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International Guide

2017

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www.warwick.ac.uk/io Visit Global Engagement, 1st Floor, University House The University of Warwick achieved a satisfaction rate of 90% for visa advice, placing them amongst the top of the Russell Group Universities (source: International Student/Student Barometer, Autumn 2015) All information contained in this guide was correct at the time of going to print however immigration regulations are subject to change, often at short notice, so you should always consult our website or an adviser for the most up-to-date information. 3 warwick.ac.uk/io

Ac cept your offer

Ap ply for your visa (if necessary)

Appl y for accommodation

De velop your academic English language skills

Bo ok your place on The Welcome

to Warwick programme

Re search bank accounts

Co ntact Student Finance if you are funding your

studies through a private loan or sponsorship Pl an what to pack and arrange shipping if required

See warwick.ac.uk/welcome for more

information and checklists

Applying for your visa 04

English Language

06 F inances 08

Accommoda

tion 12 Befor e you arrive 15 T ravelling to Warwick 16

Arriving on campus

18 W elcome events 20 Set tling into campus and British culture 22
S taying safe 24
He alth 26
W orking and studying 28

Suppor

t and advice 30

Bringing your family

32
C ommunications 34
Get ting around 36
T he local area [Maps and contact details] 38
5 warwick.ac.uk/ioApplying for your visa I f you need any support or advice whilst you a re applying for a visa, or you experience any c ontact our dedicated or details on page 42).

European Economic

Area (EEA) citizens (all EU

countries plus Iceland,

Liechtenstein,

Norway and

Switzerland) have the right of

free movement and re sidence in the UK. If you are from one of these c ountries, you will have only a brief passport or i dentity card check on arrival in the UK. P lease note that we do not expect there to be a ny change to your immigration status in the UK f or approximately two years from the date the UK f ormally submits its intension to the European

Council to leave the EU.

There is no change for

s tudents starting their course at the University of

Warwick in

Autumn 2017.

More information will be

published on our website as it becomes available.

All students studying full time at Warwick for

m ore than six months are required to apply for a

Tier 4 (General) Student visa in advance of

t ravelling to the UK, using the CAS issued to y ou by the University of Warwick. Along with your CAS number, you will also need to provide evidence of how you will pay for your tuition and living expenses (maintenance). Un less you are funding your studies through a g iven in the you will need to show that you have funds in a p ersonal bank account (yours or your parents) for 2

8 consecutive days at the time of your

a pplication. 4 I nternational Guide 2017T he balance each day must be at le ast your total tuition fees for the current ac ademic year plus up to £9,135 to cover your liv ing costs for the year. documents needed f rom any national who applie to study in the UK. F u ll information is available online on the link bel ow. S tudents applying for a Tier 4 visa may be asked to un dertake a credibility interview, answering g eneral questions on their study plans. Find out m ore on the link below. Y ou wil l not be able to study at Warwick if you appl y for a Tier 4 visa with a CAS number issued f rom any other university. N on-visa nationals coming to study a course la sting less than six months (including distance le arning) are not required to obtain entry c learance before entering the UK. We would ad vise you, however, to gain entry clearance b efore entering the UK to avoid any problems on arriv al to the UK. A Short-Term Study Visa is valid f or up to six months (or 11 months for an English langu age course). It does not provide you with per mission to work in the UK and it is not p ossible to extend this type of visa or to switch to an y other visa category from within the UK. T o apply for a Short-term Study visa or per mission to enter the UK as a Short-term S tudent on arrival in the UK, you must have an uncon ditional offer from the University of War wick, and have the expenses during your time You must also be able to show that you intend to (e .g. airplane tickets) Visa letters to support your a pplication are available on request from your d epartment. If there is any chance you may need to extend your stay or work whilst in the UK, you should apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa.

Applicants for UK

visas in certain countries i n your hand luggage, in case they need to be c hecked on arrival in the UK. F rom April 2015, everyone who is granted leave f or the UK for over six months is required to pay an

Immigration Health Charge (IHS) at the point

o f submitting their visa application. The charge w ill entitle the visa holder to free health services un der the National Health Service (NHS) once

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to calculate w hat you (and your dependants, if applicable) will need to pay. T ier 4 students can only be accompanied by dependants if they are studying on a p ostgraduate course of at least 12 months in length or be a government sponsor ed student on a ny course over 6 months. 7 warwick.ac.uk/ioATAS (Academic Technology

Approval Scheme)

Y our offer letter from Warwick will inform you b efore you apply for your visas. You should apply a s early as possible for this, as it takes 20 working o ffer letter requires ATAS clearance you must s tudy as unconditional and assign a CAS. w arwick.ac.uk/atas

Applying for your visa

B efore you apply, you need to en sure that you have all of the necessary d ocumentation. If any documents are not in

English,

these will need to visa from your home c ountry, or country of residence. We recommend starting early as it c an be time c onsuming and you may be asked to submit additional paperwork. If you are already studying in the UK as a

Tier 4

s tudent and would like to academically progress t o a higher level of study you must ensure that you are eligible to extend your visa from within the UK. R ead through the latest requirements at w arwick.ac.uk/immigration/tier4/acprogquotesdbs_dbs31.pdfusesText_37

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