Uk Student Visa/tier 4 Pbs - Your Questions Answered

Yes your bank statement and a letter from the bank confirming this is your account are all you need to prove your maintenance and tuition fees (some successfully omit the latter).  Some of the major exceptions being:
- If you paid some of your course fees and this is not highlighted in the visa letter you will need a receipt for this.
- If some of the money is from parents your will need their account details also.
- If you are receiving a loan from your bank or an international organization you will need official letter etc for this also.

pls do i have to show evidence of accomodation becos the college does not have any hall of residence,the college advised that if i can show £7200 meant for maintance in my account will good enough,that i shld not bother myself paying any estate agent for accomodation letter.pls what is your opinion about this?dont u think the ECO might ask where do u want to live in your first few days in the UK as they normarly do b4 the PBS.pls dont say my ques is too much ooo.i am just trying to get advise becos the PBS system is new to me.

maintenance funds or not. its advisable he shows evidence of where he will be accommodated while he is studying.  and i guess the poster has probably never been to the UK before. so where is he going to stay? even if its just for 2weeks . . . . till he knows his way around.



as easy as PBS looks, people are still been refused for silly reasons and minor errors.


even if he escapes it now, it will be an issue for him at the port of entry. so why take chances with the initial visa application. look for some cheap accommodation. even if its a 200pounds deposit, pay it and get a contract or something.

just my opinion though.

@Funky Baby & justwise - Again, thank you for your contribution - This is a good opinion, worked out with common sense. But the UKBA does not operate like this.

Many have been given student visas without accommodation in UK.

His school does not own/offer halls of residence (hostel) to him (not every school does) so he cannot get the easiest option.

If he wanted to pay for accommodation before leaving, the lowest deposit accepted in UK is a months rent as deposit plus the first months rent in advance i.e. two months. This comes up to on average £400-£800 for just a room shared in a house with others, lets not talk about him getting his own accommodation. Also for private accommodation - unless you can provide a guarantor or are working full-time, most private landlords take it as a given you must produce 6 months deposit i.e. £1200 - £2400 on average for one room shared in a house with others. There are exceptions to this, but these cases are rare. I doubt he can get this.

There are currently scam artists in UK who will advertise property and will collect a deposit without you meeting them, only for you to find out, they do not even own the property. His best way of avoiding this is either getting halls of residence - which isn't an option for him, or by getting the accommodation and paying for it with a CONTRACT on arrival to UK.

Example:
http://forums.gumtree.com/about158808.html&highlight=

So he cannot have accommodation before coming to UK. UKBA does not require it. If he has money in his maintenance amount required by UKBA, part of this will be used to pay for accommodation. Which if enough should not take him long to move into a place in the region he goes to school. Most house owners right now are desperate to fill empty rooms, as they find they can't sell their home. Also the process of verifying accommodation and receiving proof of this accommodation by mail/courier would take more time which he does not own.

@ell tnx 4 your reply.2 clarify my last post,waec misplaced my cert and d option dey gave me is using a confirmation of result addresed to BHC dats y m askin if anyone has used it to get a student visa?and again any 1 dt v used it did u open d letter cos m sure it will b in a sealed envelope wt waec  confidential stamp on it

@jossy- i will answer soon.

Good luck with the whole process,u will be ok.

hello ell77. I have paid 4000GPB tuition deposit(half of the tuition) to the skool I am applying for. My start date was 21 September but my visa letter(which arrived late) stated that that my registration deadline is 30th October. I have the remaining funds, including maintenance in my parents a/c and also my a/c(i.e 9400 in my a/c and another 9400+++ in my parent's a/c). but the money in my a/c is not up to 28 days but that of my parents meet the requirement. What do u advice do I show statements of just my parents a/c or I show both my parents a/c and mine because mine is not up to 28 days

@Dirac - I am afraid you must wait until both all amounts have been held for a minimum of 28 days in your account. One option will be to contact your university and ask for an extension, explain to them you sent the money as a commitment and your dream is to study there but, because of your circumstance (be honest), you will probably not be able to make it for that date. Speak to enough people until you get someone who will help you, if they so "We do not that - it is against policy", then ask them "okay who deals with policy, since I know you are only trying to do the right thing perhaps if I speak to them things can be changed". I have helped my students with such universities who have strict policies. All the best okay!


@Cluster
Well, if you are fully knowledgeable about the PBS system, then that makes life much easier for you. But the way you apply to a university really differs from university to university, especially between BSc and MSc. What will really help me answer your question more thoroughly is if you give me details of exactly what it is you are interested in in terms of course and perhaps career if your not sure of the course. Let me know your background also - then I can give you a step by step plan. You can also check out my website for courses I help students apply to at CERTAIN universities, FREE of charge:
http://www.degreeangel.co.uk

Look forward to hearing from you both - on your progress and views! 

my sponsor told me that he will withdraw £2000 from my account immidiately i applied for my student visa and he promised to put the money back within 4 days after the withdrawal,am confused now.what is the implication of this?he argued that atleast the money has been held for the expected 28 days.pls i need help

@Babababa - It is not my personal opinion that it will affect your application. However, I have never advised any of my applicants to touch the money until they receive their visa, so I have not personally witnessed, the effects of withdrawing money - their be no effects or the effect could be bad.

Since your sponsor only needs it for four days, why doesn't he/she wait until you get your visa? He has come this far with you. To wait two weeks should not be so much as he/she has already waited 28 days. If it is urgent though, I suppose you don't have a choice, its his money not yours. My own opinion is that it will not affect your visa, but this is based on opinion not on fact. There have been no formal warnings by UKBA not to withdraw money - however, the money is supposed to be for the purpose of your studies. Technically you have met criteria, the only way they can reject you, is if they doubt your genuineness - but under this new system, I believe you can contest this was an unfair excuse as you indeed met criteria they laid out.

Hope that has been helpful, print your statement and at least apply before any necessary withdrawals. All the best!

hi all please i would like an explanation of this paragraph below recently put on the ukvac site,



especially this part below:-

thanks.

Its basically saying that if u are applying from outside the UK that the funds must be held in your account for at least 28 days but if u are applying within UK then the fund could be paid into your account the same day u made your application.
This change wil start from 1 October 2009.
B4 the issue of 28days applies to every applicant but now its for pple applying from outside the UK.

ell77 will throw more light.

Yup that's basically what it means. Thanks Justwise! 

Okay. Medicine is very competitive and often requires interviews to obtain offer letters even for international students, though exceptions may apply.

Most Marketing courses should not require an interview unless your personal statement makes them suspect your communication/English skills may not be up to scratch, but they want to give you a chance (i.e. poor grammar, vocabulary, spelling etc). Interview for a marketing MSc in this case may be conducted over the phone and is unlikely to involve a face to face interview. But face to face interviews with international students often happens with medicine applicants.

Here is the basic step by step:
1. Start off with a written application to the university. For an undergraduate degree like medicine, this is often done through UCAS with early deadlines. See http://www.ucas.ac.uk for more information. But some universities may accept direct undergraduate applications for international students only. For masters courses universities accept direct applications.
2. Once you have received and interview letter (if applicable), then passed the interview (for medicine it will likely be quite rigorous), you may be given a conditional offer letter. This conditional offer letter depends on any exam results not yet available and/or paying part of the tuition fee.
3. Once you have filled whatever requirements were listed in the conditional offer letter you will receive an UNconditional offer letter that you are supposed to respond to confirming your acceptance of their offer (often an attached slip/letter).
4. You will then be sent your visa letter. It is the visa letter and the supporting documents listed in the visa letter (basically the things they said were used to give you the offer e.g. WAEC, transcript etc - this varies), along with your bank statements for the other PBS points (which you appear to be informed about) that you then use to apply to the UKBA via the VFS.

Hope that helps. Good luck.

Regards,


DegreeAngel UK Ltd

Lol. There are two here and two in the general visa post. What type of video are you looking for in particular?