* Overview
* Eligibility
*Documents that you must provide
You must prove that:
- Have an unlimited offer from a place that offers training in the UK.
- Do you have enough money to support yourself without the need for work or financial support from government sources, or can your relatives and friends support you and give you a place to live?
- You can pay for your return trip or your next trip.
If you are under 18, you should:
- Plan your trip and stay in the UK.
- Get permission from your parents or guardian to study in the UK.
Where can you study?
You must be admitted to a Tier 4 licensed course.
Otherwise, you must be admitted to a training course offered by one of the following educational institutions:
- Language Services Accreditation Office (www.ablsaccreditation.co.uk/schoolaccinfo.asp)
- International College Accreditation Services (www.asic.org.uk/collegedirectoryUK.php)
- British accreditation (www.britishcouncil.org/education/accreditation/centres).
- School Inspection Board (www.bridgeschoolsinspectorate.co.uk/home).
- British Accreditation Council (www.the-bac.org/accredited-providers/directory).
- Board of Education Inspection (Northern Ireland) (www.etini.gov.uk).
- Estyn (in Wales) (www.estyn.gov.uk/english).
- British Higher Education Financing Council (www.hefce.ac.uk).
- HM Training Inspectorate (in Scotland)
(www.educationscotland.gov.uk/inspectionandreview/reports/index.asp).
- Independent School Inspection Board (www.isi.net/reports).
Learn English as a Foreign Language
If you are applying for an 11-month visa, you must be at least 16 years old and have been accepted into a foreign language course.
Visit the UK as part of overseas courses
If you are at least 16 years old, you can apply for a short-term student visa and study at a higher education institution abroad, only part of your course in the UK.
Your institution should:
- Have your own national credentials.
- Only offer part of your training program in the UK.
- The programs it offers are on par with the credentials of British educational institutions.
Research in the UK for a short time
If you have already enrolled in a study abroad course, you can travel to the UK for a short period of time to research.
To be eligible for this course:
- Your course must be equivalent to a UK degree.
- You must submit a survey to a reputable UK organization, or a higher education institution that receives government funding.
- You must be at least 16 years old.