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Tier 4 Overseas Online Application formPlease follow these instructions when completing the form

Filling in your online application form

Student Immigration Service

Access the form here

Choose Tier 4 (General) student visa)

If you are a Chevening and Commonwealth scholar

please choose "Tier 4 Chevening/Commonwealth visa".

https://visas-immigration.service.gov.uk/apply-visa-type/tier4

Student Immigration Service


Select your country, then click on Next

You will then be presented with a list of application centres.


Make sure you have understood the information,

then click on Apply now.


Register an account with an email address

you check and will access on a regular basis.



Please provide details as applicable.


Select Yes and enter your

CAS number accurately.


Enter your address at which

you currently live overseas.


Enter a phone number which

you can easily be contacted on.




It is important that you list

all nationalities if you hold

more than one.


If you are unsure

what your province of birth

is click on the drop-down

menu below the text box.


Enter the information accurately

as it will be checked against what

is stated on your CAS.

Please contact us urgently if

you have renewed your passport

since receiving your CAS.

Email:

[email protected]

(for students starting a new course)

[email protected]

(for continuing students)




Enter the date you plan to arrive.

If you are starting a new course

this is likely to be the arrivals weekend.

If you are returning to resume your studies

please select a date that is close to

your actual return to your programme

of study.

Enter the duration of your stay.

Normally this will be until your course

ends, plus up to 4 months beyond this

date (up to 6 months for students who

are eligible for the Tier 4 pilot scheme).




If you selected Yes in the previous

section you will see this question.

If anyone is financially

dependent on you please

answer the questions as applicable.


Please provide the information

as requested.


If you have family in the UK please

select Yes and answer the

following questions as applicable.


Most students arrive independently,

but please select the option that

applies to you.


Please answer as applicable.

Note that this question does

NOT refer to a dependant who

might be joining you in the UK.


If you are a new student and

will be living on campus but

don't know your exact room number

yet please enter the university's

main address.

University of Bath

The Avenue

Claverton Down

Bath

BA2 7AY



Normally you will only

have one address in the UK,

but if you plan to live

at a second address please

provide the details.


Enter as applicable and

provide the details on the

next screen.



If you answer Yes to this question

you will be asked to provide details

on the following screen.


You may have applied for leave to remain

if you have extended your visa in the UK

after finishing a previous course, or if

you have extended your visa due to repeating

a year, adding a placement etc.

If yes you will be asked

to provide details.


If you have worked in the UK

you will have been given a

National Insurance number.

Please provide it.


Please provide as much information

as you can. If you have travelled

frequently please reply to the best

of your knowledge.



It is essential that you answer honestly,

otherwise your visa application will be refused.

On the next screen you will see an example of

what may have happened, and what information

is requested.



Please answer honestly.



It is essential that you provide

accurate information if you have

had criminal convictions.

The next few screens will ask you

questions about terrorist activities.

Please respond as applicable.






If you are studying an undergraduate

course you will have applied through

UCAS. Please provide your UCAS number.


You will have received information on

whether your course requires ATAS

clearance.

It will also be stated on your CAS.

Only certain Postgraduate Taught (e.g. MEng) and

Postgraduate Research programmes require

ATAS certificates.


Please provide details if you are receiving

money from an official sponsor.


Ideally you will provide your own bank

statement in your name as you will not

need to provide additional evidence.

If you cannot use your own financial

evidence the only alternative would

be to use your parents' or legal

guardians' statements. No other

relatives' or friends' statements

can be used.

You will also be asked to provide

your original birth certificate, a

consent letter from your parents, and

a translation of any documents that are

not in English.


Please note:

CEFR B2 = for pre-sessional (check your CAS)

CEFR C1 = for pre-sessional (check your CAS)

RQF 6 = Undergraduate

RQF 7 = Postgraduate Taught

RQF 8 = Postgraduate Research

If you have a combined CAS

(for pre-sessional and main degree course)

please enter the main course as the

start date (later date) and the main course

end date as you may be eligible for the

Tier 4 pilot scheme if you are doing a Masters

course that is 13 months or less.


You can only deduct up to a maximum

of £1,265 for accommodation payments

from your maintenance costs (total

is £9,135 for courses that are 9 months or

longer), even if you have paid more.

You can ONLY deduct accommodation

payments if you will be living in

university accommodation (not privately

rented).

If you rent privately the answer

must be No.


Enter your course fees as stated

on your CAS.

We ask that you show the funds in

your bank account if you are a new

student, so in this case the answer

would be No.


Please use this text box to clarify anything

you feel that needs to be added.

For example, if you cannot remember every

single trip of your travel history you

can state here that you have provided the

information previously to the best of your

knowledge.

After you click on Next you will see

a summary of your answers.

Please check them carefully and the click

on "continue" if everything is correct.

You can make changes if you identify an

error.



Select as applicable.

Ideally you can show the funds in one

statement, but it is possible to use

several statements.


You will now see a list of mandatory

documents you need to provide.

Please check that you have all the

originals available.



Please ensure that all your answers

are correct.

Once you proceed to the Immigration

Health Surcharge payment you can no

longer edit your answers.

If you are happy with your application

please proceed.

You will need to make 2 separate payments.

The first one is for the health charge

(covers you for medical treatment in the UK),

the second one will be for your visa application.


VERY IMPORTANT:

BIOMETRIC RESIDENCE PERMIT (BRP) COLLECTION (OVERSEAS APPLICATIONS):

You are required to collect your visa (Biometric Residence Permit - BRP) when you arrive in the UK.

The University of Bath is able to offer BRP collection from the University campus, rather than the Post Office.

To collect from the University of Bath, you will need to enter our Alternative Collection Location Code which you

will be asked to do when going through the payment process.

Alternative Collection Location (ACL) code: 2HE494

BRP collection address:

University of Bath, c/o Student Immigration Service

Wessex House 8.29

Claverton Down

Bath

BA2 7AY

Financial Proof

Student ServicesYou need to demonstrate:

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).

3. OR scholarship letter on headed paper (email a scan to

[email protected] to check that this will be

acceptable).

mailto:[email protected]

Bank statement check

Check whether your bank statements will be accepted (see flowchart):

1. Is the statement in YOUR name?

2. Is the account a cash account? NOT shares/investments/credit

cards/bonds/business accounts

3. Is it a current or savings account? (Both are acceptable)

4. Does the statement have the NAME and LOGO of the bank?

5. Does the statement show the ACCOUNT NUMBER?

6. If using parents’ statement they need to provide a consent letter.

7. Include your original birth certificate if using parents’ statement to prove the

relationship

8. 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.bath.ac.uk/publications/bank-statement-flowchart-for-tier-4-visa-applications/

http://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/financial-evidence-for-your-visa/

mailto:http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

9. 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?

10. Does it include the date of issue?

11. Will the money have been in the account for 28 days or more on the day

you will apply for your visa?

12. Is the date on the statement no more that 31 days before the date of your

application?

13. What is the lowest balance in this time period? Is it more than you need to

show evidence of?

Bank statement check

Email us any questions you may have about your visa application to

[email protected]. 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.

Services we offer

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/student-immigration-appointments-and-drop-in-sessions/

Documents

Tier 4 Overseas Online Application form · Choose Tier 4 (General) student visa) ... CAS number accurately. Filling in your online application form Enter your address at which