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Eligibility Criteria for UK Tier 4 Student Visa

Author: Sameer Tendulkar
by Sameer Tendulkar
Posted: Mar 21, 2015

International education always holds a high regard in our community and very often we find ourselves being in awe of those who have managed to reach to foreign countries in order to get a graduation or a post-graduation degree. Little do we realize, that there is a lengthy procedure and a whole lot of official paper work involved in the process of getting a UK student visa from India and to be successful in achieving permission to enter UK for the purpose of study. Though it is a matter of great honor and achievement to be able to go to a foreign country and attain education, each country has its own limitation and eligibility criteria which an aspiring student needs to meet, failing which he or she may have to drop the idea of studying from a foreign university. The students or their parents or guardians may attempt to find information on the internet or visit a visa center for obtaining a visa, however if the eligibility is not understood in a proper manner, the entire process may put the education and career of the prospective student at stake.

This implies that anyone who wishes to move to the UK for studies, must get in touch with experts who may be able to guide on the processes of getting the visa and the necessary documentations. These experts may also be able to explain the terms of the visa in a more evolved and easy to understand manner. The first thing to note is that the category of the student aspiring for a visa must be established. There are multiple categories which include General, child, student visitor and child visitor visas. The general and the child visas come under the UK tier 4 student visa. This visa is available for those students who are above the age of 17 and are in the UK only for the purpose of education, the students holding a general tier 4 visa are not allowed to work as per law. The child visa is for children below the age of 17 and above the age of four. These children who visit UK for education are not allowed to attend publicly funded schools and need to be enrolled in private schools only. The students are also allowed visas for a short span of time and need to have a provision for sustaining themselves while in the UK, in terms of money as well as food and accommodation and must not visit on the prospect of taking aide from public fund.

Though one may attempt to get all the information about the student visa and its eligibility criteria through various sources, the safest way to go about the process is to get in touch with experts who know the in and out of the visa processes.

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Author: Sameer Tendulkar

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