Student Visa for UK Study
All international students (non-British / EU) are required to apply for student visa, for detailed guideline can be found on UKVI website, some key information for parent’s easy understanding:
Age below 16: Child Visa
Age 16 or above: General Visa*
*Maximum 5 years in total under general visa without regard to how many visa applications applied. or 2, etc.)
Example 1
Example 2
Visa Application Checklist (Normal Circumstance)**
Step 1:
Documents Assembled
Certificate of Acceptance from school
Tuberculosis Certificate
Student’s passport with good validity
Parent(s) Consent Letter for financial support
Student’s Birth Certificate
Student’s HKID
Step 2:
Online Applications & in person visa office appointment booking
Information above, or scanning (optional)
Travel record for past 10 years
Family & School Information
Payment:
Online payment by credit card:
Stage 1: International Health Service Fee-Must
Stage 2: Visa application fee-Must
Stage 3: Local visa office extra service-Optional
Scanning of Documents#: (optional & can be done in visa office with extra fee)
Step 3:
Attend visa appointment
- Student in person (with adult if below 16)
- Appointment form to submit to centre
- All documents in Step 1 in A4 size copy for scanning (if not already scanned online)
- All document in Step 1 (only required if being asked)
- Purchase extra service, optional where necessary
- Original Student Passport to submit to centre.
- BRP process (fingerprints collection)
- Receipt received for collection
Step 4
Collect passport at visa centre with the receipt when being notified.
Courier return service also available at extra fee.
Step 5
In UK
Collect BRP (or school will keep it for you)
BRP + passport is required for all future entry into UK