Extending your student visa

Azadeh Madanian, International Student AdviserInternational Student Support Team

How we are going to help you •http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/international/immigration/eltc-infosInformation

• Information about the documents you have to prepare•Online tools to help you completing the form and other useful information• From 11th September: We will check your supporting documents (photographs, financial evidence e.g. bank statement or sponsor letter, previous qualifications, translations)•Information about booking on the document checking session on the website above•Today: Have your photograph taken to ensure it meets UKBA requirements

Photographs

• Need up to date photographs (less than 1 month old)

• Use a photographer, not a machine

• Examples of providers: Max Spielmann (High Street), Seaman Photography (London Road)

• Opportunity to take acceptable photographs today after this session in the Arts Tower, in Lecture Theater 5, £5

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Photographs – Why today?• Opportunity to have photographs taken today after the

presentation

• 5£ - same as everywhere else

• Guaranteed to be accepted by UKBA

• Old photographs or photographs from home country are NOT acceptable

• Photographs from photo booth often not acceptable

• Unacceptable photographs one of main reason for applications being rejected

• Rejected applications can lead to becoming an overstayer

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Unacceptable photographs? – no excuses!

Very grumpy International Student Adviser

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Turning up with unacceptable photographs at document checking session?

Support tools• http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/international/immigration/eltc-infos

• You will find there:

• A powerpoint presentation about the documents you need

• FAQ’s

• This presentation (will be uploaded shortly)

• Interactive questionaire for you to identify any areas where you need to take action

• Information on how to calculate how much money you need

• Video clip on how to complete the form

• Written guidance notes for completion of the form

• Document checklist

• Information about web chats

• Booking information for document checking

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Money you need to show• Majority will have to show £7200 plus outstanding tuition fees

• Money should be in the account by now

• Has to be in the account for a minimum of 28 days by the time you submit visa application

• Majority will have to extend by 4th October 2013, therefore last date to start having money in the account is 6th September

• If you haven’t got the funds already in your account, you must put them in by 6th September!

• If you pay tuition fee in full, you only need £7200 (£1600 if your last course was more than 6 months long)

• Make sure you are familiar with the formal requirements of the bank statements (see information on our website, particularly the presentation)

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What you need to do next:• Have your photograph taken today

• Ensure you have the necessary funds in your bank account

• Read all relevant information on the ELTC visa website http://www.shef.ac.uk/ssid/international/immigration/eltc-infos

• Gather all relevant supporting documents

• Complete your print and send visa application form

• Join the web chat if you have any questions about completing the form

• Book a date for the document checking session

• Attend the document checking session

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What to do if you have no address? Part 1 Students who won’t have a permanent address or living with a friend or travelling before and whilst their visa application is with home office must do the following:

For visa application:•Write a covering letter, explaining the situation, outlining when they left their last accommodation, where they live now (or that they do not live anywhere as travelling) and when they are planning to move to their new address and state the new address if known

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What to do if you have no address? Part 2• For Police:• If staying with friends then you must go to Snig Hill Police Station to

report your temporary accommodation.  You must a letter from their friends that you are staying with and explain that you are living with them temporarily at the address written on the letter.  Your Police Registration Certificate (PRC) will then be updated with that temporary address. 

• When you move into their permanent accommodation you will again have to report new address to the police.

• With regard to the students who are travelling, they will still have to provide a temporary address as above (as you must be leaving their belongings somewhere!).

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Registration• When is Registration?

Monday 23 – Friday 27 September (Intro Week)

• What documents should I bring?

- Your passport and visa (or evidence of your visa application if your passport is with the Home Office e.g. a postal receipt)

- Your qualification certificates (if Admissions haven’t seen them yet)

All students must attend registration

Registration: Passport/Visa Checking

• Passport/visa checking is included in the Registration Timetable:

www.shef.ac.uk/newstudents/registration/timetables

• You should attend passport/visa checking at the specific time for your course (as per the timetable), or you can attend early if you are already in Sheffield on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 September (timings will be confirmed nearer the time)

• For the latest details on Registration follow us on twitter #uosintro13 and facebook (Registration, University of Sheffield) or see: www.sheffield.ac.uk/registration

Questions?