United Kingdom

UK STUDENT VISA ELIGIBILITY FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS CALCULATED USING A POINTS-BASED RULES SYSTEM CALLED A TIER 4 STUDENT VISA. HOLDERS OF TIER 4 VISAS ARE PERMITTED TO WORK 20 HOURS A WEEK DURING TERM TIME, AND FULL-TIME DURING HOLIDAYS AND SEMESTER BREAKS. RELEVANT INTERNSHIPS OR WORK PLACEMENTS ARE ALSO PERMITTED, SO LONG AS THEY ARE MARKED AS PART OF A DEGREE/COURSE.

TIER 4 STUDENT VISA RULES

NEED 40 POINTS TO APPLY FOR A STUDENT VISA. 30 POINTS FOR CAS LETTER & 10 POINTS MAINTENANCE FUNDS

HOW YOU ACHIEVED THIS POINTS

COURSE CONFIRMATION: YOU MUST RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF ACCEPTANCE FOR STUDIES (CAS) FROM A UNIVERSITY APPROVED BY THE UK BORDER AGENCY (UKBA).

ALL UNIVERSITIES MUST HAVE BEEN GIVEN OR APPLIED FOR HIGHLY TRUSTED STATUS (HTS) ON THE UKBA TIER 4 SPONSOR LIST (30 POINTS). 'A RATED' COLLEGES CAN ALSO ISSUE CAS NUMBERS. THE 'A' RATING IS A TRANSITIONAL RATING FOR 12 MONTHS AND ALL 'A RATED' COLLEGES MUST APPLY FOR HTS STATUS WITHIN THIS 12 MONTH TRANSITION PERIOD.
FUNDING: YOU MUST PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF FUNDING TO PAY FOR BOTH YOUR COURSE TUITION FEES AND YOUR MONTHLY LIVING COSTS (10 POINTS).

TUITION FEES ARE ON AVERAGE £11,000 PER YEAR BUT CAN RANGE FROM £4,000 TO £22,000. YOU WILL ALSO NEED AT LEAST £1,020 FOR EACH MONTH OF YOUR STUDIES TO PAY FOR LIVING COSTS IF YOU LIVE IN INNER LONDON. IF YOU LIVE IN OUTER LONDON YOU WILL NEED £900 A MONTH.