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► New student visas from outside the UK
► New student visas from outside the UK
If you are not currently in the UK and you want to come to study at Aston University, you will need a student visa under Tier 4 of the Points Based Immigration System.
Points
You will need 40 points in total.
30 points will be awarded for the Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number which Aston University will supply to you as soon as you have accepted an unconditional offer. Your CAS must not be more than 6 months' old on the date you apply for your visa and you can not apply for your visa more than 3 months before your course start date.
10 points will be awarded for having enough money in a bank account in your name OR in a joint bank account where you are one of the named joint owners.
You are allowed to use a bank account in your parents' name provided you also supply your birth certificate and an original signed and dated letter from your parent(s) confirming they are your parent(s) and they consent to their money being used to fund your UK studies.
How much money do I need?
►You will need to prove you have enough to pay the first year’s course tuition fees and £5,400 for living expenses.
(In some circumstances you will only need £1,200 for living expenses. Most commonly this happens when you have finished a course of more than 6 months duration within the last 4 months)
► If you have already paid money towards the tuition fees or towards your Aston University campus accommodation, you will need less money.
► Your financial proof must cover a 28 day period
►The proof must be printed no more than one month before the date your application will be made.
►The amount of money you need must have been in your account for every moment of at least 28 days before the date of application.
► If your bank account is not in the UK, you must include a conversion of the closing balance to Sterling using the OANDA web site and the exchange rate on the date your bank statement or bank loan was issued. You will need to provide an official translation of your bank statement
Documents
►You are asked to provide professional translations of documents which are not written in English and are asked to submit one photocopy of each document as well as providing the original document.
►If Aston University are admitting you on the basis of qualifications, you will have to produce those exact qualifications when you apply for your student visa
►If you need an ATAS certificate for your course, you will need to produce it. ATAS only affects a handful of students at Aston University. Mainly those who are research students studying in the School. of Engineering & Applied Science or the School of Life & Health Sciences. Click here for ATAS information and scroll down the page
Cost of student visa application
It will cost you *£145 in the local currency of the country in which you apply. * From 6 April 2010 onwards it will cost £199
How to apply
Download the UKvisas leaflet INF29 by clicking here
You need to go to the UK visas web page and complete 2 forms, the VAF9 and Appendix 8.
Click here for the VAF9
Click here for Appendix 8
Click here for Tier 4 Policy Guidance .
Click here for guidance from UKCISA on how to apply.
If you click here it will link you to the correct website in the country where you will make your application. Click here for advice from UKvisas
If you would like advice from Aston Students' Guild's Advice & Representation Centre where there are 2 members of staff who provide free immigration advice, please send an email to arc@aston.ac.uk
During the application process you will be asked to attend an office, in the country in which you are living, to have your photograph taken and to provide your fingerprints. This will happen before they decide about your visa application.
Click here to see the You tube video about new student visas from outside the UK
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24 February 2010
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