Student visa
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18 Sep 2019
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Student Visa from Zimbabwe to United Kingdom
- This visa is for applicants over 16 years that have been offered a course in a UK learning institution.
- A letter of acceptance to study in the UK will be required to process this visa.
- You will be required to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test.
- A reference number called a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) should be gotten from your educational institution in the UK as you will need it for your visa application.
- You are required to have enough money to support yourself and pay for the course for the entire duration of your stay in the UK.
- Your biometric detail will be collected in order for your visa application can be processed.
- If you are staying in the UK to study for longer than 6 months, you must apply for a biometric residence permit.
- To extend the general student visa (tier 4), you must apply for an extension at most 3 months before your current visa expires.
- Those who have the intention of doing a short course of study in any of the academic institutions in the United Kingdom would be issued a Short-Stay Study visa.
- A 6-month short-stay visa costs £97 while an 11-month short-stay visa costs £186.
- Foreigners are expected to have a Tuberculosis test result if they have the intention of staying in the UK for more than 6 months.
- You may be required to provide academic certificates, references or transcripts from schools previously attended.
- For child-students between the ages of 4 and 17, a child-student visa is issued to study in a school in the UK.
- You can arrive in the UK 1 week before your course starts if the course duration is 6 months or less and up to one month if it is more.
