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Visa Immigration Support and Advice VISA Team
Visa Immigration Support and Advice (VISA) TeamLevel 1 George Moore Building, GCU Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA
T: +44 (0)141 273 1244 E: [email protected]
GCU London VISA TeamStudent Office, 40 - 48 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London E1 6PX
T: +44 (0)141 273 1829 E: [email protected]
www.gcu.ac.uk/visa
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Confidential Support and AdviceWe specialise in visa and immigration advice. We provide personalised visa checklists and process visa applications. We check online applications and supporting documents and post to the Home Office for in-country applications. We also provide support and guidance overseas by checking online applications and supporting documents via email for out-of country applications.
If you have any enquiries regarding your visa status, please contact the VISA Team. All visa immigration advice should only be given by members of VISA.
We can assist you with:• Tier 1 Graduate Entrepreneur (GE)• Tier 2 Enquiries• Tier 4 Student Visa/Extension• Tier 4 Doctorate Extension Scheme
(DES)• Tier 5 Enquiries• Family and Dependant Visas• Short-Term Study Visa (STSV)• Schengen and Visit Visas• Standard Visitor Visa• Working Permissions and National
Insurance Number (NINo)• Lost Passport, Visa or PRC• Police Registration Certificate (PRC)
information• Asylum-seeker and Refugee support• Advice on Travelling in and out of the UK.
Tier 4 Sponsor - Visa ComplianceGlasgow Caledonian University is a licensed Tier 4 Sponsor under the UK Points Based System. The VISA Team support students to adhere to Tier 4 conditions and to protect your immigration status. The Team also ensure the university is compliant with our Tier 4 responsibilities and duties.
Helpful GuidesThe team have a series of leaflets and publications available in our VISA Areas and for download from our website.
Look out for our Visa and Immigration Student Journey and Online Visa Application Guides.
Available for download fromwww.gcu.ac.uk/visaguides
The VISA team – An approachable dedicated team of ethical and professional immigration specialists, who are committed to the quality delivery of an authentic service through positive engagement so to promote the continued duty of care owed to all, ultimately to enhance both the student and staff experience.
VISA WorkshopsWe host student and staff workshops throughout the year - please visit our website for dates and more information. Registration is required.
Skype and Children’s AreaWe provide Skype facilities within the VISA Area, please visit the VISA Desk for assistance. We also have a Children’s Area with books and colouring materials. All children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
Meeting a VISA AdvisorVISA Advisors provide advice and support to students and staff in relation to immigration and visa matters. Please see the back of this guide for details of our VISA Area locations.
VISA Opening HoursMonday – Thursday• 9.00am – 5.00pmFriday• 10.00am – 4.00pm
AppointmentsAppointments are for visa application submissions or for issues where you feel you need more time to discuss your case with an advisor. Students are allocated 30 minutes. Those submitting applications with dependants require an extra 30 minutes for each dependant. Email the VISA Team in your campus to make an appointment for advice, support and visa application submissions.
Appointments must be booked in advance and take place between:Monday – Thursday• 10.00am – 12.00pmTuesday - Thursday• 2.00pm – 4.00pm
Drop-In SessionsMonday• 2.00pm – 4.00pmFriday• 10.00am – 12.00pm
Drop-in sessions are for quick visa enquiries and initial advice. Students are allocated a 10 minute slot. Check-in with your student ID card at the VISA Desk on Level 1, George Moore Building. You will need to register your name at the start of the session – students will be seen in the order of this register and on a first come first serve basis.
If you feel you might need more time, visit the VISA Desk or email to discuss your enquiry.
Contact UsWe are here to support you through your Visa Student Journey at GCU. Please contact us by email, phone or in-person if you would like any information or guidance from the VISA Team.
Please visit our website for further information, workshop details and publications: www.gcu.ac.uk/visa
How will you fund your studies?
As part of your application you will
have submitted proof of your finances
- ensure that you are very clear about
the source and availability of these
funds, also how you plan to pay for
subsequent years fees if your course
is more than one year in duration. If
you have official financial sponsorship
make sure you are aware of the
amounts and exactly what is covered.
If you have a loan, how will you afford
to pay this back? How much will your
accommodation cost and are you
clear about the cost of living in the
UK? If your parent/s is/are sponsoring
you and is/are working, be sure to
have a letter from their employer
denoting their position and salary,
as this could be requested.
What are your family’s plans? If you
have a spouse and/or children, you
must also be prepared to answer
questions about them, such as
whether they will be joining you in
the UK and what they will be doing
including childcare arrangements.
Credibility InterviewsAdvice from the VISA Team
What are your post-study plans?
If you have plans to seek employment
in the UK, after your studies, discuss
how you investigated the possibility of
doing so, and under what visa.
Support from the VISA Team
The GCU VISA Teams are here
to support you through your visa
journey. We have a Video and Online
Guidance to support you. Visit our
website to access these and for further
information: www.gcu.ac.uk/visa
Where will you live? If you will stay
in a hotel at the start of your studies,
be aware of how to find a place to live.Glasgow Caledonian University
is a registered Scottish charity,
number SC021474. © Glasgow
Caledonian University 2017.
BMM00060_08/18.
Visa Immigration Support
and Advice (VISA) Team
Level 1 George Moore Building, GCU
Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow G4 0BA
T: +44 (0)141 273 1244
GCU London VISA Team
Student Office, 40 - 48 Fashion Street,
Spitalfields, London E1 6PX
T: +44 (0)141 273 1829
www.gcu.ac.uk/visa
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