Overseas Students
This page details the
College's Admissions Procedure for students who are applying from
abroad or those students who will need to return to their country of
origin to change their visa status. Students who are already
residing in the UK, including those overseas students who are already in the UK
on a student visa, please click here.
Please note the link to our online application form on the left-hand
side of this page. Once you have decided on the course you wish to
study, you can simply complete this application form online or fill
it out manually by printing a hard copy from this website and
returning it to the College together with two passport-sized
photographs and copies of all or your latest educational
qualifications for evaluation by the Application Review Committee.
Unless specified in the
course details, there is no official closing date for applications.
However, you are recommended to apply early enough to allow you to
arrive at College
All of the
applications we receive will be considered with due care and
attention and we will take into account any information you provide
us with. Once your application has arrived with us, we will send you
a letter (or an e-mail where appropriate) to acknowledge its
receipt. If your application is successful, we will offer you a
place on your chosen course. At that stage, you will be expected to
accept or decline this offer.
Accepting Your Offer
In order to
accept an offer from the College, students who need to apply for a
study visa from abroad will be required to pay part of their tuition fees, as
described in their conditional offer letter. Students can pay the entirety of their tuition
fees in advance as the British High Commission normally extends
special consideration to visa applicants who have made such
payments. Once your application and registration have been
completed, you will be issued with an Official Acceptance Letter.
This document will enable you to apply for a student visa.
Accommodation Booking Confirmation
We will confirm on your Acceptance Letter that accommodation
will be arranged by the College once you have completed your visa
application and booked your flight to the United Kingdom. Please
inform us your arrival date no less than two weeks in advance of
your arrival. If you want the College to reserve your temporary
accommodation early and send you a booking confirmation letter in
support of your visa application, you will be required to pay a
minimum non-refundable deposit of £280 (non-refundable) i.e. a
month's rent of the
rooms we arrange for our students. Please send this payment
alongside your registration and tuition fees payments.
Dispatch of Acceptance Letters
All the Acceptance Letters we send are dispatched via
Royal Mail's International
Signed For Service. This service is very efficient in most countries
and will usually deliver your Acceptance Letters to you within a
week. However, be advised that the time it takes for you to receive
post from us will depend on the efficacy of the postal service in
your country. If you want your documents to be sent by courier (DHL)
you will be required to cover half of the cost of this service. At
present, this will come to around £30 (DHL standard charge £48).
Please make the payment to cover this fee alongside your
registration and tuition fee deposits. For DHL's cost guidelines
visit
www.dhl.co.uk.
Payment Confirmation
We request that students sending payments from overseas ensure that
they include their application number, full name and date of birth
details on the back of draft and cheque payments or within the
information that accompanies money transfer payments. If the payment
was made directly into our account by someone in the UK, you must
confirm the deposit by giving us the following details:
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Date the payment was made.
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The value of the payment.
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The address of the bank from
which the deposit was made.
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The sort code of the bank from
which the deposit was made.
The payment
verification process would be greatly accelerated if you could send
a copy of receipt of your payment by fax, email or post. Please
remember to inform us of your intentions for the distribution of any
payments made to us i.e. if you are including a payment for
pre-arranged accommodation and/or DHL dispatch of your documents.
Visa Applications
Following
your visa application interview, you are requested to inform the
College of the outcome of your application.
If your application is
unsuccessful, the College will discuss your intentions and the
options available to you. Be advised that you will be required to
provide us with the original copy of your rejection letter if you
wish to apply for a refund of any fees paid on your behalf, negative
your non-refundable administrative charge of £150.
If your application is
successful, please inform us of this so that we can make the
necessary arrangements for your arrival in the UK. Once you have
arrived in the UK you will be required to report to the College in
order to complete any outstanding procedures and formalities. Be
advised that you will need to pay the balance of your first year’s
tuition fees before the commencement of your course.
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