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VisaInformation Presentation

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PRE-SESSIONALENGLISHSTUDENTS

Whoarewe?

UniversityofExeter InternationalStudentSupport

 Trainedimmigration advisers

 ExpertsonStudentvisas

 Wewilladviseyouon preparingandsubmitting yourStudentvisa applicationforyour universitycourse

 Offerafreevisaapplication service

Questions

Whattypeof visadoyou have?

 Studentvisa?

 Visitorvisa?

 Dependantvisa?

 Other

 Speaktousaboutyour situation

Doesyourvisa expirebefore 18/Sept/23?

 Ifyourvisaexpiresbefore18 Septembermostofthis workshopwillstillberelevant toyou

 Talktousattheendofthe presentationaboutyour situation

Doyouhave dependantsin theUK?

 Doyourdependantshave Dependantvisas?

 Talktousattheendofthe presentationaboutyour situation

Whatarewegoingtocovertoday?

• Howtoapply,whereandwhen Keydates

Prepare

• CASandmoney

• Othersupportingdocuments

• Setupandfillinyourapplicationform

• Costsandprocessingtimes

Submit

• Attendingyourappointmentandsubmittingyour application

• Wheretofindmoreinformation

Keydates& howtoapply

Key dates

Wewillcheckandsubmityour visaapplicationwithyou

Aug Pre-sessional finishes 27 Aug -7 Sep Receive CAS Contract & Data Check 18 Sep Visa expires 18 Sep onwards University of Exeter studies start

Howtoapply

Where YouneedtoapplyintheUKbeforeyourvisaexpires

When Attendanappointmentwithus7–15September Wewillsendyouanemailtellingyouhowtobookon25August

How Completeyourapplicationformusingouronlineguide

Atyourappointment, wewill...

1.Check&submitapplicationform

2.Payfees

3.Check&uploadsupportingdocuments

4.Bookbiometricappointment

Preparing your application

Supportingdocuments

Keyrequirements

Beforeyouapplyeveryonewillneedtohave:

 CAS–thismusthavebeenissued

 Money–requiredamountfor28daysincorrectformat

ConfirmationofAcceptanceof Studies(CAS)

Unconditional Offer Academicqualifications&Pre-sessionalEnglish Depositpaid(Mastersonly)

CASContract andDataCheck

Checkcarefullyandsubmit

CASStatement

ThiscontainsyourCASnumberandotherimportant informationyouwillneedforyourapplication

Hasanyonelived intheUKfor morethan12 months?

Finances

LivedintheUKfor lessthan12months

• Mustmeet financialrules

LivedintheUKfor 12+months

• LivedintheUKfor12 monthsonthedateof application

• Withvalidvisasthroughout

• Makingthevisaapplication intheUK

• NOFINANCESREQUIRED

Money +

Add - Deduct = Total required

Tuition fee

Living expenses of £9,207

Tuition paid to the University Scholarship awards

Accommodation paid to the University (max. £1,334)

You will need to calculate your total amount

Anexample…

MScAccounting&Finance

+ Add

Tuition fee £31,000

Living expenses of £9,207

- Deduct = Total required

Tuition paid to the University £1,500

Scholarship awards

Accommodation paid to private provider £5,000

(£31,000 + £9,207) - £1,500 = £38,707

EvidenceofMoney

Moneyinthe bank

• Your account or your parent(s) account – not a business account

• 28 days minimum

• Bank statement or letter

Officialfinancial sponsorship

• Government, international company, University or scholarship provider

StudentLoan

• Deposit by 1st August

• Sponsor letter: State the amount and length of your sponsorship

• Provided by your national government, state or regional government, or by a government sponsored student loan company

• Student loan letter

BankStatements

Ifyouneedtosubmitabankstatement,itmust:

 Coverthewhole28-dayperiod

 Include:

 Name

 Accountnumber

 Alltransactions

 Logoofthebank

 Dateofissue

 Printedclosetoyourappointmentdate(maximum31daysbefore)

 BeinEnglish–youwillneedanofficialtranslation+originalifitisnot

 Personalcashaccount–noinvestments,companyaccounts

Example bank statement

DifferentiationArrangements

Who qualifies?

Anationalofoneof thecountries listedhere

What doesit mean?

Ifyouqualify,youdo notneedtosubmit evidenceofmoney withyourinitialvisa application

OtherDocuments

Translations

AnydocumentsnotfullyinEnglishmustincludeanofficial certifiedtranslation

ATAScertificate

Checkyourofferletter,processingtime4-6 weeks,somenationalitiesareexempt

Under18Letterfromparent(s)orlegalguardian

DocumentList

Everyone

Ifapplicable

 ScanofPassport

 ScanofVisa

 CASnumber

 Money

 Verificationconsent form

 Translations

 Evidenceofmoney

 ATAScertificate

 Under18:permissionletter

 Ifusingparent’sfinance: Parent’spermissionletter andproofofrelationship

 NOTqualifications

Preparingyour application

Costs, forms and appointments

Costs

 IHS-£470peryearofyourvisa

 Visafee-£490

 Additionalchargesmayapplyforbiometric appointments (£0-£130)

 Additionalchargesforpriorityservices

Submittingyourapplication

Appointment BookandattendavisasubmissionappointmentwithInternationalStudentSupport 06–15September Prepare Yourbankstatement Otherdocuments:translations,ATASetc. Application form Completeyourapplicationformbyfollowingthestepsinouronlineguide Stopcompletingtheformwhentheguidetellsyouto!

Submittingyourapplication Biometrics Bookandattendbiometricsappointment Uploadscans Youwillneedscansofyourdocumentssavedonyourlaptop Payments Payapplicationfee PaytheImmigrationHealthSurcharge