof modules.

Whyyouwanttostudythe course&futuregoals

Whydoyouwanttostudythis?

Provideatleast5sentencesabout whyyouwanttostudyyourcourse.

Ifyouareacontinuingstudent whoseenddatehasbeenextended, youshouldexplainherethatyouare applyingforanewATAS Certificatebecauseyouhave receivedanextensiontoyour programmeofstudy.

Ifyouareacontinuingstudentwho isreapplyingforATASasyour coursecontenthaschanged,you shouldalsoexplainthishere.

Whatareyourgoalswhenyou completeyourintended programme?

Explainwhatyouhopetohave achievedbytheendofyourcourse andhowyourcoursetiesinwith yourfutureambitions.

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Jointprogrammedetails

Isthisajointprogrammewith anothercountry?

Select‘yes’ifoneofthefollowing apply:

 Youarestudyingacoursewhich isjointlyawardedbythe UniversityofExeterand anotherinstitution

 Youwillbesolelyawardedby anotherinstitution(forexample ifyouarecomingtoExeterona year/semesterabroad,orasa visitingpostgraduateresearch student)

Select‘no’if:

 Yourcourseincludesa year/semesterabroadbutwill onlybeawardedbythe UniversityofExeter

Whichpartsofthecoursetake placeintheUK?

IfyouarecomingtoExeterasa visitingpostgraduateresearch studentyoushouldexplainthe researchyouwillbeundertaking whilstyouareintheUK.

Ifyouarestudyingadegreethatis jointlyawardedbytheUniversityof Exeterandanotherinstitution,you shouldexplainwhichpartsofthe coursetakeplaceintheUK, includinganymodulesyouwillbe studyingwhilsthere.

2:PersonalDetails

Givennames/surname

Enteryourgivenname(s)and surnameexactlyastheyappearon yourpassport

Gender

Selectyourgenderanddateof birth

Whattownorcitywereyouborn in?

Providethetownorcityyouwere bornin,andselectyourcountryof birth.

Passportdetails

Makesureyourpassport informationiscorrect.

Ifyouareissuedanewpassport afteryourATAScertificateis granted,orwhilstyourapplication ispending,theATASteamare happytoupdatethis,and InternationalStudentSupportcan contactthemtorequestthis.Please sendusyour6digitATASreference numberandscansofbothyourold andnewpassports.

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Whatisyournationality?

Selectyournationality.

Ifyouhaveadualnationality,select ‘yes’andprovidedetailsofyour secondnationality.

AdmissiontoUKrefusal

Militaryservicedetails

CBRNtrainingdetails

Governmentresearchdetails

Ifyouanswer‘yes’tothese questions,youwillbeaskedto providefurtherdetailsinafreetext box.

Itisimportanttobetruthfulwhen answeringthesequestions.

Listoflanguages,including competencylevel

Providedetailsofallthelanguages youspeak,includingyour competencyineachlanguage.

Youshouldselecttheoptionyou feelbestdescribesyourability.

3:Spouse

Whatisyourcurrentmarital status?

Ifyouselecttheoptionfor‘single’, ‘divorced’,or‘widowed’,youcan moveontothenextsection.

Ifyouselected‘civilpartnership’or ‘married’youwillbeaskedto providefurtherdetails;seethe stepsbelow.

Willyourspousebecomingtothe UKwithyou?

Indicatewhetheryourspousewillbe comingtotheUKwithyou.

Ifyouselect‘no’,youcanmoveonto thenextsection.

Ifyouanswer‘yes’,youwillbeasked toprovidefurtherinformation aboutyourspouse,asbelow.

Givennames/surname

Provideyourspouse’sgivenname(s) andsurname,astheyappearon theirpassport

Gender

Indicateyourspouse’sgenderand dateofbirth

Whattownorcityweretheyborn in?

Providedetailsabouttheir town/cityandcountryofbirth

Whatisyourspouse’snationality?

Selectyourspouse’snationality.If theyhaveadualnationality,you shouldalsoprovidedetailsoftheir secondnationality.

4:ContactDetails

Emailaddress/postaladdress

Provideyourcontactdetails.

IfATASneedtocontactyouabout yourapplication,theywillnormally dosobyemail,soitisimportantto ensurethatyouremailaddressis correcthere.

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5:Undergraduate /Postgraduatestudies

Haveyouundertakenany undergraduateorpostgraduate studies?

Indicatewhetheryouhave previouslystudiedateither undergraduateorpostgraduate level.Thisappliestocoursesstudied intheUKandoverseas.

Ifyouanswer‘yes’tothisquestion, youwillneedtoprovidedetails, includingadescriptionofthe subjectscoveredonyourcourse.

Ifyouanswer‘no’tothisquestion, youcanmoveontothenextsection.

7:Publishedpapers

Haveyoupublishedanyacademic orprofessionalpapers? Thisincludesacademicor professionalpapersyouhave publishedonyourown,orthoseyou haveco-authored.

Ifyouanswer‘yes’tothisquestion, youwillneedtoprovidemore information,includingabrief summaryofyourpaper.

Ifyouanswer‘no’tothisquestion, youcanmoveontothenextsection.

6:Otherstudies

Haveyouundertakenanystudies sinceyouleftschool,otherthan thoseyoutoldusaboutinsection 5?

Indicatewhetheryouhave undertakenanyotherstudiessince youleftschool,suchasformal professionaltraining.Again,this includesstudybothintheUKand overseas.

Youdon’tneedtoinclude informationaboutyourstudiesat school(uptotheageof18).

Ifyouanswer‘yes’tothisquestion youwillneedtoprovidefurther details,includinginformationabout thesubjectscoveredonyour course.

8:Employmenthistory

Haveyoueverbeenemployed? Answerthequestionsaboutyour previouswork.Beasaccurateas possiblewiththeinformationyou provide.Youwillalsoneedto provideasummaryoftheworkyou did,includingyourmaintasksand responsibilities.

Youshouldincludedetailsofany paidworkyouhavedoneandany long-termvoluntary/unpaidwork youhavedonesinceyouleftschool. Youdon’tneedtoincludeany temporaryjobsyouhavehadwhilst atUniversity.

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9:Referees

Youmustprovidedetailsofatleast 2peoplewhocanprovidea referenceforyourapplication. Theymusthaveknownyouforat least3yearsandatleastoneshould beanacademicreferee.ATAS advisesthatrefereesfromyour homecountryarestrongly preferablebutitisnotessentialif youhavestudied/workedinanother country.

Yourfriendsandfamilycannot providereferencesforyou.

Makesureyouincludethereferee’s fullname,notjusttheirinitials(e.g. DrSarahSmithnotDrSSmith).

Ifyourrefereesdonotmeetthe requirementslistedabove,it’slikely thatATASwillreturnyour applicationandaskyoutoprovide furtherinformation.Thiswillcause delayswithyourapplicationbeing processed.

10:Sponsors Aboutyoursponsors

Providedetailsaboutwhoisfunding yourstudies.

Ifyouarefundingyourownstudies, enteryourownnameandcontact information.Ifyourparentsare fundingyou,providetheirs.

Ifyouarefundedbyan organisation(suchasaresearch council,governmentor internationalscholarshipagency) youwillneedtoprovidetheir details;youmayneedtocontact themtorequestinformationasitis importantthatthedetailsyou providearecorrect.

Ifthereareconditionsattachedto yoursponsor’sofferyouwillneedto providedetails.

11:Submitapplication!

ATASapplicationsgenerallytakeat least20workingdays(4fullweeks) tobeprocessed.FromAprilto September,however,theycantake atleast30workingdaysto complete.

SometimesATASmaycontactyou torequestfurtherinformation.In thisinstance,theprocessingtime beginsagainfromthedatethatyou providetheadditionalinformation. Forthisreason,itisimportantto ensurethatyouareasdetailedand accurateaspossiblewheninitially completingtheform.

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