Tier 4 General Student Visa

Tier 4 General Student Visa

This guidance is for:

a)The applicants who are the resident outside the United Kingdom and want to come in the United Kingdom to study. It explains what you need to do if you wish to come to the United Kingdom (UK) either as an Adult (General) Student or (Child) Student under Tier 4 of the Points Based System.


b)The applicants who are in the United Kingdom on student visa and want to extend their visa to complete their courses.

It is only a guide but it aims to answer some common questions. There are also notes to help you to complete an application form. More comprehensive guidance is available on the UK Border Agency website, which is the definitive version, and in the event of any discrepancy overrules the information provided in this leaflet. You should also consult the UKBA guidance if you are resident in the UK.

College Sponsor License Suspended

If we have reason to believe that you are in serious breach of your duties and pose a major threat to immigration control, for example, because you are allocating certificates of sponsorship to migrants who do not qualify to come to the United Kingdom, we may suspend your licence while we follow our procedures.


We will remove your entry from the online register of sponsors, and you will not be able to issue any certificates of sponsorship while you are suspended, but you must still comply with all the sponsorship duties for the migrants you currently sponsor. If the suspension is lifted we will reinstate your name on the online register with the rating awarded.

What is point based system?

The Points Based System(PBS) is a system for managing migration for those wishing to enter the United Kingdom or extend their residence in United Kingdom for work or study purpose.


Tier 1 (General) Migrant of the Points Based System was launched for foreign nationals living in the UK on29 February 2008 and replaced the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). On 30 June 2008 three additional sub-tiers were rolled-out and the programme was extended to include applicants resident overseas. The four sub-tiers are Tier 1 (General) Migrant, Tier 1 (Investor), Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) and Tier 1 (Post-Study Work). Tier 2 for Skilled Workers and Tier 5 for Temporary Workers and the Youth Mobility Scheme were launched worldwide on 27 November 2008. See the companion leaflets in this series for the other PBS routes. The first stage of Tier 4 (General) Student and Tier 4 (Child) Student rolled-out on 31 March 2009.

Tier 4 General Points System:

Whether you are outside United Kingdom and you send the student visa new application or you apply for the visa extension in both conditions you need to get total 40 points to make your visa application successful. These points depends on your sponsor letter and your maintenance fund.

Points Claim For Sponsor Letter:

Sponsor letter is the most important document for the student visa. Which holds 30 Points. Make sure that the institution where you wish to study or you are studing is included in the Registered Colleges List else you can not make your visa application successful. Sponsor letter is actually the letter which you need to get from your institusion(college or university). Which contains the details below:

College Name

College License Number

Course Name

Course Start Date

Course End Date

Total Course Fee

Paid Fee

Remaining Fee

Documents Provided At The Time Of Admission

It is required from the applicant to pay either the whole fee of the course to the institution or pay some part of the fee and saved the remaining fee in his/her own bank account. In this case applicant will provide the Bank Statement with the visa application including remaining fee as well as the amount required for Maintenance Fund to claim the points.

By providing the sponsor letter with your visa application you can claim 30 Points. It is necessary to get this letter If you can't claim these points your visa application will refuse.

Points Claim For Maintenance Fund:

Maintenance Fund is the another step to get the points. It holds 10 Points. Maintenance fund includes two conditions which depends on the location of your study. Details are in the link below:

Maintenance fund Requirements

By providing the Bank Statement with your visa application having maintenance fund and the fee(if outstanding for the 1st year of the course), you can claim 10 Points. It is necessary to provide the bank statement of your own account for the mentioned amount. If you can not claim these 10 points your visa application will refuse.

Covering Letter for Tier 4 Student Visa Extension

The following is the Sample of Covering Letter for Student Visa, You can change in it according to your own need. This Sample document can be use for the extension of Tier 4 General Student Visa or For new application of Tier 4 General Student Visa.


To


UK Border Agency May 26th, 2009

Tier 4

P O Box 500

Durham,

DH99 1WJ

United Kingdom

Subject: Application for Extension of Student Visa under Tier 4 General

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am sending my application for the extension of my Student Visa under Tier 4 General along with my Passport, educational and other relevant documents.

First Name: ABC Last Name: XYZ

Date of Birth: 00 April, 1989

Initial Student Visa issued on: 19-01-2008

Arrival in UK on: 25-02-2008 (was late due to domestic problem)

Early Course studied: Diploma in Information Technology

Course Session: July 2008 to March 2009

The fee for the extension that is £ 357.00 can be charged through credit card.

The details of points claimed are mentioned below with supporting evidence.

SPONSOR COLLEGE Points 30

College name: London College, London

License Number: 123ABC123

Course name: Management of Information Systems

Course start date: 20–05–2009

Course end date: 20-05-2012

Documents Attached:

i. Visa Sponsor Letter from College.

ii. Certificate of Diploma in Information Technology.

iii. Bachelor of Commerce

iv. Higher Secondary School Certificate.

v. Secondary School Certificate.

vi. IELTS

MAINTANANCE FUNDS Points 10

Total Course fee for 3 years: £ 4500

Course fee for 1st year: £ 1500

Total Paid Fee: £ 1500

Outstanding for 1st year: £ 0

Living cost in London: £ 1600 = £ 800 * 2(months)
Total amount required to show:

1st Year outstanding fee: £ 0

Maintenance funds: £ 1600

Total amount to show: £ 1600

Documents Attached to Prove Funds:

i. Bank Statement of amount: £ 2000

ii. College sponsor letter to prove fee paid.

iii. Affidavit of Support from Father.

TOTAL POINTS CLAIMED Points 40

Yours truly,

ABC XYZ

(078000000)