Visa lecture 2: completing your application. Student Immigration Service

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1 : completing your application Student Immigration Service

2 Student Immigration Service Student Services Centre, 4 West Jessica Scott Sabine Bachinger Adam Flint Natasha Tiley Diane Bye student-immigration-advice@bath.ac.uk Check and Send visa service Drop-in advice Appointments

3 What will this lecture cover? Filling in the online application form Reminder of key documents

4 Applying for your Tier 4 visa at Bath 8 steps to extend your visa 1 Visa lecture 1: preparing for your application 2 Visa lecture 2: completing your application 3 Document checking drop-ins, 4 West 4 Appointment 1 final document check 5 Submit your application online 6 Appointment 2 document hand in 7 Enrol your biometrics 8 Collect your visa and documents from Student Immigration Service

5 Filling in your online application form before appointment 2 The application form can be found at the following website: The instructions to help you complete the application form can be found on the University web pages: We will discuss the most complex pages of the form now, but please use our web instructions when you fill in the form. Please only submit the form 1 DAY before your Appointment 2.

6 Select YES

7 Select NO

8 Select NO

9 Please enter your UK contact details telephone number and address IMPORTANT: Please tick the box I want to receive mail at a different address Then click Enter address manually

10 It is very important that you tick the box to receive mail at a different address as your visa will be sent to the University Enter the address as stated on the left

11 Select YES Select Tier 4 (General) leave to remain

12 Enter the dates as they are stated on your CURRENT visa

13 Select YES

14 If you are doing a pre-sessional course you are unlikely to have a BRP (plastic card as your visa) Select No, I did not have a biometric residence permit for my most recent leave unless you have a BRP card

15 You will only have a National Insurance number if you are working or have worked in the UK before

16 You will only have studied on a Tier 4 (Child) visa if you did your school years in the UK this will likely be no

17 Please select YES

18 The answer must be NO as this would be a breach of your visa conditions

19 Please answer as demonstrated on the left

20 Select YES

21 If you applied for an undergraduate programme you will likely have applied through UCAS and will need to answer YES and supply your UCAS number If you applied for a postgraduate programme the answer will be NO

22 We advise you to use money in your own name, held in your UK bank account

23 NO for Sabbatical Officer Qualification you will get: RQF6 = UG RQF7 = Masters RQF8 = PhD Enter the course name matching your CAS Enter course dates matching your CAS

24 Select NO

25 You cannot pay MORE than 1,265 for your campus accommodation and deduct this from your total maintenance If you have paid, you must show an original receipt (to be obtained from the Accommodation Service) You must answer No if you are renting privately those staying with Hello Student this is private NOT University owned!

26 State your course fees for your main course NOT presessional as displayed on your CAS If you have already paid your fees please obtain an original receipt from the Student Finance Office

27 Carefully enter your CAS number double-check that it is correct

28 Make sure you go through the check list and ensure you have included all the evidence asked for

29 Confirm that you are the applicant

30 Click on Go to IHS website and pay your health charge Then return to your visa application and make the payment for your visa select the service you are applying for We recommend the standard service ( 448), unless you urgently need your documents back PLEASE DO NOT CHOOSE THE PRIORITY SERVICE

31 Remember to print the document checklist, online application form and biometric letter!! These can be found at the end of the online application Once you have paid for the Immigration Health Surcharge and the application itself, click on the button that says save and continue to final tasks Download and print all pdf documents and include these in your application pack You will need to take 2 photocopies of these as well

32 Key documents Place all the following documents in your application pack and bring to your Appointment 1 for us to check. Please note you will not have your CAS or pre-sessional certificate for appointment 1 you will receive both of these before appointment Your current passport and visa 2. Two passport sized photographs 3. Original certificates for all qualifications on your CAS statement 4. Financial proof

33 Key documents continued 5. Your Police Registration Certificate (if required) 6. Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) Certificate (if required) 7. Official translations and original documents these must meet requirements and have the translator s qualifications on them 8. 2 Photocopies of all documents

34 Photos 2 recent photos taken in the UK DO NOT use photos used in a previous application DO NOT go to Boots or use the photo machine on Campus Not a white background light grey or cream. We will not accept photos that are printed on a white background. Do NOT smile!

35 Financial proof Your bank statements MUST: be your UK bank account open a UK bank account TODAY if you don t have one be ORIGINAL, not copies be dated within 31 days before your application and show at least 28 days Show required money has been in your account every day for 28 days

36 Financial proof required funds Your bank statements MUST show, for 28 days: 9,135 living costs PLUS tuition fees for this year If the amount in your bank account goes below the required amount at any time during the 28 days, your visa WILL be refused

37 Bank statement check 1 Is the statement in English and in UK pounds? Is the statement in YOUR name? Is the account a cash current or savings account? NOT shares/investments/credit cards/bonds Does the statement have the NAME and LOGO of the bank? Does the statement show THE ACCOUNT NUMBER?

38 Bank statement check 2 Is it an ORIGINAL document on headed paper? OR (if it is printed from an online account)- is there an official stamp on EVERY page? Does it include the date the statement was printed? Is the date the statement was printed no more that 31 days before the date of your application? Will the money have been in the account for 28 days or more on the day you will apply for your visa? What is the lowest balance in this time period? Is it more than you need to show evidence of?

39 Bank statement check 3 Lloyds Bank statements- Do NOT have the logo on them if they are printed in the branch. You will need to print out statements online and have every page stamped at the bank. Natwest - DO have the logo on them if they are printed in the branch but they will NOT stamp online accounts. Barclays - do not print from the machine in the city of Bath as this does not have the full account number. Please use the campus branch and ask for the last 31 days of transactions printed on headed paper and stamped on each page.

40 ATAS certificate You should be told by Admissions if you need an ATAS Postgraduate students and students whose courses lead to postgraduate degrees Research: Some programmes in Science, Engineering and Design, Department for Health Taught: Specific programmes (mostly MEng courses) Go to for more information and to apply for certificate If you have not applied for one already APPLY FOR THIS TODAY!!!

41 Translations Translations must contain the following information: Date Translator/translation company s credentials Confirmation that it is an accurate translation of the original document Contact details Original signature of the translator or an authorised official Possible translator contacts: Jane Francis (Chinese translations only) mlsjpf@bath.ac.uk / phone: Or Syntacta, details at:

42 Low risk nationality? If you are a national of: Argentina, Australia, Barbados, Botswana, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Oman, Qatar, Singapore, South Korea, Trinidad and Tobago, UAE, or USA, and you are applying for entry clearance in your country of nationality, or for leave to remain in the UK; or you hold a Hong Kong SAR passport* or a British National (Overseas) passport; or you hold a Taiwan (ROC) passport* with a residence card number You do not need to post your qualifications or financial evidence as part of your visa application. However you must still prepare your documents and bring them to your appointment we must keep them on record.

43 Pilot Scheme If you are on a 1 year Masters programme that lasts 13 months or less, you do not need to post your qualifications or financial evidence. However, you must still prepare your documents and bring them to your appointment we must keep them on record.

44 Accommodation payments Hello Student Hello Student accommodation: James House Radway House Canal Bridge The Exchange Widcombe Wharf Piccadilly Place This is private accommodation you will need to show the full 9135 plus one year tuition fees in your bank account. Hello Student have agreed that you will only need to pay 4 weeks rent by mid- September. You will need to pay the remaining balance by mid-october AFTER you have made your Tier 4 visa application.

45 Key messages Before your appointment: 1. Come to a drop-in advice session to have your documents checked or ask any questions about your documents. 2. Check your bank statements meet UKVI requirements - make sure the funds have not dipped below the required amount!! 3. You MUST have ALL your documents ready for your Appointment 1 you cannot attend Appointment 2 until we have checked your documents. 4. You must apply for your visa online the DAY BEFORE your Appointment 2 - not earlier. 5. You must follow this presentation online to help you fill in the form accurately:

46 Drop-in advice You are encouraged to attend a drop-in session to ask any questions and have any documents checked before your appointment 1 Until 08 September West - No need for an appointment, open to all September Allocated appointment 1 times September Allocated appointment 2 times 3 WN 3.8 final document checking week 1W Checking and sending off your visa application

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