Transcript Extending your student visa

Extending your student visa
Tier 4 (G) Student Visas
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40 points required
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Attributes (course) = 30 points
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Maintenance (living costs) = 10 points
Extending your student visa
The Application Process
 Completed form with required documents
 Apply in person or by post before your
current visa expires
 Letter from Home Office to book your
biometric appointment
 Attend your biometric appointment
 4 to 14 weeks (or more) you will receive
your passport and documents
 5 to 10 days receive your UK ID Card for
Foreign Nationals (which is your visa)
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How to avoid problems when making your visa
application
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Make sure your application is sent in time so that it arrives
at the Home Office BEFORE your current visa expires
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Send your application by special delivery and keep the
receipt from the Post Office
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Must complete in BLACK ink
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Must use CAPITAL LETTERS to complete the form
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Answer all required questions and follow the directions. If
a question does not apply to you, leave it blank
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Make sure you have the most up-to-date form and all
required documents
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Application Form
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Tier 4 (G) available from the UK Border Agency
website:
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/quickguideforstude
nt/adultstudents
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Dependants can apply with the student but a
separate form must be filled in for each dependant
www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/d
ependants
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Fees
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The application fee is £357 if you are
sending your application by post
The application fee is £565 if you are going
in person to the Home Office
The application fee is £50 for each
dependant application sent with your form
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Documents
The new rules for visa extensions mean
that providing the correct documents on
time is very important.
All documents must be original and
recent.
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Documents
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Passport – You should provide all the
passports that you have ever used in the UK.
Check is it valid and has at least 6 months left
If any of these passports have been lost or
stolen, you will need to provide a police report
and details of your initial trip to the UK.
You should also include any passports of your
dependants.
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Photographs – 2 UK passport size
photographs of yourself and each
dependant.
These must be on a white or light grey
background, you cannot smile, and nothing
in front of your face.
Must be taken within 1 month
Photograph Guidance can be found on the
UKBA Home Office website.
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Visa Letter – 2 types
Certificate of Acceptance for Studies Visa Letter
(CAS)
If you are applying for a visa to start a new course,
you should have or soon will receive a CAS Visa
Letter from the University. This will come from the
admissions office once you have accepted your
Unconditional
Student Extension Visa Letter
If you are extending your visa to continue a current
course that you are studying, you will need to apply
for a Visa Letter to extend your visa from your
Teaching Office.
You must have a visa letter to apply for a visa.
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Documents to Support Application
Proof of qualifications
 Your visa letter may list the documents
used to obtain your place at UEA.
 You must include all of these original
documents and in English or translated.
 If you are extending to complete a course
that you are already studying, you may not
need proof of previous qualifications.
You only need the documents that are listed
on your visa letter
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Money Needed for Tuition & Maintenance
 1st year course/tuition fees (or all course
fees for one year or less)
+
 Maintenance / Living Costs
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£5,400 (£600 x 9 months max.)
or £1,200 (if you meet the requirement to show
the lower amount - £600 x 2 months).
Unless paid to UEA or have financial sponsor
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Proof of finances for maintenance
 If you are extending your visa to complete a course that
you have already started or have completed a course that
was longer than 6 months and completed within the last 4
months, you will only need to show £600 x 2 months
(£1,200) + tuition.
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If you are starting a new course and completed a course
that was less than 6 months or completed the course
more than 4 months ago or applying for a student visa
from another visa type you will need to show £600 x 9
months (£5,400) + tuition.
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This is the maximum, if your course is less than 9 months
then you show however many months you are studying.
Dependants will need to show £400 per person per month
up to a maximum of 9 months. If you are entitled to the
reduced maintenance requirements your dependants will
need to show £400 per person per month for up to a
maximum of 2 months.
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Proof of finances – Tuition and Maintenance
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Paid in advance, show on visa letter or official receipt
Bank account in your name (statement or letter)
Letter from an Official Financial Sponsor
UEA Scholarship
Letter from your parent and birth certificate or other…
Maintenance
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Paid in advance for UEA accommodation only
Bank account in your name
Letter from an Official Financial Sponsor
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Proof of finances – Bank Accounts
 All funds must be in a bank account in
YOUR name
 You must have 28 days in your statement
 The required amount must show in the end
balance
 The bank statement or bank letter cannot
be more than 1 month old
 Must be originals (keep your statements)
 The financial requirements can be
complicated, please ask an International
Adviser if you are confused.
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Bank Statements and Letters must have include
the following:
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Your (or your parents) name
Account number
Date of the statement or letter
The bank’s name and logo
Amount of money available
Ad hoc statements are accepted if on the bank’s
letterhead paper
If a print out is used it must have all the above
details and the official stamp on every page.
You can use an overseas bank account. But it
needs to be an original document, in English, and
convert the end balance to British Pounds
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http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic
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Proof of finances from Financial Sponsor
 If you are receiving financial sponsorship,
you must provide a letter from your
financial sponsor confirming the details of
your sponsorship, including the amount and
when it will finish. This needs to be on
official letter headed paper and
signed/stamped by your financial sponsor.
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ATAS – Academic Technology Approval Scheme
 Certain subject areas need to apply for a clearance
certificate under the ATAS, before you make a visa
application.
 This only affects certain subject areas, but Masters
or PhD students should check whether or not the
requirement applies to you. You will need to obtain
the JACS code from your School Office and
compare it to the list on the ATAS website:
www.fco.gov.uk/atas.
 You must apply for your ATAS certificate on-line at
least 1 month before applying for your visa. The
certificate will be emailed to you and must be
printed and submitted with your visa application.
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Police Registration Certificates
 Some nationalities are required to register
with the police. If your visa states that this
is a requirement for you, you must include
your Police Registration Certificate and
those of any dependants also required to
register.
 Certificates must be up-to-date and include
your current address and details of any visa
extensions or changes of course.
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Translations in English
 If any of your documents are not in English or
Welsh you will need to get them translated by
a professional translator.
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Details of the translator’s credentials
Confirmation it is an accurate translation of the
original document
Translator’s contact details
The original signature & date of the translator
Must include both original and translation versions
in your application
If the document provided in English from your
education institution or bank, that is acceptable
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List of Required Documents
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Application Form
Application fee
2 passport size photos
Passport(s)
Visa letter
Bank Statement and/or receipts
Any Education documents
Police Registration Certificate (if required)
ATAS Certificate (if required)
Financial Sponsor Letter (if required)
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How can we help you?
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Information on our website
www.uea.ac.uk/services/students/international/PBS
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Twice a month Visa Information Sessions
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Visa Workshops - International Student Advisers
from the Dean of Students’ Office will go through
the application form and answer questions.
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1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at 3pm
Tuesdays 10am
Wednesdays 2pm and 3pm
Fridays 10am
Email us at [email protected]
Extending your student visa
Thank you!
Paul Hartzler
Jane Amos
International Student Advisers
Dean of Students Office