Immigration Information

This Section will give immigration information to candidates who fall under Tier 4 of UKBA Points Based System (PBS).

Tier 4 Students

Candidates are considered to be Under Tier 4 if:
They are non-EU/EEA Nationals, and who have applied or are considering applying, to 360 GSP College for entry to a course after March 2009.
Existing 360 GSP College Students who may need to extend their Student Visa after the March 2009.
There have been significant changes to the processes and procedures for those non-EU/EEA nationals who require a Student Visa. UK Border Agency has implemented its Points Based Scheme (PBS) since March 2009. Under the PBS, non-EU/EEA nationals are divided into 5 Tiers (Categories). These tiers allow nationals from outside of the EU/EEA to live, work or study in the UK.

Based on PBS, under Tier 4 all Higher Education establishments offering Higher/Further educational to non-EU/EEA nationals are required to obtain a Sponsor License from UKBA. 360 GSP College is on UKBA Tier 4 Sponsor Register with ‘A’ Grading.
As per UKBA planned roll out of the new PBS, it is anticipated that in October 2009 will see the Sponsor Management System (SMS) go live and by February 2010 it will be compulsory for all Tier 4 Sponsors to use this SMS.
Please note that the information in this section is only for guidance purposes, please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for most update information. 360 GSP College will also endeavour to keep the latest Immigration Information under this section.
The Home Office have produced a very informative and easy to follow video on Youtube that explains the process:

The video is also available in: Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Russian, Korean and Brazilian

Student Visa Application Summary:
Who can apply?
• Age above 16 years
• Level 3 or above (which is Foundation or 1st Year equivalent of a Bachelor’s Degree)
What do you need to apply?
• You need 40 points in order to submit your application to the British Embassy in your Local Country.
• You get 30 Points for: Enrolling on a course provided by a Tier 4 College e.g. 360 GSP College. Tier 4 is a Sponsor register from UK Immigration and Border Agency for Educational Institutes to enroll Overseas Students and take responsibility of their attendance and progress during their stay in UK as Overseas Students.
• You get 10 Points for: Enough fund (please see funding below)
How long can you apply?
• Full length of course (12 month or more) from length + 4 months
• E.g. for a 2 year course, you will get a 2 years + 4 months Student Visa
• For courses that are below Degree Level (like HND or Certificates) you can apply for a maximum of 3 years + 4 months
Cost
• £145 at the British Embassy (Note that this is an average cost and may vary from one British Embassy to another. Please contact your local British Embassy for further details)
Funding
• For courses that are more than 9 months in duration and are offered in London (which is the case with students who will apply to 360 GSP College)
• A working Scenario: You will require 1st year course fee (from £3000 - £3500 per year) + £5400 to cover first 9 months of living expenses. Therefore a total of between £8400- 8900 needs to be in your account to qualify for the 10 points of funding.
• £5400 is based on £600 per month living expenses for 9 months to stay in London. As we are in the Borough of Brent, our Students are required to show lower level of living expenses (compared to £800 for Inner London based institutes).
• Please note it is ideal that the total funding be in the Applicants account (NOT sponsors account).
• Also note that the above is an indicative figure, 360 GSP College recommends Applicants to have enough funds to support themselves through each academic year.

So a quick recap below on how to score 40 Points for Student Visa Application;

The maintenance requirement is evidence that you have sufficient funds, over the cost of your tuition fees to live in the UK.