Student Immigration Service

Tier 4 overseas online application form

Please follow these instructions when completing the form

Student Immigration Advice Team

Filling in your online application form

1. You must register on the Visa 4 UK:

https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/User/Home

Student Immigration Service

Filling in your online application formClick on “Apply for myself”

Student Immigration Service

Fill in your personal details as they appear on your passport.

Student Services

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. Reason for visit: Study

2. Visa type: PBS Tier 4 Student

3. Visa Sub Type: Tier 4 (General) Student

Click on “Create Application”

Select your visa type as follows once you have filled in your personal details:

1.

2.

3.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Click on “Go To Application”The next screen will show the following:

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. If you are travelling with someone you will be prompted to complete the details that appear.

2. Enter the UK address where you will be staying.

If you have not yet secured your accommodation in the UK please enter the University’s main address:

University of BathClaverton DownBathSomersetBA2 7AY (= postcode)

Primary contact number:01225385538

The next slide will ask you to fill in passport details and travel information

1.

2.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Please fill in your home address overseas

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. If you selected YES for having been issued a UK visa you will be prompted to provide information about the type of visa issued.

2. If you have travelled to the UK in the last 10 years you will be prompted to provide details of the 5 recent visits.

3. This is most likely to be NO as it refers to a legal situation. It’s different from having left the UK after a holiday for example.

You will be asked about your travel history

1.

2.

3.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. You will only have a UK National Insurance number if you have worked in the UK.

Please answer all questions honestly.

1.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

You will now be asked to enter parents’ and dependants’ (if you have dependants) details

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Please provide details of any medical treatment received in the UKIf you answer YES to this question you will need to provide details about thetreatment.

If you answer NO the otherfields will not appear

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Email for the university isstudent-immigraion-advice@bath.ac.uk

Please complete the fields below as they appear here:

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Please refer to your CAS statement to ensure that all the information matches.

UG = NQF 6

PGT = NQF 7

PGR = NQF 8

The course start and end dates must match those on your CAS.

University of Bath

Claverton Down

Bath

Somerset

BA2 7AY (= postcode)

You will find the necessary information on your CAS.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. Choose “Studying”

2. Choose “NO”

3. Refer to your CAS to answer the English language requirement question.1.

2.

3.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

1. Fees are stated on your CAS

2. If fees have been paid you need to enter how much. Then select how you can prove that they have been paid. If you are applying for the first time we recommend not paying fees upfront, but to show them in your bank account.

3. Please select “NO” for established presence if you are applying for the first time. If you are making a visa extension (if you have completed more than 6 months of your current course) you need to select “YES”.

4. Select “Outside the inner London boroughs.

5. Enter £1,015

6. You can only demonstrate accommodation payment up to £1,265 if you are paying for University accommodation.

7. If you are receiving financial sponsorship you will be asked to provide details.

8. If you are showing both tuition fees and living costs in your bank account please state the exact course fees and maintenance costs (£9,135) and add the two figures together.

9. Ideally the funds will be in your own name. If not only parents’ and legal guardians’ statements can be used, no other relatives or friends.

Maintenance and fees1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Points claimed section, please enter as below:

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Additional informationYou do not need to enter any additional informationunless you believe it isrelevant for your application.

Key documents

Student Services

1. Your current passport (and visa if you already have a Tier 4 visa)

2. Two passport sized photographs that meet requirements:https://www.gov.uk/photos-for-passports

3. Certificate of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) from the University

4. Original certificates for all qualifications on your CAS statement

5. Financial proof…..

Key documents continued…

Student Services

6. Your Police Registration Certificate (if required)

7. Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate (if required)

8. Official translations and original documents – these must include • the translator’s signature• The translator’s qualification and contact details• be stamped, on headed paper• include a statement which confirms that it is an accurate translation of

the original document

9. TB test for certain countries:https://www.gov.uk/tb-test-visa/overview

10. Photocopies of all documents

Financial Proof

Student Services

1. Your tuition fees for one year

2. Maintenance £1,015 per month up to 9 months - £9,135.(£680 per month up to 9 months for dependants - £6,120).

OR scholarship letter on headed paper (email a scan to student-immigraion-advice@bath.ac.uk to check that this will be acceptable). This must state that your sponsor has no objection to you continuing your studies in the UK.

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Bank statement check (1):

See our flowchart to check whether your bank statements will be accepted:http://www.bath.ac.uk/ug-applicants/pdf/flowchart-for-visas.pdf

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Bank statement check (2):

• Is the statement in YOUR name?• Is the account a cash account? NOT shares/investments/credit

cards/bonds/business accounts• Is it a current or savings account? (Both are acceptable) • Does the statement have the NAME and LOGO of the bank?• Does the statement show the ACCOUNT NUMBER on every page?• If using parents’ statement they need to provide a letter:

http://www.bath.ac.uk/international/pdf/parentsfundsletterAUG09.pdf• Include your original birth certificate if using parents’ statement to prove the

relationship• If it is not in GBP you need to print out an Oanda currency conversion on the

date of your online application submission:http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Bank statement check (3):

• Is it an ORIGINAL document on headed paper?OR (if it is printed from an online account)- is there an official stamp on EVERY page?

• Does it include the date of issue?• Will the money have been in the account for 28 days or

more on the day you will apply for your visa?• Is the date on the statement no more that 31 days before the

date of your application?• What is the lowest balance in this time period? Is it more

than you need to show evidence of?

Student ServicesStudent Immigration Service

Services we offer

Email us any questions you may have about your visa application to student-immigraion-advice@bath.ac.uk. An adviser will respond to you.

You can also send us scans of your documents to be sure that they meet UKVI requirements.

If you are in the UK (but plan to make your extension overseas during a holiday period) you can visit us in a drop-in session:http://www.bath.ac.uk/students/visa-advice/drop-in-sessions/index.html