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T I E R 4 G U I D E

I m m i g r a t i o n A d v i s o r y S e r v i c e immigration@gold.ac.uk

PLEASE READ THIS GUIDE VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING FOR YOUR VISA.

APPLYING FOR YOUR TIER 4 VISA APPLICATIONOVERSEAS

Once you have receivedyour CAS statement, youwill need to make your Tier4 visa application online.

1 . LOW RISK COUNTRIES 3. PILOT SCHEME

2. NON-LOW RISK COUNTRIES

If you are a Low Risk National, you don'talways have to provide your qualificationsor evidence of your maintenance fundswhen you make your visa application. However, the Immigration Officials reservethe right to request the full range ofdocuments in all cases. Therefore you mustinform us if you are asked to submitdocuments after you have paid your visaapplication fee.

You can check if your country is low risk inthe following link -https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration-rules/immigration-rules-appendix-h-tier-4-documentary-requirements.

If you are a low risk national, applying fromoutside your home country, you may haveto provide your documents

 -  If you are a pilot scheme student , you do     not need to include documentation     to show you meet financial requirements     with your visa application   - You do not need to include evidence of      your academic qualifications with yourvisa      application   - You still need to meet Immigration Rules   - However, the Immigration Officials reserve      the right to request the full range of      documents in all cases. Therefore youmust      inform us if you are asked to submit      documents after you have paid your visa      application fee.   - If you are a Pilot Scheme student,  you will      be granted six months' leave after your      course ends,which is useful if you want to      look for work while you are in the UK  -  You can find more information on the pilot     scheme in the following link -      https://www.gold.ac.uk/immigratio/before-       you-arrive/tier-4-visa-pilot-scheme/

 If you are not from a low risk country, youwill have to provide your qualifications orevidence of your maintenance funds whenyou make your visa application

1 . APPLY

START BY VISITING THEGOV.UK WEBSITE ANDENSURE YOU HAVE READTHROUGH EACH STEP

You will want to start by clicking on“apply online” which will take you tothe following page: 

2.

 Click “Create an account” to startyour application.

3.

Choose Tier 4 (General) Student Visaif you are a self funding student.

Choose Tier 4 student visa (forChevening, Marshall andCommonwealth scholars) if you are asponsored student.

You are considered a sponsoredstudent if you receive financialsponsorship from the UKGovernment, your HomeGovernment, the British Council orany international company,University or a UK independentschool.

Click NEXT to continue

4.

Register your email address andcreate a password for your account.

Click “save and continue”

5.

Start your application

Please enter your first name andfamily name as shown in yourcurrent passport 

6.

Your CAS number is 14 digits longand usually starts with the letter E, itwas sent to you in a PDF by us

7.

Enter your current home address,and contact details

8.

Choose your Gender and yourrelationship status

9. 

Enter your nationality, Date Of Birth,and country of birth, exactly as theyappear on your passport

10. 

Include your passport number aslisted in your current passport. Itshould match the passport numberon your CAS statement, let us knowas soon as possible if it doesn’t.

11 .

Select your intended date of arrival.If you don’t know exactly, just put anestimate and your length of stayshould refer to your intendedprogramme of study.

12.  

If you have a spouse or partner,include their details here, even ifthey won’t come to the UK with you.

13.  

Provide details of both of yourparents in this section

14.

If you don’t know your UK addressyet, you can list the Goldsmithsaddress on your CAS statement if youdon’t have anywhere else availableyet.

15.  

List as much information as you can,don’t worry if you can’t rememberexact dates.

16.

If you have ever received treatmentat a hospital or doctors surgery inthe UK, say yes to this question

17. 

List as much information as you can,don’t worry if you can’t rememberexact dates

18.

Please provide any relevent details as accurately as possible. Thisincludes things like being refused avisa at the UK border’

19. 

Declare any criminal convictions, ifyou are not sure whether to declaresomething, contact us beforesubmitting your application’

20.

Please provide any relevent details as accurately as possible. Thisincludes work anywhere in the world

21.  

This information is on your CASstatement, the sponsor number isAG868A1E7

Address - Goldsmiths College 8 Lewisham Way London SE14 6NW

22.

you can only use your own financialdocuments, or those belonging toyour parents or legal guardian.  Visitour website if you need help withthis requirement.

 Low Risk Nationals & Pilot SchemeStudents:

You will have to fill in the details of yourfinancial douments. However, you do notusually need to include documentationto show you meet financial requirementswith your visa application

US Federal Loans:

If you are receiving US Federal loans,Please select YES to the first question. 

23. 

The qualification you will get is listedon your CAS next to the course levelsection

Please make sure you fill in thecourse end dates exactly as providedin your CAS Document.

24.

Money can only be held in yours oryour parent’s name. Scholarships andsponsor letters are considered to be“in your name” List the name of your bank here.  

Low Risk Nationals & Pilot SchemeStudents:

You will have to fill in the details of yourfinancial douments. However, you do notusually need to include documentationto show you meet financial requirementswith your visa application

25. 

You need to make an ImmigrationHealth Surcharge payment, find outmore  at - https://www.gov.uk/healthcareimmigrationapplication

There will be a question where it asksif your course is NQF Level 7. The'NQF' level is the same as 'RQF' level,it is just that the Home Office havenot yet updated the terminology onthe IHS payment website.

Once you have paid your health surcharge,you should be asked to select a deliverylocation. You must use the Goldsmithscode (2HE537) so that your visa is deliveredto Goldsmiths. If you don’t, your enrolmentwill be delayed. Please contact us beforeyou pay your final application fee if you areunsure about this step.

Important --- BRP Collection

ACL Code (2HE537)

O n c e y o u h a v e c o m p l e t e d a l l o f t h e s e c t i o n s o f t h e a p p l i c a t i o ny o u w i l l n e e d t o c o m p l e t e t h e d e c l a r a t i o n a n d c h o o s e w h e r ey o u w i s h t o c o l l e c t y o u r B R P f r o m . F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o n

t h i s p l e a s e s e e t h e i m p o r t a n t i n f o r m a t i o n g i v e n a t t h e e n d o ft h i s g u i d a n c e . Y o u w i l l n e e d t o u s e t h e d e l i v e r y c o d e 2 H E 5 3 7 .

I t ’ s v i t a l t h a t y o u s e l e c t a l t e r n a t i v e d e l i v e r y l o c a t i o n a n di n p u t t h i s c o d e .

O n c e y o u h a v e p a i d y o u r v i s a a p p l i c a t i o n f e e , y o u h a v e m a d e

y o u a p p l i c a t i o n . Y o u s t i l l n e e d t o g o t o a v i s a c e n t r e t o f i n i s hy o u r a p p l i c a t i o n .

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