UK Immigration Procedures

UK Immigration Procedures

Recent changes to immigration procedures mean that international students now have a more streamlined route to studying in the UK.

Requirements to enter as a student
The requirements to be met by a person seeking to enter the United Kingdom as a student are that he or she:

has been accepted for a course of study at:
(a) a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance; or
© an independent fee-paying school outside the maintained sector; and

is able and intends to follow either:
(a) a recognised full-time degree course at a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
((IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) a weekday full-time course involving attendance at a single institution for a minimum of 15 hours- organised daytime study per week of a single subject or directly related subjects; or
© a full-time course at an independent fee-paying school; and

intends to leave the United Kingdom at the end of his/her studies; and

does not intend to engage in business or take up employment in the UK, except part-time or vacation work undertaken with the consent of the Secretary of State for Employment; and

is able to meet the costs of his/her course and accommodation, and the maintenance of him/herself and any dependants without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds.