theUK
ThisguideisdesignedtoprovideguidanceforUniversityofExeterstudents,aged16or over,toapplyforaStudentvisafromoutsidetheUK.Fordependantsclickherefor furtherinformation.
Youwillbeabletosaveyourapplicationandcomebacktoitatanothertimeifyouneed to(click‘Returntothisapplicationlater’).Ifyouareinactivefor25minutesyouwillbe automaticallyloggedout.
IMPORTANT
Answereachquestionfullyandtruthfully.Failuretodeclaresomethingonyourformcan beseenbyUKVIasdeception,andwillresultinthisapplication(andpossiblyfuture applications)beingrefused.Providingthecorrectinformationwillnotautomaticallylead toarefusal. Ifyouneedadviceaboutyourspecificsituation,contactus
Settingupyourapplicationform
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1. Whereareyouplanningtolive?–Choose‘England,Scotland,Walesor NorthernIreland’
2. DoyouhaveacurrentEU,EEAorSwisspassport?-Ifyouhaveoneof thesepassportschoose‘Yes’andgotopage2ofthisguide.Otherwise choose‘No’andcontinuebelow.
CreateaUKVisasandImmigrationAccount
Ifyouanswered‘No’toQuestion2,youwillbedirectedtoselectacountryto provideyourbiometrics.CheckthatyoucanattendaVisaApplicationCentreto providebiometrics.
ClickonApplyNow
•Enteravalidemailaddressandcreateasecurebutmemorablepassword.
•Confirmthisemailaddressbelongstoyou.Youcanaddanadditionalemail addressifyouwish.
•Enteryourcontactphonenumberandconfirmifyouusethisnumberinand outsideoftheUK.Youwillbeaskedifyouareabletobecontactedbytelephone. Gotopage3ofthisguide.
CreateaUKVisasandImmigrationAccount
(EU,EEA&Swissnationals)
Ifyouanswered‘Yes’toQuestion2,youwillbedirectedtousethe‘UK ImmigrationIDcheck’apptoverifyyouridentity. Ifyourphonedoesnotsupport this,trytouseafriendorfamilymember’sphone.Nodataisstoredonthedevice, anditmakestheapplicationmucheasier.
Followthesestepsifyouhaveaccesstoacompatiblephoneandhaveapassport withabiometricchip:
•Click‘CreateanAccount’
•Select‘Me’andclick‘continue’
•Enteryourgivennameandsurnameastheyappearinyourpassport
•Enteryourcountryofnationality
•Enteryourpassportdetails
•Enteryourdateofbirth
•Enteryouremailaddress.Asecuritycodewillbesenthere,somakesureyou haveaccess.
•Usethecodesenttoyouremailtoverifyyouremailaddress.Itwillbesentfrom uk.visas.and.immigration.home.office@notifications.service.gov.uk.Thecodeis onlyvalidfor10minutes,sobequick!
•Enteryourmobilenumber,andagainacodewillbesentfrom‘GOVUK’.Verify thecodeontheapplicationform.
•Allowsomeoneelseaccesstoyourapplicationifyouwish.Again,youwillneed toverifytheirdetails.
•Confirmyourdetails,andlookoutforthegreen‘Accountcreated’box
•Tosignintoyouraccount,useyourpassportnumber,dateofbirthanda securitycodesenttoyouremailaddressorphone.
•Downloadthe‘UKImmigration:IDCheck’apptocontinue
•Onceyouhaveverifiedyourdetailsontheapp,youshouldberedirectedtothe applicationformtoanswerthequestions.
Ifyoudonothaveabiometricpassportselect‘No’to‘Doesyourpassporthavea biometricchip?’orifyoudonothaveaphonethatcanusetheIDCheckapp,click onthelink‘Idonothaveaphonethatcanusetheapp’ . Inbothcasesyouwillbedirectedtoselectacountrytoprovideyourbiometrics. Seesecondboxonpage1.
Answeringthequestions
Pleasenotethattheexactorderof thequestionsmayvaryaccordingto youranswerstothequestionson page1ofthisguide.
Scholarships
Onlyanswer‘yes’ifyouhavea Fulbright,Marshall,Cheveningor Commonwealthscholarship.
DoyouhaveaConfirmationof AcceptanceforStudies(CAS) number?
Select‘Yes’andenteryourCAS number.Donotapplybeforeyouare issuedwithaCASnumberoryour applicationwillberefused.
Personaldetails
Fillinyourpersonaldetails. Youcanadddetailsformultiple nationalitiesandpassportsthatyou hold.Enterdetailsofyournational identitycardwhichyoushouldbe abletopresentifrequested.Ifyou don’thaveone,click‘No’.
Haveyouprovidedevidenceofyour Englishlanguageabilityina previousapplication?
Onlychoose‘Yes’ifyouarea continuingstudentandextending yourvisaforyourcurrent programme.Everyoneelseshould choose‘No’.Indicatewhichisyour preferredspokenlanguage.Answer thequestionaboutEnglishlanguage qualificationsfromaUKschool. Allstudents:select‘Yes’tothe question‘AreyoucomingtotheUK tostudyatahighereducation providerwithatrackrecordof compliance?’
Allstudents:select‘Yes’tothenext question‘DoesyourConfirmationof AcceptanceforStudies(CAS) statementindicatethatyourEnglish languageabilitywasassessedby yourinstitutionorthatyouarea ‘gifted’student?’
Peoplefinanciallydependenton you
Answerthequestionsaboutthose whorelyonyoufinanciallyfor support.Includethosewhowillnotbe travellingtotheUK.Rememberany dependantsjoiningyouintheUK mustapplyfortheirvisaseparately. Answerquestionsaboutyour parentsandanyfamilyintheUK, andyourtravelplans.
Doyouknowwhereyouwillbe stayingintheUK?
Answer‘No’ifyoudon’tknow.It’sok ifyoudon’tknowexactlywhereyou willbestaying,butyouwillstillneed togiveanindicationofwhereyou plantostayinthefreetextbox(for exampleUniversityhallsof residence,privateaccommodation etc).
Answer‘Yes’ifyoudoknowwhere youwillbestayingandgivedetails abouttheaddressyouplantostay at.Youcanaddmultipleplaces.
HaveyoubeentotheUKinthepast 10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’youwillbeasked toprovidefurtherdetailsincluding howmanytimesyouhavebeento theUKinthepast10years(ifyouare unsureyoucanprovidean estimation);thereasonforyourvisit, datesandduration.
HaveyoubeenissuedwithaUKvisa inthepast10years?
Answer‘Yes’ifyouhavemadeany previousvisaapplicationsfortheUK, whethertheyweresuccessfulornot. Youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedate andresultofyourapplication.
TraveltoAustralia,Canada,New Zealand,USA,Switzerlandorthe EuropeanEconomicAreainthelast 10years
Indicatehowmanytimesyouhave visitedthesecountries.Ifyouhave visitedmultiplecountries,select‘2to 5times’or‘6ormoretimes’. Youwillbeaskedtoprovidethe detailsofyourtwomostrecentvisits; whichcountryyouvisitedandthe purpose,dateanddurationofyour visit.
Haveyoubeentoanyother countriesinthepast10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’youwillbeasked toprovidethedetails;country, purposeanddatesforeachofyour visits.
Yourplannedtravelinformation
Enterthedateyouplantoarrivein theUK.Thiswillhelpdeterminethe datesonyourentryclearance vignette(visastickerinyour passport)oryourdigitalvisa.For courseslongerthan6months,your visacanbevalidfrom1month beforeyourcoursestartdateon yourCAS.
Immigrationhistoryandbreachof UKimmigrationlaw
Selecting‘Yes’willallowyouto explainmoredetailsofwhat happened,includingafree-textbox. Ifyouthinkthisappliestoyour situation,contactourteamfor furtheradvice.
Convictionsandotherpenalties, warcrimes,terrorism,extremism, personofgoodcharacterand employmenthistory
IncludeinformationforANYcountry, notjustthosewithintheUK.Selecting anoptionfromthelistdirectsyouto anotherpageorfreetextboxwhere youcanaddfurtherdetails.Ifyou thinkthisappliestoyoursituation, contactourteamforfurtheradvice.
IMPORTANT
Youcanaddmultipleimmigration problems.Listingdetailsofan immigrationproblemwillnot automaticallymeanyourapplication willberefused.Failingtolistarefusal willlikelymeanyouarerefused.
Answerthequestionstruthfullyand readthedefinitionsandstatements verycarefullybeforeyouanswer.
Sponsorlicencenumber–addthe university’ssponsorlicencenumber: 3FMMCWWY2
Sponsor’saddress–addthe universityaddressbelow.Usethe sameaddressforallcampuses: UniversityofExeter,Northcote House,Queen’sDrive,Exeter,EX4 4QJ
Placeofstudy–whattypeof sponsorwillyoubestudyingwith?
Select‘HigherEducationprovider withatrackrecordofcompliance’.
Primarysiteofstudy–Streatham campus–select‘Yes’.StLukes, PenrynorTrurocampuses:select ‘No’andaddtheaddressfromyour CASstatement.
UCASdetails–Click‘Yes’for undergraduatecoursesandprovide yourUCASnumber,otherwiseselect ‘No’.
AcademicTechnologyApproval
Scheme(ATAS)–ifyourcourse requiresATASselect‘Yes’(itwillsay onyourofferletterifyourcourse requiresATAS–youwillhave alreadyprovidedyourATAS certificatetogetyourCAS).Enter yourATASreferencenumber. Otherwiseselect‘No’.
Willyoubereceivingmoneyfrom anofficialfinancialsponsorfor yourcontinuingstudies?
Ifyouaresponsoredbyyour government,aninternational companyoruniversityyoucantick ‘Yes’andselecthowyouwill evidencethis.Youwillneedtoselect ‘letterofofficialfinancial sponsorship’unlessyouare sponsoredbytheUniversityof Exeterandthedetailsofyour sponsorshiparelistedonyourCAS. Whollysponsoredmeansyour sponsorshipcoversyourfulltuition feesandlivingexpenses.
Courseinformation
UseyourCAStohelpyouanswerthe followingquestions:
Nameofsponsorinstitution (school/college/university)-Universityof Exeter
Coursename–Enteryourcoursename asitappearsonyourCAS
Qualificationyouwillget–Enterthe RQFlevellistedonyourCAS.Onthe applicationformitwillincludetheSCQF level,forexampleRQF7/SCQF11.
StudentUnionSabbaticalofficer–Answer‘No’unlessyouareanelected Guild,orStudents’UnionPresident
Coursedates–enteryourcoursestart andenddatesastheyappearonyour CASstatement.
Accommodationpayments–only paymentstotheUniversityofExetercan beincludedhere.Private accommodationpaymentscannotbe included.Ifyouchoose‘Yes’youwillneed toprovidefurtherinformation;amount paidandevidenceofpaymenteitheron yourCASorifyouwillprovidereceipts. Youcandeductamaximumof£1,334 (risingto£1,483forapplications submittedonorafter2nd January2025) ofanymoneyyouhavepaidfor universityaccommodationfromthetotal amountoflivingexpensesyouneedto show.
IMPORTANT
EnsureyourCASisuptodateifyouhave recentlypaidanymoneytowardstuition feesoruniversityaccommodation.
Coursefees–thecoursefeesmust matchtheamountonyourCAS.If youhavemadeatuitionfeepayment choose‘Yes’.Youwillthenneedto entertheamountyouhavepaid.
Studentloan–confirmifyourfunds areintheformofastudentloan.If youchoose‘Yes’youwillbeaskedif youhavealreadyreceivedthisloan. SeeourMoneypagefordetails.
IMPORTANT
Documents
Youcannotusemoneyinabank accountinanyotherfamily members’name.
Conditionsand Declarations
Additionalinformationaboutyour application–usethisfreetextboxto addanythingadditionalyouwould liketobeconsideredaspartofyour application.Click‘Saveand continue’andreviewyouranswers.
Maintenancefunds-Areallofthe maintenancefundsrequiredforthis applicationinabankaccountwith yournameonit?Youcanfindout aboutthemaintenance(alsoknown aslivingexpenses)requirement here.
Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyour bankaccountselect‘Yes’. Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyour parent(s)orguardians’bank account,select‘No’tothefirst questionand‘Yes’to‘Areyourelying onmoneyheldinanaccountunder yourparent(s)orlegalguardian(s) name?’Youwillthenneedtoconfirm thatyouhavepermissiontousethe moneyfromthisaccountand confirmtheevidenceyouwillprovide toshowthatyoucanprovetheyare yourparent(s)orlegalguardian(s).
Ifyouarewhollysponsoredbyan officialfinancialsponsorandyou haveconfirmedyouwilleither providealetterfromyoursponsoror thedetailsofyoursponsorshipor studentshiparedetailedonyour CAS,select‘No’tobothquestions.
IMPORTANT
Carefullycheckyouranswers.You cangobackandeditanythingyou needtoatthisstage.Itisimportant youprovidefullandtruthful information.
Note:youcannotusemoneyinabank accountinanyotherfamilymembers’ name.
Documents Conditionsand Declaration
Tickeachboxtoconfirmthatyouwill provideeachdocument.Youmaybe askedtoclarifywhichfinancial documentsyouplantousetoshow therequiredmaintenanceamount. Youcanaddmultipletypesof documents,andthesecanalsobe frommultiplefinancialinstitutions.
Note–ifyouarestudyingacourse thatisatundergraduate,mastersor doctoratelevelyoudoNOTneedto provideevidenceofyour qualifications(certificatesor transcripts)withyourStudentvisa application.Thisisbecausethe UniversityofExeterisaHigher EducationInstitutionwithatrack recordofcompliance.Somestudents mayfindthatqualificationsarelisted ontheirdocumentlist.Youwillneed toticktheboxinordertoproceed butyoudoNOTneedtoprovide themwithyourapplication.
Noteverydocumentyouwillneedto presentatyourvisaappointment(if applicable)willbelistedhere.Seeour Documentlisttoensureyouinclude everything.
IMPORTANT
Carefullyprepareyourdocuments. Themostcommonreasonfora refusalisduetofinancialevidence submitted.Checkourwebsite carefullytoensureyourdocuments meetalloftherequirements.
Readthesesectionscarefullybefore confirming.Thisisthelastpointat whichyoucanedityouranswers. Carefullyreviewyouranswers beforeyoumoveontopaythe ImmigrationHealthSurcharge.
ImmigrationHealth Surcharge(IHS)
Muchofthispagewillbeprepopulatedfromyourapplication formbutyouwillneedto:
• Addwhereyouareplanningtostay –answer‘No’tostayingontheIsle ofMan,JerseyorGuernsey
• Addyourtitle
• Enteryourcoursestartandend dateasitappearsonyourCAS
• Answertheadditionalquestions aboutthecourse–checkthecourse level(RQFlevel)andcourselength onyourCAS.
• Readandagreetothedeclaration
Thepaymentsummaryscreenshould presenttheamountdueinyourlocal currency.Proceedtopayment.Note thattheamountyouneedtopayis theequivalentof£776perperson peryearofyourvisa-toseehow longyourvisawillbegrantedforsee thekeyfactssectionhere. Youwill becharged£338foranypartofa yearunder6monthsand£776for anypartofayearover6months.
BiometricResidence Permit(BRP) collectionlocation
Westronglyadviseyouchoosetohave yourBRPdeliveredtotheuniversity. Thisensureswecansafelystoreyour cardreadyforcollection.Youcando thisbyenteringthecorrectaddressand checkingthegenerated‘Alternative collectionlocation’(ACL)codeforyour campus.
Downloadandprint
OnceyouhavepaidtheIHSand applicationfeesandyouhave selectedyourappointmenttime, dateandlocation,yourapplication formiscomplete,andyouwillbe returnedtothe‘Downloadand print’screen.
Exeterbasedcourses(Streathamand StLuke’scampuses)enter:
UniversityofExeterStreathamcampus
ImmigrationComplianceUnit
InnovationCentreReception RennesDrive Exeter EX44RN
AlternativeCollectionLocationcode: 2HE342 Cornwallbasedcourses(Penrynand Trurocampuses):
C/ONatalieBattelle
InternationalStudentAdvisor PostRoom PenrynCampus TrelieverRoad Penryn TR109FE
AlternativeCollectionLocationcode: 2HE347
Youshoulddownloadandprintthe ‘SupportingDocuments’listandthe applicationformtotakewithyouto yourappointment.Wewouldalso recommendthatyousavePDF copiesforfuturereferenceasyou maynotbeabletoaccessthese later.
Questions
Ifafterfollowingtheadviceinthis documentyoustillhavequestions, firsttryourStudentvisaguideonour website.Ifyoustilldonotknowthe answer,pleasecontactthe InternationalStudentSupportteam atvisaadvice@exeter.ac.uk.