Eligibility CriteriaCourse of Study
A UK student visa applicant must show that they have been accepted into a course of study at:

a publicly-funded institution of further or higher education (for example a university); or
a bona fide private education institution that maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance for students and offers courses that are leading to qualifications recognised by the appropriate accreditation bodies; or
an independent fee-paying school outside the maintained sector.

And the UK student visa applicant must intend to follow:

a recognised full-time degree course; or
a weekday course at a single institution that involves at least 15 hours of organised daytime study a week; or
a full-time course of study at an independent fee-paying school.

UK student visa applicants must be able to meet the costs of their course and accommodation and the maintenance of themselves and any dependants without undertaking full-time employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds.

UK student visa applicants should intend to leave the UK at the end of their studies.

In Country Applications
In country applications for United Kingdom student visas may not be submitted by Visa Nationals.

Additional Information
Relationships
Only married partners are eligible to join a person on a British student visa and they will be granted leave to remain for a period equal to that granted to the student. During this time they must be able to support themselves either independently or with the help of the UK student visa holder. This partner will be given permission to work only if the UK student visa was issued for 12 months or more.

Employment
A United Kingdom student visa applicant may take part-time or holiday work but must not:

work for more than 20 hours a week during term time, unless it is a work placement and part of a study program and the education institution agrees; or
do business, be self-employed or provide services as a professional sports person or entertainer; or
work full-time in a permanent job.
A person on a UK student visa is only able to work full-time during their vacation period.

Public Funds
UK student visa holders must be able to support and accommodate tehmselves without recourse to public funds.

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1---> 1st of all you should take an IELTS test in which, you must get minimum of 6.0 bands in all four consecutive modules (Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking).

2---> Get your passport.

3---> On the internet, visit http://www.dfes.org.uk (Dept. of Higher Education in UK's Website) and then go to the list of providers of higher education in UK. Select any university or college & go to it's website for offered courses. Have a look at their minimum entry requirements for admission into your desired course. Apply online or by downloading application forms, filling them appropriately, including application fees in pounds if any, and attach the notarised copies of Academic qualifications’ transcripts. Send these papers to university by a courier or scanned e-mail. Some universities are giving admissions by receiving documents by scanned emails. So ask your institute whether can u do this or not. By sending documents’ scan in email, you can save your high courier expenses.

4---> After reviewing your documents by admission authorities, institute will send you a conditional offer letter and this letter confirms that your place can be reserved as you send them their minimum deposit, which is 1000 pounds. After getting an unconditional offer letter, transfer an amount of 1000 GBP (Minimum Deposit to reserve a place into a selected course in UK refundable in case of visa refusal) to the university's account.

5---> After receiving your sent amount, they will issue an unconditional offer and send those necessary documents to you needed to apply for study visa. Those will be 3 in no.s (one for your record, 2nd to apply for visa & 3rd to show at immigration authorities in Airport of the UK).

6---> Go to nearest Gerry’s / FedEx courier's branch and ask for UK's study visa application form, it is free of cost. Take it to your home and fill it yourself but you can get verbal help from your elders wherever needed and from British High Commission (0800 22000) on telephone, every required field must be filled properly and neatly without any spelling mistakes and overwriting*.

* Visa officer also see the Quality of visa file and the way filled in, so beware of this.

7---> Documents to accompany Visa application are as under: -

Original documents:
• Unconditional offer letter from a UK institution.
• Photocopy of a conditional offer letter.
• Sponsor's bank statements for the last six months (A bank certificate is acceptable only in case of fixed deposit accounts)
• Visa form (VAF 1) (available from http://www.britainonline.org.pk). It must be printed back to back..
• Photocopy of visa form
• Three (3) recent passport-size colour photographs in white background. Please do not staple the pictures.

Photocopies only:
• Passport (with more then six months validity) (photocopy of first two pages)
• National Identity Card
• Evidence of English Language competency {IELTS (minimum score 6.0) /TOEFL scores are valid for two years only/O-Level English Grade 'C' minimum/A-Level English Grade 'C' minimum}.
• Academic documents and transcripts.
• Scholarship letter - if applicable.
• Sponsor's letter in the form of affidavit properly signed by the solicitor - if applicable.
• Sponsor's tax documents, including assessment forms for the last three years - if possible.
• Evidence of personal/sponsor's business / land / employment / income.
• Family registration form 'B' - if applicable.

Sponsor can be a company / parents / close relative etc. Proof of relationship must be established in case of sponsor other than parents.

8---> after 1 or 2 weeks of receiving your visa application, you'll be called for an interview to clear some conflicting points in your application and to examine whether you are a genuine student or not. In the BRITISH HIGH COMISSION, if u get through a process of an interview and satisfy the visa officer in this regard, u will get an ENTRY CLEARANCE STICKER ON YOUR PASSPORT after a week of an interview, which you can collect from where you had lodged it (Gerry’s/FedEx’s branch). VISA will be stamped at the time of entry into state at UK's AIRPORT by immigration officer (He has a right to interview you again at the time of entry to check your bonafide intentions but it is very rare), so be prepared for such kind of situations. If not, they will issue u a VISA REFUSAL LETTER in which it will be written that on what grounds, your VISA is refused. Remember that most of the students don’t apply for UK because they seem to be scared of painful process of an interview in which ambassador try to make interview as painless as possible and for this reason, he usually ask some personal questions. So, I recommend you to reply those questions confidently and never get tense, I have written some possible approaches below to such type of interviews. If they have demanded more documents, submit these in appeal of VISA refusal. You will get visa, INSHALLAH.

If you have any further query regarding VISA APPLICATION, don’t hesitate to contact me, British High Commission at http://www.britishhighcommission.org.pk or u can call on toll free no. 0800-22000

The following are some of the important questions that the ambassador asks during the interview for the student visa of UK.
• Do you need interpreter?
No Thanks.
• Are you ready for an interview?
Yes Of course.
• Why did you choose this institute and how did you find about it?
The institute is providing one of the best courses in UK and its fee is reasonable, complete study atmosphere and specially its staff that is highly qualified. After surfing the net and consult with different consultants I chose this college for my studies.
• Why did you select this course? Is it relevant to your previous studies?
This course will lead me towards the best opportunities of my life I mean to achieve my goals in life. Yes this course is exactly related to my previous studies.
• Can you tell me the location of the university/college?
Yes, it is situated in_____________
• Why did you select UK for higher studies? Doesn’t any university or college in Pakistan offer this course?
UK education system is one of the best across the globe. UK education system has high influence in our education system. We are far behind in research and advancement in any field of life especially in education. Second we find complete study atmosphere in UK, which is not available in Pakistan.
• What if you get a UK degree here, would you like to go to UK again for higher Studies?
Even then I will go to UK because of standard of education and complete study atmosphere.
• What course are you going for?
I am going to pursue the course called _________________
• What is the scope of your course?
The course I chose will open new horizons for me and there are high job prospects in multinational firms at local and international level.
• Why are you taking this course?
Because this course is exactly related to my previous studies/ Experience
• What is the course structure?
• What are the course contents?
• Do you intend to work in UK after completion of your studies?
Not at all. I will prefer to work in my home country because my family is there.
• What would you intend to do after completion of your studies?
I will come back and will join any multinational firm or start my own business.
• What is you future plans?
To join any multinational firm or start my own business
• What benefit will bring this course to you?
After completion of this course, I will come back and join any reputed firm, which offer attractive packages. I will be leading in big job market, I am sure I will get an excellent job in any reputed firm otherwise I will start my own business.
• How much money can you earn after your completion of studies?
I will be able to earn in the range of 30000-35000 per month.
• Where will you stay in UK?
• Who is your sponsor?
• What proof do you have that your sponsor can support your studies?
• Source of income of your sponsor?
• How are you related to him?
• How many people are his/her dependents?
• Why is he sponsoring you? (if not father)
• Do you have any relative or friend in UK?
• What does your father do?
• How many brothers and sisters do you have?
• What is the course commencement date?
• What will be the total cost of per year?
• What will you do during the off period/semester?
I will come back to see my family and friends
• How much money is available for your stay in UK?
• Have you researched your career prospects?
Off course. I have planned to choose any reputed multinational firm where I could learn more and more. Second at that time possibly there will be competition in jobs, if I fail to get any good job then I have plan to start my own business.

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