Civil administration

Civil Administration in UK

                                                                     Jasmine Tighilt

Kawther Bouhentalah

Ines Chater

Amelinda Mulia

Marine Lippi

Overview

- You can apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over and you:

1. have been offered a pl- You can apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK if you’re 16 or over and you:

1. have been offered a place on a course

2. can speak, read, write and understand English

3. have enough money to support yourself and pay for your course - the amount will vary depending on your circumstances

4. are from a country that’s not in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

5. meet the other eligibility requirements

When to Apply

•The earliest you can apply for a visa is 3 months before you start your course.

•You’ll usually get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks. You can check visa processing times for your country.

Fees

•It costs £335 to apply for this visa from outside the UK.

•You must pay £335 per person for any dependants.

•You’ll also have to pay the healthcare surcharge as part of your application. Check how much you’ll have to pay before you apply.

How Long You Can Stay

•You can arrive in the UK before your course starts:

1. up to 1 week before, if your course lasts 6 months or less

2. up to 1 month before, if your course lasts more than 6 months

How long you can stay depends on the kind of course you’re doing and what study you’ve already completed

What You Can and Can’t Do

1. You can:

•study

•work as a student union sabbatical officer

•apply from inside or outside the UK

•apply to extend your stay

•work in most jobs - depending on what level your course is and what kind of sponsor you have

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2. You can’t:

•get public funds

•work in certain jobs, for example professional sportsperson or sports coach

•study at an academy or a local authority-funded school (also known as a maintained school)

•You may be able to bring in family members (dependants).

There will be no change to the rights and status of EU nationals living in the UK, nains in the EU.

Eligibility

•You must have:

1. an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a licensed Tier 4 sponsor

2. enough money to support yourself and pay for your course - the amount will vary depending on your circumstances

Your Course

•You can do a course that’s one of the following:

•full-time leading to a qualification that’s at least level 6 on the Ofqual register

•an overseas course of degree level study that’s equal to a UK higher education course and is being run by an overseas higher education institution

•full-time, with at least 15 hours per week of organised daytime study, leading to a qualification which is at least level 3 on the Ofqual register

•a recognised foundation programme as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

Confirmation of acceptance for studies

1-•Your education provider will send you a reference number called a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) once they’ve offered you a place on a course. You’ll need to enter this on your visa application.

2-•You must apply for your visa no more than 6 months after you receive the CAS.

Further Study in UK

•You can only get a CAS for a new course if you’ve studied in the UK before and you’re:

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•re-sitting exams or repeating modules

•applying for the first time to a new institution to complete a course you started at an institution that’s lost its Tier 4 sponsorship

•applying to complete a PhD or other doctorate that you started studying under your last Tier 4 (General) student visa

•studying for a new qualification at a higher academic level

•studying for a new qualification at the same level and related to your previous course or career aspirations - it must be degree level or above at a Higher Education Institution (HEI)

•applying after working as a student union sabbatical officer to complete a qualification you started studying under your last Tier 4 (General) student visa

Knowledge of English

•You must prove your knowledge of the English language when you apply.

•This usually means passing a secure English language test 

(SELT).

•HEIs can choose how to assess a student’s knowledge of English. They must still be at:

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•CEFR level B2 if you’re studying at a degree level or higher

•SELT in reading, writing, listening and speaking and CEFR level B1 if you’re not studying at a degree level

Documents You Must 

Provide

•When you apply for the visa you must provide:

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1. a current passport or other valid travel documentation

2. proof that you can support yourself and pay for your course - this will vary depending on your circumstances

3. proof of parental or other legal guardian consent if you’re under 18

4. proof of your relationship with your parent or guardian

5. your tuberculosis test results if you’re from a country where you have to take the test

•You need a page in your passport that’s blank on both sides for your visa.

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•You may also need to provide additional documents depending on your circumstances.

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•Your documents will usually be sent back within 14 days.

Who Can Sponsor You

•You can only apply to extend your leave to study if your current sponsor is:

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1. a higher education institute (HEI)

2. an overseas HEI

3. an embedded college offering pathway courses

4. an independent school

5. You must include your dependants in your application if they’re on your current visa, including children who have turned 18 during your stay.

More Informations

•https://www.gov.uk/tier-4-general-visa

•EEA : European Economic Area, EU countries plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.