UK student VISA from Philippines?
UK Student VISA from the Philippines? My sister, 22, wants to come to the UK to study and work, from the philippines. She is looking to live with us, (her family) in Norwich, and to study and work here in Norwich. could anyone be of any help? We dont know what to do really. She has found an agency which will help her to get through, but to study in london. which she doesnt want. plus they want a show of money of 10,000 pounds in her account. there must be some other way. hopefully we have enough time to get her into college this september 2009. PLEASE could anyone give us information on requirements, etc =) she doesnt want a student visa to work :| she wants to study AND work. you can do it for up to 20 hours. its not breaking the rules fyi
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1 :
She wants a student visa to work. That is breaking the rules. It would be best if she just stayed in her own country.
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I would contact a local college and see if they would issue a student visa. Give them all the details they need as well as sponsor(you) details She is allowed to work for 15 hours per week on her student visa. Do you have any pinoy associations in your area who would be able to help?
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-you have to find a school in norwich that is licensed to sponsor an overseas student. -documents to prove that you are willing to help her with accommodation and expenses. ( bank statements and mortgage certificate ) - documents to prove that she got the money to spend while studying in her own name. -better if you can pay her tuition in full
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She needs to apply for a course in a college or University in UK that is duly registered with HomeOffice for offering courses to foreign students. Once that college/University will accept ur sister as student, they will send her offer letter & that offer letter will be used to apply for visa. Since Homeoffice changed the rules lately, you sister must be able to score minimum points to qualify for student visa. That includes, 1) Offer from College/University (for full time course only). 2) IELTS with score of 6.5 Academic (English language test). 3) Bank Statements to prove one is able to support him/herself. 4) Educational certificates of previous education already completed. 5) Points for his/her age. Thats pretty much it. I have printed HomeOffice website for guidelines, as well as UKVISAS (Government) webstie for visa guidelines. Please go through them. Good luck.
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First there is no guarantee regardless of how much money your sister has in her account that her student visa will be approved. The money I assume is meant to show she is able to support herself without relying on the government for support. Also I suspect the money is to show that she has enough money to pay for her tuition due to the fact she is ineligible for financial support from the government through loans and grants. Second from reading your posting it reads as though getting her a student visa is more of a way to get her in the country than for her to study. My understanding may have arisen from the poor grammar that was used in posting the question. If she is not a legitimate student then most likely her application will be rejected or once here she will be sent back due to the fact she is not a legitimate student. Her ability to work and remain in the country is directly related to her being a student that complies with the rules regarding having a student visa. Moving on to your next question. Is there enough time to get into college in September 2009. According to recent media reports there are 60,000 students waiting to go through clearing with only 10,000 spots available. Granted she is an international student in which colleges put aside 'x' number of spots for international students but I struggle to be too optimistic given the demand by UK citizens for university spots and if she has not applied yet, then in my honest opinion I believe it is too late for her. Ideally she should have made her application sometime between November and the end of March. Any application she makes must be from a school approved by the Home Office. Otherwise her application will be rejected. Finally using an agency will not help her application in being approved and any agency that guarantees approval in my opinion should not be used. In all honesty she can do it herself for allot less money and with similar results. In order to answer your questions it is my feeling if she has not applied for university / college yet then it is too late for her to start school in September in the UK.
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