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You should read this information guide to help you decide which documents may be useful in supporting thestatements that you have made on your visa application form.
Please note that ALL the specified documents must be original and in English or Welsh otherwise you must
include a certified English translation that can be independently verified by the UK Border Agency.

You should also read the Policy Guidance: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adultstudents/evidence/
Information about youCompleted visa application form:
In some locations you can only apply
by making an online application. You
should check on our supported
countries page to see if you shouldmake an online application
Completed Appendix 8

 If your country does not support online applications you must complete andsubmit a VAF9
 If you make an online application you must also print it off and submit withyour supporting documents

You must complete self assessment form Appendix 8 and submit a printed copy
with your application form.

A current and valid travel document orpassport

You will not be issued a visa if you do not have one of these.

One passport sized colour photographThis must comply with the requirements in our photo guidance

Evidence of your permission to be in
the country where you are applying, if
you are not a national of that country

This must show your current immigration status. It could be a residence permit,‘green card’ or valid visa.

Previous passports

These are to show your previous travel history.

Translations: The original translationmust contain confirmation of thefollowing from the translator:

That it is an accurate translation of the original document
The date of the translation
The translators full name and signature
The translators contact details

Sponsor – evidence if you are not applying to study English language
Confirmation of Acceptance forStudies.

Before you can apply for permission to enter or remain in the UK under Tier 4(General), your education provider must assign a confirmation of acceptancefor studies (CAS) to you. This confirms that you have been given an
unconditional offer of a place on a course of study with a licensed Tier 4sponsor.
Write your CAS reference number on your application form - your Tier 4

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sponsor will give you the reference number.
Documents used to obtain your CAS.

Send us the documents you used to obtain the CAS. You will need to knowwhat evidence your Tier 4 sponsor has included on your CAS, so that you caninclude it with your application. You must get this information directly from yourTier 4 sponsor before you apply. Each certificate of qualification or transcript
must be the original (not a copy).
Students of designated low-risk nationalities attending courses with highly
trusted sponsor status do not routinely have to present documents at the visa
application stage in respect of their educational qualifications, although UKBA
reserves the right to ask to see the evidence.
The current list of low risk nationalities is: Argentina; Australia; British National
Overseas; Brunei; Canada; Chile; Croatia; Hong Kong; Japan; New Zealand;
Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; Trinidad and Tobago; and the USA.
There are additional requirements if you are applying to study a course that
requires an ATAS clearance certificate, or if you are a postgraduate doctor ordentist. See below.

Assessment by other means.

If your course is at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 3 or above
and you have been assessed by other means (such as references, a portfolio ofartwork, interview, or the Tier 4 sponsor's own test or entrance exam), you do
not need to include these documents with your application. However, your Tier
4 sponsor must include details of how they assessed you on the CAS.
If you have been offered a place because of progress you have made on an
existing course, your Tier 4 sponsor must include this information on the CAS.
You will not need to send any documents if this is how you have beenassessed.

Assessment of your English language
competence.

If you are applying to study a course that is below level 6 of the revised NQF
and is not a foundation degree, your Tier 4 sponsor may have used an English
language test or a course that you completed as a child student in order toconfirm your English language skills. If so, you must send us the test or course
qualification document with your application.
For details of approved providers please refer to:
New list of approved English language test providers

Sponsor – evidence if you are applying to study English language
Assessment based on yourqualifications.

If your Tier 4 sponsor has assessed your qualifications in order to assign yourconfirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS), you must send us thesequalifications with your application. Each certificate of qualification or transcript
must be the original (not a copy).
You will need to know what evidence your Tier 4 sponsor has included on yourCAS, so that you can include it with your application. You must get thisinformation directly from your Tier 4 sponsor before you apply.

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Assessment based on references.

If your Tier 4 sponsor has assessed you using one or more references, youmust send us each of the original references assessed on the CAS. Eachreference must contain:
 Your name; Confirmation of the type and level of course or previous experience; The dates of study or previous experience; The date of the letter; and The referee's contact details.
If you cannot provide the original reference(s), you can provide a copy, together
with a letter from your Tier 4 sponsor confirming that it is a true copy of thereference they assessed.

Assessment based on your progress

If you have been offered a place because of progress you have made on an
existing course, your Tier 4 sponsor must include this information on the CAS.
You will not need to send any documents if this is how you have beenassessed.

Assessment of your English language
competence.

If you are applying to study a course that is below level 6 of the revised NQF
and is not a foundation degree, your Tier 4 sponsor may have needed toassess your English language skills before assigning your CAS. If theassessment was based on a formal qualification that you hold, you must include
the qualification certificate with your application to us.

Further guidance on the CAS can be found at:www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adult-students/can-you-apply/cas/#
ATAS certificates
Do you need an ATAS clearance
certificate?

You must obtain an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) clearance
certificate if you are applying for permission to do:Postgraduate studies leading to a doctorate or master's degree by researchin one of the subjects listed in Appendix 6, paragraph 1 of the Immigration
Rules; orPostgraduate studies leading to a taught Master's degree in one of thesubjects listed in Appendix 6, paragraph 2 of the Immigration Rules; orMore than six months' study or research in the UK which is part of anoverseas postgraduate-level course, in any subject listed in Appendix 6 ofthe Immigration Rules.

You must apply for an ATAS clearance certificate online on the Foreign andCommonwealth Office website. This site also contains information about thescheme and the list of designated subjects. If your course requires you to havean ATAS certificate the CAS will show that this is the case.
Post graduate doctor or dentist
If you are applying to take arecognised Foundation Programme asa postgraduate doctor or dentist.

The qualification(s) you send with the application must include the original
certificate and/or original transcript of results of the UK recognised degree inmedicine or dentistry that you completed while in the UK as a student.

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Evidence of your money
Evidence of money already paid toyour education provider.

Living costs.

You will be asked to declare at the application stage that you hold and willcontinue to hold the required maintenance funds to support yourself and pay foryour course. You must show that you have enough money to pay your course
fees for the first year of your course (or for the entire course, if it lasts less thana year).
When it assigns your CAS, your Tier 4 sponsor can include details of any
money that you have already paid. If you have paid any money to cover yourcourse and accommodation fees to your Tier 4 sponsor, but your CAS does notindicate that this has been paid, you must include evidence of payment in yourapplication.
You must provide evidence of your ability to meet living costs as follows:

Evidence of an official financial
sponsor or government sponsor.

£1000 per month if you are spending more than half of your study time ininner London; or£800 per month if you are spending more than half of your study timeoutside inner London

If your Tier 4 sponsor is giving you any official financial sponsorship, it caninclude details of this on your confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS).
In any other circumstances you must provide an official headed letter ofconfirmation bearing the organisation's official stamp. It must show:

Evidence of money that is available toyou – general principles.

Your name ;The official financial sponsor's name and contact details;
The date of the letter;
The length of the sponsorship; andThe amount of money that the official financial sponsor is giving to you; orA statement that it will cover all of your course fees and living costs.

Students of designated low-risk nationalities attending courses with highly
trusted sponsor status do not routinely have to present documents at the visa
application stage in respect of their maintenance funds, although UKBA
reserves the right to ask to see the evidence.
The current list of low risk nationalities is: Argentina; Australia; British National
Overseas; Brunei; Canada; Chile; Croatia; Hong Kong; Japan; New Zealand;Singapore; South Korea; Taiwan; Trinidad and Tobago; and the USA.
If you are a student of a nationality not included in this list, you must show thatyou have held the required money for a consecutive 28-day period (finishing on
the date of the closing balance) ending no more than one month before yourapplication.
If you are providing your evidence of money from a single account, we willassess the funds available to you from the closing balance given on thedocument you provide as evidence.
If you provide two or more pieces of evidence from a single account (forexample, two consecutive bank statements), we will assess the money
available to you from the closing balance of the most recent document. We will
always use the closing balance date from the account that most favours you.
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has established a list of financial institutions
which do not verify financial statements to their satisfaction and from whomthey will no longer accept documents. This list is published on the UKBA
website.

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Note that property, shares, bonds pension funds, life insurance or similarsavings accounts are not acceptable. This applies to your own and yourparents accounts.
The following documents, with theexception of the loan letter, must covera consecutive 28-day period ending nomore than a month before the date ofyour application.

Personal bank or building society statements; Letter from a bank or building
society confirming funds; Letter from a financial institution confirming funds or aloan (the financial institution must be regulated by the Financial Services
Authority or, in the case of overseas accounts, the home regulator).
Loan letters must be dated no more than six months before the date of yourapplication, and must show: your name; the date of the letter; the financial
institution's name and logo; and the money (or funds) available as a loan.
Loan funds must be available to you before you travel to the UK, unless theloan: is an academic/student loan from your country's national government; andwill be released to you by your national government or your Tier 4 education
provider when you arrive in the UK.
Loans held in the name(s) of your parents(s) or legal guardian cannot be usedas evidence of money held by you.

Money held by your parent(s) or legal
guardian(s).

A student relying on money held by his/her parents(s)/legal guardian mustshow that he/she is related to his/her parent(s)/legal guardian by providing anoriginal legal document or a notarised copy of one of the following documents:

The student’s birth certificate showing names of his/her parent(s);The student’s certificate of adoption showing names of both parent(s) orlegal guardian;
A Court document naming the legal guardian of the student.

You must also show that your parent(s)/legal guardian has given theirpermission for you to use this money by providing:A letter from his/her parent(s) or legal guardian.

The letter must confirm:The relationship between the student and his/her parent(s) or legal
guardian; andThat the parent(s) or legal guardian have given their consent to thestudent using • their funds to study in the UK.

Further guidance on money requirements can be found at: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adultstudents/evidence/money/
Evidence about your care arrangements for adult students aged 16 or 17
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you mustshow that your proposed carearrangement is acceptable.

You must have parental consent to travel to the UK. You must provide a letterfrom your parent(s) or legal guardian, confirming:
Your relationship with your parent(s) or legal guardian (accompanied byyour birth certificate, adoption certificate or Court issued guardianshipdocument);
 Your parent(s) or legal guardian's consent to your application;
 Your parent(s) or legal guardian's agreement to your living arrangements in
the UK; and Your parent(s) or legal guardian's agreement to the arrangements made foryour travel to and reception in the UK.
If the letter is signed by only one parent or legal guardian, it must confirm thatthey have legal custody or sole responsibility for you. If they do not have solecustody, the letter must confirm that each parent or legal guardian agrees to the5

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contents of the letter, and must be signed by each parent or legal guardian.
Additional evidence for a 16- or 17year-old child student living
independently.

If you are 16 or 17 years old, you have the legal right to live independently in
the UK, and may make your own arrangements for accommodation. If you areliving independently, you must provide a letter from your parent(s) or legal
guardian, confirming that:

They have given their consent for you to live independently in the UK; andThat they have given their consent for your independent travel to the UK.

This information can also be included in the parental consent letter.
Bringing your family (dependants)
Eligibility.

If you will be studying in the UK for more than six months, you can bring yourfamily members to the UK.

Visa application form.

Dependants must complete VAF10 or an online form (if applicable).

Information about you.

Dependants must also provide a current and valid travel document or passport,
one passport sized colour photograph, evidence of their permission to be in thecountry where the application is made (if not a national of that country),
previous passports & translations of any documents submitted that are not inEnglish or Welsh.

Evidence of relationship to sponsor.
Evidence of sponsor’s permission toenter or stay in the UK.

E.g. marriage certificate, civil partnership registration or birth certificate.
Copy of the pages of sponsor’s passport showing their visa if issued orpermission to stay if already in the UK.
If you are a child, you should provide evidence of both your parent’s status in
the UK to show that they are lawfully present in the UK, or being granted entry
clearance or leave to remain at the same time as you – please seeparagraph 319H (f) of the immigration rules for details of this requirement

Evidence of money available to family
members.

In addition to the funds required for the principal applicant, each family
member will need to show that they (or you) have an additional £600 permonth (for courses in London), or £450 per month (for courses OutsideLondon) for each month of your course up to a maximum of nine months.

Further guidance on family members can be found at: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/adultstudents/family/#

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