Before traveling to the UK, foreign students are advised to contact their nearest British High Commission or British Embassy/ Consulate to find out if they require a student visa before entering the UK and for official advice on British immigration rules.

Student Visas can be obtained from the offices of the British High Commission in Delhi and the British Deputy High Commissions in Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. Students need to prove that they have an unconditional offer on a full time, proof of accommodation, sufficient funds to cover the entire cost of studying and living in Britain and that they intend to return home on completion of their course.

If you require a student entry clearance visa before entering the UK to study you will most likely have to apply in person at the British High Commission/ Embassy. When you arrive at the High Commission/ Embassy you should have completed an IM2A application form, which is available at most leading travel agents or at the High Commission/ Embassy and supporting documents related to your application for a student visa.

British High Commission/ Consulate grant student visa on presentation of Application form duly filled with photographs and attaching proper documents, certificates etc.

It goes without saying – Visas are difficult but genuine and deserving students are welcome.

For further advice on preparing documents to apply for a visa please contact our student counsellor at UK Education Centre.

	Documents that are required for a student visa
	Guidelines for Visa Interview

It is often observed that most deserving students fail to get visas, as they do not know how to present their evidence before the consulate office and due to insufficient documentary proofs they fail to perform at the visa interview.

The Visa Officer has to be satisfied on number of things and we at the UK Education Centre guide, help and assist in doing that – we even run a Mock Interview before we advice students to go to Embassy to rule out refusals/ rejections. We also believe that a good preparation and systematic visa file containing all the documentation required helps a student to reply promptly and confidently at the visa interview.