theUK(Studentvisa)
Thisguideis forUniversityofExeterstudents,aged16orover,applyingforaStudentvisa fromoutsidetheUK.Fordependantsclickhereforfurtherinformation.
Youcansaveyourapplicationandselect‘Returntothisapplicationlater’.Ifyouareinactive for25minutesyouwillbeautomaticallyloggedout.
IMPORTANT Ifyouneedadviceaboutyourspecificsituation,contactus
Answereachquestiontruthfully.Failuretodeclaresomethingonyourformwillbeseenby UKVI as deception and will result in this application (and possibly future applications) beingrefused.Providingthecorrectinformationwillnotautomaticallyleadtoarefusal.
Settingupyourapplicationform (everyone)
Clickheretostart
1.Whereareyouplanningtolive?
Select‘England,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIreland’
2.DoyouhaveacurrentEU,EEAorSwisspassport?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’andgotopage2ofthisguide. Ifyouanswer‘No’continuebelow.
CreateaUKVisasandImmigrationAccount (non-EU/EEA/Swissnationals)
• Selectacountrytoprovideyourbiometrics.
• Click‘ApplyNow’
• Enteravalidemailaddressandcreateasecurebutmemorablepassword.
• Confirmthisemailaddressbelongstoyou.Youcanaddanadditionalemail addressifyouwish.
• Enteryourcontactphonenumberandconfirmifyouusethisnumberinand outsideoftheUK.Youwillbeaskedifyouareabletobecontactedbytelephone.
Gotopage3ofthisguide.
CreateaUKVisasandImmigrationAccount (EU,
EEA&Swissnationals)
Youcanusethe‘UKImmigrationIDcheck’apptoverifyyour identity(insteadofattendingabiometricsappointment).
Ifyourphonedoesnotsupporttheapp,trytouseafriendorfamily member’sphone.Nodataisstoredonthedevice,anditmakesthe applicationmucheasier.
• Select‘Me’andclick‘continue’
• Enteryourgivennameandsurnameastheyappearonyourpassport,your countryofnationality,BRPdetails,dateofbirthandyouremailaddress. Asecuritycodewillbesenthere,somakesureyouhaveaccess.
• Usethecodesenttoyouremailtoverifyyouremailaddress.Itwillbesentfrom uk.visas.and.immigration.home.office@notifications.service.gov.uk
Thecodeisonlyvalidfor10minutes,sobequick!
• Enteryourmobilenumber,andagainacodewillbesentfrom‘GOVUK’. Verify thecodeontheapplicationform.
• Wedonotrecommendthatyouallowsomeoneelseaccesstoyourapplicationas youmayneedtocontactthemtoobtainsign-insecuritycodes.
• Confirmyourdetails,andlookoutforthegreen‘Accountcreated’box.
• Tosignintoyouraccount,useyourpassportnumber,dateofbirthandasecurity codesenttoyouremailaddressorphone.
• Downloadthe‘UKImmigration:IDCheck’apptocontinue
• Onceyouhaveverifiedyourdetailsontheapp,youshouldberedirectedtothe applicationformtoanswerthequestions.
Ifyoudonothaveabiometricpassport:Select‘No’ to‘Doesyourpassporthaveabiometricchip?’
IfyoudonothaveaphonethatcanusetheID
Checkapp:Clickonthelink‘Idonothaveaphone thatcanusetheapp’ .
Inbothcasesyouwillbe directedtoapagewhereyou willneedtoselectacountryto provideyourbiometrics. Returntopage1ofthisguide forinstructions.
Notes(everyone)
The order the questions appear mayvary anddon’t necessarilycombine topics as you wouldexpect. Don’t worryabout this, just go through each questionusingtheinformationbelowtoguideyou.
Scholarships
Answer‘yes’ifyouhaveaFulbright,Marshall,CheveningorCommonwealth scholarship.
DoyouhaveaConfirmationofAcceptanceforStudies(CAS)number?
Select‘Yes’andenteryourCASnumber. EnteryourcoursestartandenddatesfromyourCASstatement.
DonotapplybeforeyouareissuedwithaCASnumber. DonotuseanoldCASnumber,ifyoudoyourapplicationwillberefused.
Personaldetails
Enteryourpersonaldetails. Adddetailsformultiplenationalitiesandpassportsthatyouhold.
Enterdetailsofyournationalidentitycardfromyourhomecountrywhichyoushouldbe abletopresentifrequested(pleasenotethisquestionisnotaskingaboutyourpassport).Ifyoudon’thaveone,click‘No’.
HaveyouprovidedevidenceofyourEnglishlanguageabilityinapreviousapplication?
• Choose‘Yes’ifyouareacontinuingstudentandextendingyourvisaforyourcurrentprogramme.
• Everyoneelseshouldchoose‘No’. Indicatewhichisyourpreferredspokenlanguage. AnswerthequestionaboutEnglishlanguagequalificationsfromaUKschool.
AreyoucomingtotheUKtostudyatahighereducationproviderwithatrackrecord ofcompliance?
Select‘Yes’
DoesyourConfirmationofAcceptanceforStudies(CAS)statementindicatethat yourEnglishlanguageabilitywasassessedbyyourinstitutionorthatyouarea ‘gifted’ student?
Select‘Yes’
Peoplefinanciallydependentonyou
Answerthequestionsaboutthosewhorelyonyoufinanciallyforsupport.Includethose whowillnotbetravellingtotheUK.
RememberanydependantsjoiningyouintheUKmustapplyfortheirvisaseparately.
ParentsdetailsandfamilyintheUK
AnswerquestionsaboutyourparentsandanyfamilyintheUK,andyourtravelplans.
Accommodation-doyouknowwhereyouwillbestayingintheUK?
Answer‘No’ifyoudon’tknow.
It’sokifyoudon’tknowexactlywhereyouwillbestaying.Youwillstillneedtogivean indicationofwhereyouplantostay,forexampleuniversityorprivateaccommodation.
Answer‘Yes’ifyouknowwhereyouwillbestayingandgivedetailsabouttheaddress youplantostayat.Youcanaddmultipleplaces.
HaveyoubeentotheUKinthepast10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’,youwillbeaskedtoprovidefurtherdetailsincludinghowmany timesyouhavebeentotheUKinthepast10years,thereasonanddurationofyourvisit andthedateyouarrived.
Provideapproximatedatesifyouarecan’trememberexactdates.
MedicaltreatmentintheUK
IfyouhavebeentotheUKinthepast10yearsyouwillbeaskedifyouhaveeverbeen givenmedicaltreatment.Forexample,ifyouvisitedadoctor,clinicorhospital,this countsashavingmedicaltreatment.Answer‘Yes’or‘No’.
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’,youwillbeaskedifyouhadtopaythehospital,clinicordoctor's surgeryforyourmedicaltreatment?Ifyouhadtopayforyourmedicaltreatment,you willbeaskedtoprovideevidenceofpayment.
ThisdoesnotincludetheImmigrationHealthSurcharge.
HaveyouappliedforleavetoremainintheUKinthepast10years?
Answer‘Yes’ifyouhavemadeanypreviousvisaapplicationsfortheUKfrominside theUK,whetherornottheyweresuccessful.
Youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedateandresultofyourapplication.
Doyouhaveanationalinsurancenumber?
ThisisauniquenumberthatyouwouldhaveappliedfortoworkintheUK,itisnot relatedtohealthinsuranceortheImmigrationHealthSurcharge.Ifyoudohavea nationalinsurancenumberanswer‘Yes’andprovideyournumber.
DoyouhaveaUKdrivinglicence?
Answer‘Yes’or‘No’.
Haveyoureceivedanypublicfunds(money)intheUK?
PublicfundsmeansmoneyfromtheUKgovernmentsuchaswelfarebenefits.Itisvery likelyyouwillanswer‘No’.
TraveltoAustralia,Canada,NewZealand,USA,Switzerlandor theEuropeanEconomicAreainthelast10years
Indicatehowmanytimesyouhavevisitedthesecountries.Ifyouhavevisitedmultiple countries,select‘2to5times’or‘6ormoretimes’.Youwillbeaskedtoprovidethe detailsofyourtwomostrecentvisits;whichcountryyouvisitedandthepurpose,date anddurationofyourvisit.
Haveyoubeentoanyothercountriesinthepast10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedetails;country,purposeanddates foreachofyourvisits.
Yourplannedtravelinformation
EnterthedateyouplantoarriveintheUK.
Thiswilldeterminethestartdateonyour90dayentryvisa(stickerinpassport)oryour eVisa.
Forcourseslongerthan6months,yourvisacanbeissuedupto1monthbeforethe coursestartdateonyourCASstatement.
ImmigrationhistoryandbreachofUKimmigrationlaw
Selecting‘Yes’willallowyoutoexplainmoredetailsofwhathappened. Ifyouthinkthisappliestoyoursituation,contactourteamforfurtheradvice.
Convictionsandotherpenalties,warcrimes,terrorism,extremism, personofgoodcharacterandemploymenthistory
IncludeinformationforANYcountry,notjustthosewithintheUK. Selectinganoptionfromthelistdirectsyoutoanotherpageorfreetextboxwhereyou canaddfurtherdetails.
Ifyouthinkthisappliestoyoursituation,contactourteamforfurtheradvice.
IMPORTANT
Youcanaddmultipleimmigrationproblems.Listingdetailsofanimmigrationproblem willnotautomaticallymeanyourapplicationwillberefused.Failingtolistarefusalwill likelymeanyouarerefused.
Answerthequestionstruthfullyandreadthedefinitionsandstatementsverycarefully beforeyouanswer.
Sponsorlicencenumber
Addtheuniversity’ssponsorlicencenumber:3FMMCWWY2
Sponsor’saddress
Addtheuniversityaddress.Usethisaddressforallcampuses:UniversityofExeter, NorthcoteHouse,Queen’sDrive,Exeter,EX44QJ.
Placeofstudy
whattypeofsponsorwillyoubestudyingwith?
Select‘HigherEducationProviderwithatrackrecordofcompliance’.
Primarysiteofstudy
Streathamcampus–select‘Yes’.
StLukes,PenrynorTrurocampuses:select‘No’andaddtheaddressfromyourCAS statement.
UCASdetails
Click‘Yes’forundergraduatecoursesandprovideyourUCASnumber,otherwiseselect ‘No’.
AcademicTechnologyApprovalScheme(ATAS)
IfyourcourserequiresATASselect‘Yes’(itifrequired,youwillhavealreadyprovided yourATAScertificatetogetyourCASstatement).EnteryourATASreferencenumber.
Otherwiseselect‘No’.
Willyoubereceivingmoneyfromanofficialfinancialsponsorforyourcontinuing studies?
Coursefees–thecoursefeesmustmatchtheamountonyourCAS.Ifyou havemadeatuitionfeepaymentchoose‘Yes’.Youwillthenneedtoenter theamountyouhavepaid.
Ifyouaresponsoredbyyourgovernment,aninternationalcompanyoruniversity,select ‘Yes’andselecthowyouwillevidencethis.
Select‘letterofofficialfinancialsponsorship’unlessyouaresponsoredbythe UniversityofExeterandthedetailsofyoursponsorshiparelistedonyourCAS.
Studentloan–confirmifyourfundsareintheformofastudentloan.Ifyouchoose ‘Yes’youwillbeaskedifyouhavealreadyreceivedthisloan.SeeourMoneypage fordetails.
Whollysponsoredmeansyoursponsorshipcoversyourfulltuitionfeesandliving expenses.
Ifyouarewhollysponsoredbyanofficialfinancialsponsorandyouhaveconfirmedyou willeitherprovidealetterfromyoursponsororthedetailsofyoursponsorshipor studentshiparedetailedonyourCAS,select‘No’tobothquestions.
Courseinformation
Nameofsponsorinstitution(school/college/university)-UniversityofExeter
Coursename
EnteryourcoursenameasitappearsonyourCAS
Qualificationyouwillget
EntertheRQFlevellistedonyourCAS.OntheapplicationformitwillincludetheSCQF level,forexampleRQF7/SCQF11.
StudentUnionSabbaticalofficer
Answer‘No’unlessyouareanelectedGuild,orStudents’UnionPresident
Continuingacourseofstudy
Answer‘Yes’ifyouareapplyingforavisatocontinueonthesamecourse.
Accommodationpayments
OnlypaymentstotheUniversityofExetercanbeincludedinthissection.
Privateaccommodationpaymentscannotbeincluded. Ifyouchoose‘Yes’youwillneedtoprovidefurtherinformation;amountpaidand evidenceofpaymenteitheronyourCASorasreceipts.
Youcandeductamaximumof£1,483ofanymoneyyouhavepaidforuniversity accommodationfromthetotalamountoflivingexpensesyouneedtoshow.
IMPORTANT
Ifyouhaverecentlypaidanymoneytowardstuitionfeesoruniversityaccommodation, waitforyourCAStobeupdated.SeeourCASpageformoreinformation.
Coursefees
ThecoursefeesmustmatchtheamountonyourCAS.Ifyouhavemadeatuitionfee paymentchoose‘Yes’.Youwillthenneedtoentertheamountyouhavepaid.
Studentloan
Confirmifyourfundsareintheformofastudentloan.Ifyouchoose‘Yes’youwillbe askedifyouhavealreadyreceivedthisloan.SeeourMoneypagefordetails.
Maintenancefunds
Areallofthemaintenancefundsrequiredforthisapplicationinabankaccountwith yournameonit?
Youcanfindoutaboutthemaintenance(alsoknownaslivingexpenses)here
Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyourbankaccountselect‘Yes’andmoveon.
Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyourparent(s)orguardians’bankaccount:
Select‘No’tothefirstquestion
Select‘Yes’to‘Areyourelyingonmoneyheldinanaccountunderyourparent(s)or legalguardian(s)name?’
Youwillneedtoconfirmthatyouhavepermissiontousethemoneyfromthisaccount andconfirmtheevidenceyouwillprovidetoshowthatyoucanprovetheyareyour parent(s)orlegalguardian(s).
IMPORTANT
Youcannotusemoneyinabankaccountinanyotherfamilymembers’name.
Documents
Selecteachboxtoconfirmthatyouwillprovideeachdocument.Youmaybeaskedto clarifywhichfinancialdocumentsyouplantousetoshowtherequiredmaintenance amount.Youcanaddmultipletypesofdocuments,andthesecanalsobefrommultiple financialinstitutions.
Qualifications
Ifyouarestudyingacoursethatisatundergraduate,master’sordoctoratelevel,you doNOTneedtoprovideevidenceofyourqualifications(certificatesortranscripts)with yourStudentvisaapplication.ThisisbecausetheUniversityofExeterisaHigher EducationProvider withatrackrecordofcompliance.Youwillneedtoticktheboxin ordertoproceedbutyoudoNOTneedtoprovidethemwithyourapplication.
Noteverydocumentyouwillneedtopresentatyourvisaappointment(ifapplicable)will belistedhere.SeeourDocumentlisttoensureyouincludeeverything.
TuberculosisTesting
IfyouarefromacountrylistedhereyoumayneedtoprovideaTBtestwithyourvisa application.CheckifyouneedaTBtesthere.
IMPORTANT
Carefullyprepareyourdocuments.Themostcommonreasonforarefusalisdueto financialevidencesubmitted.Checkourwebsitecarefullytoensureyourdocuments meetalloftherequirements.
ConditionsandDeclaration
Readthesesectionscarefullybeforeconfirming.Thisisthelastpointatwhichyoucan edityouranswers.
ImmigrationHealthSurchargepaymentsummary
ThiswillshowtheamountofIHSyouwillneedtopay.Theamountisinlocalcurrencyor USDandwillincludeafeeforcurrencyconversion. SelectPaynowandmakethepayment.
Theamountyouneedtopayistheequivalentof£776perpersonperyearofyourvisa. Youwillbecharged£388foranypartofayearunder6monthsand£776foranypart ofayearover6months.
DownloadandPrint
OnceyouhavepaidtheIHSandapplicationfeeandyouhaveselectedyour appointmenttime,dateandlocation,yourapplicationformiscomplete.Youwillreturn tothe‘Downloadandprint’screen.
Downloadandprintthe‘SupportingDocuments’listandtheapplicationformtotake withyoutoyourbiometicsappointment.WealsorecommendthatyousavePDFcopies forfuturereferenceasyoumaynotbeabletoaccesstheselater.
Questions
Ifafterfollowingtheadviceinthisguide,youstillhavequestionscontactInternational StudentAdvice:visaadvice@exeter.ac.uk
Refusedapplication
Intheunlikelyeventyourvisaapplicationisrefused,contactInternationalStudent Advice:visaadvice@exeter.ac.uk
