ApplicationFormGuide OutsidetheUK (StudentVisa)
ThisguideisforUniversityofExeterstudents,aged 16orover,applyingforaStudentvisafromoutside theUK.
ThisguideisforUniversityofExeterstudents,aged16orover,applyingforaStudentvisa fromoutsidetheUK.Fordependantsclickhereforfurtherinformation.
Youcansaveyourapplicationandselect‘Returntothisapplicationlater’.Ifyouareinactive for25minutesyouwillbeautomaticallyloggedout.
IMPORTANTIfyouneedadviceaboutyourspecificsituation,contactus.
Answereachquestiontruthfully.Failuretodeclaresomethingonyourformmaybeseen byUKVIasdeceptionandwillresultinthisapplication(andpossiblyfutureapplications) beingrefused Providingthecorrectinformationwillnotautomaticallyleadtoarefusal
Settingupyourapplicationform(everyone)
Clickheretostart
1.Whereareyouplanningtolive?
Select‘England,Scotland,WalesorNorthernIreland’
2.DoyouhaveacurrentEU,EEAorSwisspassport?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’gotopage3ofthisguide. Ifyouanswer‘No’continuebelow.
CreateaUKVisasandImmigrationAccount(non-EU/EEA/Swissnationals)
Selectacountrytoprovideyourbiometrics
Click‘ApplyNow’
Enteravalidemailaddressandcreateasecurebutmemorablepassword. Confirmthisemailaddressbelongstoyou.Youcanaddanadditionalemailaddressif youwish.
Enteryourcontactphonenumberandconfirmifyouusethisnumberinandoutsideof theUK.Youwillbeaskedifyouareabletobecontactedbytelephone.
Gotopage4ofthisguide.
Youcanusethe‘UKImmigrationIDcheck’apptoverifyyour identity(insteadofattendingabiometricsappointment). Ifyourphonedoesnotsupporttheapp,trytouseafriendor familymember’sphone.Nodataisstoredonthedevice,andit makestheapplicationmucheasier
Select‘Me’andclick‘continue’
Enteryourgivennameandsurnameastheyappearonyourpassport,yourcountry ofnationality,dateofbirthandyouremailaddress. Asecuritycodewillbesenthere,somakesureyouhaveaccess.
Usethecodesenttoyouremailtoverifyyouremailaddress.Itwillbesentfrom uk.visas.and.immigration.home.office@notifications.service.gov.uk
Thecodeisonlyvalidfor10minutes,sobequick!
Enteryourmobilenumber,andagainacodewillbesentfrom‘GOVUK’.Verifythe codeontheapplicationform.
Wedonotrecommendthatyouallowsomeoneelseaccesstoyourapplicationasyou mayneedtocontactthemtoobtainsign-insecuritycodes.
Confirmyourdetails,andlookoutforthegreen‘Accountcreated’box.
Tosignintoyouraccount,useyourpassportnumber,dateofbirthandasecurity codesenttoyouremailaddressorphone.
Downloadthe‘UKImmigration:IDCheck’apptocontinue
Onceyouhaveverifiedyourdetailsontheapp,youshouldberedirectedtothe applicationformtoanswerthequestions.
Ifyoudonothaveabiometricpassport:Select‘No’to‘Doesyourpassporthavea biometricchip?’
IfyoudonothaveaphonethatcanusetheIDCheckapp:Clickonthelink‘Idonothave aphonethatcanusetheapp’. Inbothcasesyouwillbedirectedtoapagewhereyouwillneedtoselectacountryto provideyourbiometrics. Returntopage2ofthisguideforinstructions.
Answerthequestions(everyone)
Theorderthequestionsappearmayvaryanddon’tnecessarilycombinetopicsasyou wouldexpect.Don’tworryaboutthis,justgothrougheachquestionusingthe informationbelowtoguideyou
Scholarships
Answer‘Yes’ifyouhaveaFulbright,Marshall,CheveningorCommonwealth scholarship.
HaveyouprovidedevidenceofyourEnglishlanguageabilityinaprevious application?
Choose‘Yes’ifyouareacontinuingstudentandextendingyourvisaforyourcurrent programme.
Everyoneelseshouldchoose‘No’ Indicatewhichisyourpreferredspokenlanguage.
AnswerthequestionaboutEnglishlanguagequalificationsfromaUKschool.Ifyou answer‘No’answerthefollowingquestions:
AreyoucomingtotheUKtostudyatahighereducationproviderwithatrack recordofcompliance?Select‘Yes’ DoesyourConfirmationofAcceptanceforStudies(CAS)statementindicatethat yourEnglishlanguageabilitywasassessedbyyourinstitutionorthatyouarea ‘gifted’student?Select‘Yes’
Peoplefinanciallydependentonyou
Answerthequestionsaboutthosewhorelyonyoufinanciallyforsupport.Includethose whowillnotbetravellingtotheUK.Remember,anyeligibledependantsjoiningyouin theUKmustapplyfortheirvisaseparately.
ParentsdetailsandfamilyintheUK
AnswerquestionsaboutyourparentsandanyfamilyintheUK,andyourtravelplans. Accommodation-doyouknowwhereyouwillbestayingintheUK?
Answer‘No’ifyoudon’tknow.
It’sokifyoudon’tknowexactlywhereyouwillbestaying.Youwillstillneedtogivean indicationofwhereyouplantostay,forexampleuniversityorprivateaccommodation
Answer‘Yes’ifyouknowwhereyouwillbestayingandgivedetailsabouttheaddress youplantostayat.Youcanaddmultipleplaces.
HaveyoubeentotheUKinthepast10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’,youwillbeaskedtoprovidefurtherdetailsincludinghowmany timesyouhavebeentotheUKinthepast10years,thereasonanddurationofyourvisit andthedateyouarrived.
Provideapproximatedatesifyoucan’trememberexactdates
HaveyoubeenissuedwithaUKvisainthepast10years?
Answer‘Yes’or‘No’.
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedateofvisaissue.Thiscanbethe ‘validfrom’dateonthevisa
TraveltoAustralia,Canada,NewZealand,USA,SwitzerlandortheEuropean EconomicAreainthelast10years
Indicatehowmanytimesyouhavevisitedthesecountries.Ifyouhavevisitedmultiple countries,select‘2to5times’or‘6ormoretimes’.Youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedetails ofyourtwomostrecentvisits;whichcountryyouvisitedandthepurpose,dateand durationofyourvisit
Haveyoubeentoanyothercountriesinthepast10years?
Ifyouanswer‘Yes’youwillbeaskedtoprovidethedetails;country,purposeanddates foreachofyourvisits.
Yourplannedtravelinformation
EnterthedateyouplantoarriveintheUK,thiswilldeterminethestartdateonyour eVisa.
Forcourseslongerthan6months,yourvisacanbeissuedupto1monthbeforethe coursestartdateonyourCASstatement.
ImmigrationhistoryandbreachofUKimmigrationlaw
Selecting‘Yes’willallowyoutoexplainmoredetailsofwhathappened. Ifyouthinkthisappliestoyoursituation,contactourteamforfurtheradvice.
Convictionsandotherpenalties,warcrimes,terrorism,extremism, personofgoodcharacterandemploymenthistory
IncludeinformationforANYcountry,notjustthosewithintheUK. Selectinganoptionfromthelistdirectsyoutoanotherpageorfreetextboxwhereyou canaddfurtherdetails.
Ifyouthinkthisappliestoyoursituation,contactourteamforfurtheradvice.
Sponsorlicencenumber
Addtheuniversity’ssponsorlicencenumber:3FMMCWWY2
Sponsor’saddress
Addtheuniversityaddress.Usethisaddressforallcampuses:UniversityofExeter, NorthcoteHouse,Queen’sDrive,Exeter,EX44QJ.
Placeofstudy
Whattypeofsponsorwillyoubestudyingwith?
Select‘HigherEducationProviderwithatrackrecordofcompliance’.
Primarysiteofstudy
Streathamcampus–select‘Yes’.
StLukes,PenrynorTrurocampuses:select‘No’andaddtheaddressfromyourCAS statement.
UCASdetails
Click‘Yes’forundergraduatecoursesandprovideyourUCASnumber,otherwiseselect ‘No’.
AcademicTechnologyApprovalScheme(ATAS)
IfyourcourserequiresATASselect‘Yes’.Ifrequired,youwillhavealreadyprovided yourATAScertificatetogetyourCASstatement-enteryourATASreferencenumber fromyourcertificate.
Otherwiseselect‘No’ . Willyoubereceivingmoneyfromanofficialfinancialsponsorforyourcontinuing studies?
Ifyouaresponsoredbyyourgovernment,aninternationalcompanyoruniversity,select ‘Yes’andselecthowyouwillevidencethis:
Select‘MyStudentsponsorhasconfirmedthisinformationonmyCAS’ifyouhave sponsorshipfromtheUniversityofExeter
Select‘Letterofofficialfinancialsponsorship’ifyoursponsorisnottheUniversityof Exeter.
Select‘Iamnotbeingwhollysponsored’ifthisappliestoyou.Whollysponsoredmeans yoursponsorshipcoversyourfulltuitionfeesandlivingexpenses.
Courseinformation
Nameofsponsorinstitution(school/college/university)-UniversityofExeter
Coursename
EnteryourcoursenameasitappearsonyourCAS
Qualificationyouwillget
EntertheRQFlevellistedonyourCAS.OntheapplicationformitwillincludetheSCQF level,forexampleRQF7/SCQF11.
StudentUnionSabbaticalofficer
Answer‘No’unlessyouareanelectedGuild,orStudents’UnionPresident
Continuingacourseofstudy
Answer‘Yes’ifyouareapplyingforavisatocontinueonthesamecourse.
Accommodationpayments
OnlypaymentstotheUniversityofExetercanbeincludedinthissection.Private accommodationpaymentscannotbeincluded.
Ifyouchoose‘Yes’youwillneedtoprovidefurtherinformation;amountpaidand evidenceofpaymenteitheronyourCASorasreceipts.
Youcandeductamaximumof£1,529ofanymoneyyouhavepaidforuniversity accommodationfromthetotalamountoflivingexpensesyouneedtoshow.
Coursefees
ThecoursefeesmustmatchtheamountonyourCAS.Ifyouhavemadeatuitionfee paymentandthisisshownonyourCASchoose‘Yes’.Youwillthenneedtoenterthe amountyouhavepaid.
StudentloanConfirmifyourfundsareintheformofastudentloan.Ifyouchoose‘Yes’ youwillbeaskedifyouhavealreadyreceivedthisloan.SeeourMoneypagefordetails.
Maintenancefunds
Areallofthemaintenancefundsrequiredforthisapplicationinabankaccountwithyour nameonit?
Youcanfindoutaboutthemaintenance(alsoknownaslivingexpenses)here Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyourbankaccountselect‘Yes’andmoveon.
Ifthemoneyisbeingheldinyourparent(s)orguardians’bankaccount: Select‘No’tothefirstquestion
Select‘Yes’to‘Areyourelyingonmoneyheldinanaccountunderyourparent(s)orlegal guardian(s)name?’
Youwillneedtoconfirmthatyouhavepermissiontousethemoneyfromthisaccount andconfirmtheevidenceyouwillprovidetoshowthatyoucanprovetheyareyour parent(s)orlegalguardian(s),forexampleabirthcertificate.
Ifyouarewhollysponsoredbyanofficialfinancialsponsorandyouhaveconfirmedyou willeitherprovidealetterfromyoursponsororthedetailsofyoursponsorshipor studentshiparedetailedonyourCAS,answer‘No’tobothquestions
Documents
Tickeachboxtoconfirmthatyouwillprovideeachdocument.Noteverydocumentyou willneedtopresentatyourvisaappointment(ifapplicable)willbelistedhere.Seeour Documentlisttoensureyouincludeeverything.
Finances
Youmaybeaskedtoclarifywhichfinancialdocumentsyouplantousetoshowthe requiredmaintenanceamount.Youcanaddmultipletypesofdocuments,andthesecan alsobefrommultiplefinancialinstitutions.
Important unlessyouqualifyfordifferentiationarrangementsyoumustsubmitat leastonedocumenttoevidenceyourfinances,forexampleabankstatementevenifit isnotlistedinthissection.
Qualifications
Ifyouarestudyingacoursethatisatundergraduate,master’sordoctoratelevel,you doNOTneedtoprovideevidenceofyourqualifications(certificatesortranscripts)with yourStudentvisaapplication.ThisisbecausetheUniversityofExeterisaHigher EducationProviderwithatrackrecordofcompliance.Youwillneedtoticktheboxin ordertoproceedbutyoudoNOTneedtoprovidethemwithyourapplication.
TuberculosisTesting
IfyouarefromacountrylistedhereyoumayneedtoprovideaTBtestwithyourvisa application.CheckifyouneedaTBtesthere.
ConditionsandDeclaration
Readthesesectionscarefullybeforeconfirming.Thisisthelastpointatwhichyoucan edityouranswers.
ThiswillshowtheamountofIHSyouwillneedtopay.Theamountisinlocalcurrencyor USDandwillincludeafeeforcurrencyconversion. SelectPaynowandmakethepayment
Theamountyouneedtopayistheequivalentof£776perpersonperyearofyourvisa. Youwillbecharged£388foranypartofayearunder6monthsand£776foranypartof ayearover6months.
DownloadandPrint
OnceyouhavepaidtheIHSandapplicationfeeandyouhaveselectedyourappointment time,dateandlocation,yourapplicationformiscomplete.Youwillreturntothe ‘Downloadandprint’screen
Downloadandprintthe‘SupportingDocuments’listandtheapplicationformtotake withyoutoyourbiometicsappointment.WealsorecommendthatyousavePDFcopies forfuturereferenceasyoumaynotbeabletoaccesstheselater.
Questions
Ifafterfollowingtheadviceinthisguide,youstillhavequestionscontactInternational StudentAdvice:visaadvice@exeter.ac.uk
Refusedapplication
Intheunlikelyeventyourvisaapplicationisrefused,contactInternationalStudentAdvice: visaadvice@exeter.ac.uk