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    International Support Services GuideExtending your Tier 4 student visa in the UK

    www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/visasimmigration

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    International Support Services Guide

    The UK Border Agency Point-Based System(PBS) means that the student visa applicationprocess is now very dierent to the student visaapplication process you may have undertaken inthe past. New rules mean that students have keyresponsibilities and now need to take extra carewhen completing the visa application orm andgathering the required documents or the visaextension application.

    All students are advised to read this lealet verycareully and to reer to the Tier 4 (General) PolicyGuidance on the UK Border Agency websitewhen preparing their application. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/

    studying/adult-students/applying-inside-uk/

    Preparing for your

    Tier 4 student visaextensionThe International Oice runs immigrationpresentations during the academic year. Iyou need assistance rom the University orextending your student visa, you should attenda student visa presentation beore coming tothe International Oice to have your documents

    checked or to submit your application. Inormationwill be advertised through the International OiceReception at peak application times and close tothe presentation dates.

    Time limits and academic progression

    From April 2012, limits have been introduced onthe length o time that students can spend in theUK on a Tier 4 student visa to study courses atcertain levels. Current students who need to re-sit part o their course will be subject to the limitsoutlined.

    3 years or course below degree level(excluding time spent on a child student visa)

    5 years or undergraduate degreeprogrammes and taught postgraduatecourses

    There are exceptions to the ive year limit i anundergraduate course was our or ive years longto begin with and a student wishes to progressto a postgraduate taught course. There are alsoexemptions or courses in architecture, medicine,dentistry, veterinary medicine and science. PhDcourses are exempt rom the limit.

    Your studies in the UK should also representacademic progress or example, uponcompletion o a masters degree (NQF level 7)you are expected to progress to a NQF level 8course. I you have previously studied in the UK atthe same level or at a higher level, the AdmissionsOice may contact you or urther inormation. Iyou did not indicate your previous study in the UKon your application orm, you should contact theAdmissions Oice immediately.

    The information provided in this guide is correct at the time of printing(September 2012) however it is subject to change without notice. For themost up-to-date information, please check the online version of this guide atwww.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/visasimmigration

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    When to extend your visa

    Check your visa to see when your current visaexpires. Allow plenty o time to complete yourapplication and aim to submit it two - three monthsbeore your visa expiry date.

    I you apply ater your visa has expired, you areapplying as an overstayer - which means that youare in the UK without immigration permission - andyou lose the right o appeal i your visa applicationis reused. I you apply as an overstayer, you alsolose your established presence in the UK and theright to show the reduced maintenance level. Youwill thereore need to show the ull maintenancerequirement or nine months.

    Request a CAS

    A conirmation o acceptance or studies (CAS)is a unique reerence number given to you by aneducational institution to study in the UK. A CASnumber is required or any Tier 4 student visaapplications either in the UK or overseas. TheUK Border Agency (UKBA) access your studentdetails through the CAS number which you enteron the visa application orm.

    Students starting new courses automaticallyreceive a CAS up to our months beore theircourse start date rom the Admissions Oice whenthey hold an unconditional oer o study and havepaid any necessary deposits. New study abroadstudents receive a CAS rom the Study AbroadTeam in the International Oice. Current studentsat the University will need a new CAS number ithey are making a visa extension application in theUK or overseas to continue their current courseor or periods o reassessments and will need torequest one rom the appropriate oice.

    CAS numbers are only valid or one visaapplication and expire six months ater they areissued. I your visa application is reused, you willneed a new CAS number.

    We recommend that current students request aCAS four months beore your visa expires.

    How to request a CAS

    The course you are studying determines whereyou will request your CAS:

    Undergraduates in the Faculty ofMedicine and Health Sciences request theCAS from their School Office

    Undergraduates in the School ofEducation request the CAS from theirSchool Office

    CELE students request their CAS fromCELE Reception

    Study abroad students request theirCAS from the Study Abroad Team in theInternational Office

    All other students request their CASonline at the Online Store. Seestore.nottingham.ac.uk and selectProduct Catalogue> Student Documentsand Letters> CAS - Existing Students

    Print and verify your CAS Checking Document

    When the CAS has been prepared, you willreceive an email asking you to veriy the details oyour CAS. Checkall the inormation included is

    correct. I the CAS is correct, print the document

    then click the veriy button.

    I the CAS is incorrect, ollow the instructionsto report the error

    Activate the CAS

    The International Oice is required to review theinancial evidence o all current students makingvisa applications.

    I you are applying or your visa through theInternational Oice, bring the printed CASChecking Document with your completedapplication orm and documents to submit to avisa advisor either at a drop-in session on JubileeCampus or by appointment on University ParkCampus. Please see the last page o this guide orinormation on seeing an advisor.

    I you are applying rom overseas or are applyingor a priority appointment in-person at a Public

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    Enquiry Oice (PEO) in the UK, please scanand email a copy o your inancial evidence [email protected]. I yourinancial evidence is suitable, your CAS numberwill be emailed to you. Please note that youmust provide original inancial evidence or your

    application though, not a scan or photocopy.

    Visa applications or students with dependantscan be checked by appointment only. Forappointments at the International Oice on JubileeCampus please see the receptionist or call 0115951 5247. For term-time appointments at theStudent Services Centre in the Portland Buildingplease drop in or call 0115 951 3710.

    Making your Tier4 student visaapplicationI you are in the UK, already have a Tier 4 or pre-PBS student visa and need to either extend yourcurrent visa or to obtain a new visa because youare switching institutions, you will be able to applyor your visa in the UK i your visa expires less thanone month beore the start o your new course.You have two choices about how to make your

    application by post or in-person.

    Applying by post

    I you choose to apply by post which is the less

    expensive option, but has a longer processing time you can either post your application through theInternational Oice Student Batch Scheme or byyoursel.

    We highly recommend that i you are able, youuse our Batch service. I there is a problem withan application that you post independently, itwill be very diicult or you to ollow up with theHome Oice. For applications sent through theBatch, we have access to dedicated support

    within the Home Oice and as your applicationwill have been checked by one o our advisors,there is less risk o a reusal that will aect yourimmigration status and may aect your registration

    with the University. We rigorously check Batchapplications, will tell you i anything is incorrector missing and only send applications which wethink have a good chance o succeeding. Thereis no cost or the Batch Scheme beyond 2per applicant or postage and we also process

    dependant applications. Applications need to behanded into the International Oice beore 4pm ona Wednesday to be included in the Batch that wesend each week on Friday mornings.

    I you choose to apply by post on your own or iyour application is not eligible or the Batch, youshould use the postal address on the ront o theapplication orm (not the courier address), sendyour application by Special Delivery so that youcan track the package online and should makeyour application payment by postal order or bybankers drat. The International Oice can stillcheck your application beore you send it even iyou are posting it independently and it is advisablethat you see us to reduce the risk o a reusal.

    I you would like to have your documents returnedto the International Oice, please notiy us so thatwe can give you our correct details and so thatwe know how to notiy you when your documentsare returned. Please notiy us i you change yourcontact details while you are waiting or a decisionon your visa application.

    Processing time for postal applications

    It usually takes around 10-12 weeks or the HomeOice to process your postal application, but thereis no guarantee o this and it may take up to 14weeks rom the point when you give your biometricdata. I you are travelling urgently, we suggest youapply in-person or at least provide details o yourtravel plans with your postal application. Thereis no guarantee that your application will be sentback in time or you to travel and we would advisethat you not make any non-reundable plans untilyour documents and BRP have been returned.Please note that or Batch applications we cannotchase applications with the Home Oice unlessour weeks have passed rom the date that yougave your biometrics. For applications sentindependently, the Home Oice will not provideyou with any inormation on the progress o yourapplication until 14 weeks have passed.

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    Applying in-person

    I you would like to pay or a premium serviceand have your application decided quickly, youcan apply in-person at a Public Enquiry Oice(PEO). There are PEOs in Belast, Birmingham

    (Solihull), Cardi, Croydon, Glasgow, Liverpool,and Sheield. You must make an appointmentonline at www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/applyinginperson/book-appointment/. I theHome Oice is satisied with your applicationyou will receive a decision on the day andi successul, your new visa in the orm o aBiometric Residence Permit (BRP) will be sentto the correspondence address used in yourapplication orm within 10 working days o yourappointment. We would not advise you apply in-

    person i your visa has already expired or i thereare any unusual circumstances surrounding yourapplication.

    I you would like to have your documents returnedto the International Oice, please notiy us so thatwe can give you our correct details and so that weknow how to notiy you when your documents arereturned.

    Cost

    By post, a visa application in the UK costs 394and 197 or each dependant. In person at aPublic Enquiry Oice the cost is 716 and 358or each dependant. Application ees should bemade payable to Home Oice.

    We recommend that students use eitherpostal orders or bankers drats to pay or theirapplication. From experience, we know that thereare oten issues with processing card paymentsand i the payment ails, your visa application willbe rejected and returned to you as i you hadnever made an application at all.

    If you are applying through the Student BatchScheme at the International Office, you mustsupply postal orders or bankers draft - we donot accept any other method of payment.Postal orders are available rom any Post Oice,cost about 25 and can be purchased in cash atany time. Bankers drats are available rom yourbank at a cost o about 15 but may take a ewdays to prepare.

    Which form to use

    I you are extending your visa in the UK you willneed to complete orm Tier 4 (General). The HomeOice periodically updates the orms they use soplease check you are using the current version.

    www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/adult-students/applying-inside-uk/

    Any dependants extending their visa with you willneed the PBS (Dependant) orm.www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/adult-students/family/

    To help you complete the relevant orm, theInternational Oice has samples online and in our

    reception with guidance notes. www.nottingham.ac.uk/internationalstudents/visasimmigration

    Ask a member o the International SupportServices Team i you are unsure which orm to

    use.

    Dependants

    Your spouse/civil partner - and in some cases

    unmarried partner - as well as dependant childrenwho are already in the UK as your Tier 4 or studentdependant can extend their visa with you as a Tier4 student dependant i you can show that:

    you are studying a postgraduate coursethat lasts 12 months or longer at a highereducation institution; or

    you are a government-sponsored student ona course that lasts six months or longer; or

    you are applying or immigration permission

    to study a course o six months or more,your dependant(s) is applying with you, andyou hold (or within three months o the dateo your application you were last granted)immigration permission under Tier 4 or as astudent.

    I your amily is currently abroad and you wouldlike to invite them to join you in the UK as your Tier4 dependants, please reer to our guide Bringingyour family to Nottingham or more inormation.

    Babies born in the UK to students or to Tier 4dependants may apply or leave to remain as Tier4 dependants rom within the UK and do not needto leave the UK to gain entry clearance.

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    This application can be made through theInternational Oice Student Batch Scheme.Our visa advisors can give you more inormationabout applications or babies born in the UK uponenquiry.

    Amount of funding required

    You will need to show unding or the course eesshown in your CAS Checking Document and800 per month to cover living costs or eachmonth o your course up to a maximum of ninemonths (7200).

    Your are able to show the reduced maintenanceamount o 800 or two months only (1600) iyou have established presence in the UK, have acurrent valid visa and have either:

    completed a course that was at least sixmonths long within your last period o leave,or

    have studied at least six months o thatcourse and have been studying within thelast our months

    If you apply after your current visa expires orif you dont meet the above requirements, youwill have to show maintenance for nine months(7200).

    Methods of showing funding

    There are several dierent ways o showing theinancial evidence required in support o yourapplication. I is important that you check that yourinancial evidence meets the UK Border Agencysrequirements outlined in the Tier 4 (General)Policy Guidance. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/studying/adult-students/applying-inside-uk/You must keep the unding you show in youraccount and certainly should maintain it until afteryou receive your visa.

    Also, you should check that your unds are heldin a inancial institution that can satisy UK BorderAgency checks. The UK Border Agency hasproduced a list o acceptable and unacceptable

    inancial institutions or some countries.http://

    www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/studying/financial-institutions/

    Funding method 1 for self-funding

    students

    You can show original bank statements in yourname, jointly in your name and another or in yourparents names. Your application will be simpler ithe unds are in your name. The unds must:

    a) be in cash not shares/bonds/investments

    b) have been in the bank account or 28days prior to your application. The balance

    cannot dip below the required amount, evenor one day, otherwise your application willbe reused.

    c) show a last transaction date within 31days o your visa application. The immigrationoicials will not consider the closing balanceon the day the statement was printed.

    I you are using printed statements rom the bankor internet, they must also:

    show the inancial institutions name and logo

    show your name and account number be stamped by the bank on each page

    I your printed statements do not conirm therequired details, you should supply a bank letteron signed, letter-headed paper which conirms theamount o money available to you and the dates ithas been held in the account.

    Tuition fees paid, tuition fee scholarshipsand stipends towards living expensesfrom the University will be confirmed inthe CAS. If you are a continuing student,

    these figures may not automatically beincluded. Please provide a copy of yourscholarship letter to the InternationalOffice so that we can confirm the detailsand add them to the CAS. Money notshown in the CAS should be shown in themethods listed.

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    I you are using your parents personal accounts,you must include:

    an original letter, signed and dated by theaccount holder conirming your relationshipand that the unds are or you to use ortuition ees and/or living expenses whilestudying in the UK

    your original birth certiicate your parents signature on the application

    orm

    Please note that your parents businessaccount statements will not be accepted.

    Funding Method 2 for applicants with officialfinancial sponsorship

    Students sponsored by the UK government, yourhome government, the British Council or any

    international organisation, international company oruniversity can rely on an original sponsorship letterissued within the last six months to demonstrateyour unding. Please note that i the durationo your unding or permission to stay is shorterthan your course, your visa will be granted to theshorter date.

    Funding Method 3 for applicants with a loan

    You must show ormal evidence o a loan youmay have taken out in your own name. The bankproviding the loan must be regulated by an oicialregulatory body.

    Funding Method 4 for applicants from low-risk countries

    I you are considered by the UKBA to be anational o a low-risk country you can tick a boxon the application orm indicating that you holdthe required evidence but dont need to includeit with your application. You should still meet therequirements however as you may be asked tosubmit proo at a later stage.

    This applies to nationals o:

    Argentina

    Australia

    Brunei

    Canada

    Chile

    Croatia

    Hong Kong Japan

    New Zealand

    Singapore

    South Korea

    Taiwan - those who hold a passport issuedby Taiwan that includes the number o theidentiication card issued by the competentauthority in Taiwan in it

    Trinidad and Tobago United States o America

    British Nationals Overseas

    Overseas bank statements

    It is saer to use UK bank statementsbecause the ormat is amiliar to the UKBA

    and the statements are easier to veriy. Ioverseas bank accounts are used, a oreigncurrency conversion must be printedandsubmitted with your application rom www.oanda.com. Statements must be in Englishor oicially translated. Chinese depositaccounts can be the most risky orm oinancial evidence as they are sometimesconsidered to be a bond.

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    Funding for dependants

    You will need 450 in support unds or eachmonth o your studies per dependant up to amaximum o nine months.

    I you qualiy or the reduced maintenance level,your dependants do as well and only have to showunding or two months.

    Sponsored students who receive inancial supportor their amilies will ideally be able to produce asponsor letter with the names o their dependantamily members as well as details o the speciicamount that they receive. You should supplementthe sponsor letter with your personal bank

    statements i the stipend rom your sponsor is notsuicient to cover all dependants.

    ATAS

    I you need clearance rom the AcademicTechnology Approval Scheme (ATAS), it will beconirmed in your CAS. I you are a non-EEA orSwiss national planning to undertake study in theUK in certain science, engineering or technologydisciplines rom 1 November 2007, then you will

    need to obtain an ATAS certiicate beore you canapply or a visa extension or resh entry clearance.The application is made online at www.fco.gov.uk/atas.

    On the application you will be asked to includea statement outlining your area o research. Thisstatement must be the same as the one held onile in your school and agreed with your supervisor.ATAS is valid or six months only and i it is notused within this time, new clearance must be

    obtained beore your visa application is made.

    Generally, ATAS applications will be processedwithin 30 working days rom the date theapplication is completed, but do allow plentyo time to get the certiicate in advance o yourvisa expiry date. Your visa application cannotde processed until you have received ATASclearance.

    I your research changes during your studies,

    you are required to obtain new ATAS. I you wishto transer to a course which requires ATASclearance, you are required to obtain clearancebeore your transer can be processed. Students

    extending their visas while awaiting a viva vocealso require new ATAS clearance.

    Please note that students who are extendingtheir visa for the sole purpose of writingup their thesis and whose current visa was

    granted before 30 November 2007 do not needATAS.

    Information about documents

    All documents provided in your applicationneed to be original, not scans or photocopies

    I any documents are not produced in Englishor Welsh, you will need to provide oicialcertiied translations

    I within the last 12 months you have beensponsored or both tuition ees and livingcosts, you will need a letter rom yoursponsor giving consent to your extensionapplication

    I you are making a irst visa application or ababy recently born in the UK, you will need toprovide their original birth certiicate

    I your name has changed, you will need toprovide proo o this

    I you are under 18, you will need to providea consent letter rom your parents

    I you are using a parents personal bankaccount you will also need:1. birth certiicate to prove relationship2. consent letter to conirm your relationship

    and that the unds are or your education3. parents signature on visa application orm

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    Document checklist

    completed Tier 4 application orm and/orPBS dependent orm(s) completed in blackink

    copy o your CAS Checking Document (iyou are applying through the InternationalOice)

    bank drat or postal order or 394 + 197per dependent amily member

    2 new passport photographs (checkthe photo guidance to be sure they areacceptable)

    passport

    BRP card (i applicable)

    police registration certiicate (i applicable)

    personal bank statements and/or sponsor/scholarship letter

    ATAS certiicate (i applicable)

    original previous qualiication certiicates (ireerred to in the CAS)

    2 cash per applicant or postage (i you are

    applying through the International Oice)

    After your Tier4 student visa

    applicationProvided that youve submitted an extensionapplication beore your current visa expires, youare legally allowed to remain in the UK while yourapplication is considered. The conditions o yourstay remain the same as they were beore you sent

    the application.

    Providing your biometrics

    The irst thing you will receive ater submittingyour extension application is a conirmation letterindicating that your application has been received.The letter is issued once your application paymenthas successully been processed. You do notneed to do anything with this letter or inorm theInternational Oice - you can simply keep it oryour records.

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    International Support Services Guide

    All visas issued in the UK are issued onto anidentiication card called a Biometric ResidencePermit (BRP). The card shows inormation aboutyou and your visa. It also contains an electronicdata chip which holds your inormation andingerprints. In order to have a BRP issued, you

    will have to enrol your biometrics.

    I you apply in-person at a PEO, you will completethis on the day o your application. I you submityour application by post, the Home Oice willsend you a letter with instructions about givingbiometric data.

    For applications posted through the InternationalOice Student Batch Scheme, the Home Oicewill also sometimes send a copy o the letter to

    the International Oice or our iles but this is notguaranteed. I your dependants were included inyour visa application each amily member will beissued with a separate biometric invitation letterand the whole amily must attend to enrol theirbiometrics.

    I you have not received a biometric request letterwithin one month o posting your applicationand have used our correspondence address onyour application orm, you should contact the

    International Oice to see i we have been sent acopy.

    The nearest place to the University to enrol yourbiometrics is conveniently located in Beeston atthe main post oice. The current cost is 19.20per applicant.

    It is not advisable to move house while youare waiting or an extension application to beprocessed as your biometric request letter will be

    sent to the address provided in your applicationorm and you may not receive it. The Home Oicehas the right to reject your extension applicationas invalid (incomplete) i you do not supply yourbiometrics within an appropriate time rame.

    Ater you successully enrol your biometrics, yourapplication will be assigned to a caseworker in theHome Oice and processed.

    Requests to process an application urgently

    I you need to travel urgently or an emergency,please come to see a visa advisor in theInternational Oice.

    Once your extension has been granted

    Once a decision is made on your application,the documents and passports included in yourapplication will be returned rom the Home Oice either to you personally or to the InternationalOice i you have used our address in yourapplication orm. Your new BRP card will be sentseparately by post within two weeks. You do nothave your Tier 4 extension until you have received

    the card. We highly recommend you do not makeany arrangements to travel until you have receivedall o your documents as well as the BRP card.You will need to keep the BRP card sae as youwill need it as well as your passport i you travelout o the UK. You will also need to show the BRPto an employer i you are looking or part-timework.

    The International Oice will inorm you byemail once all o your documents are ready to

    be collected. You will be able to collect yourdocuments rom a visa advisor in the InternationalOice Monday to Friday between 1.00pm and4.00pm.

    I you make your extension application in-person ata PEO, the documents included in your applicationshould be returned to you on the day though theyare occasionally held or urther processing. Youwill not be given your BRP card on the day, butwill have to wait or it to be sent to you by post,

    approximately 10 days later. We recommend youdo not make any arrangements to travel until youhave the card.

    Your immigration responsibilities indicate that youmust provide a copy o your current passport andimmigration permission to the University whileyou are studying with us. I your documents arereturned to the International Oice, we will take ascanned copy or our records. I your documentsare returned to you personally, you must provide

    a copy to the University by having your BRP andcurrent passport scanned in the InternationalOice. It is a very quick process and our receptioncan do this or you anytime Monday to Friday

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    between 9am and 5pm. Similarly, i you obtain anew passport, please bring it to the InternationalOice or scanning. Failure to provide copieso your documents to the International Oicemay have an eect on your registration at theUniversity.

    Police registration

    I your visa says that you have to register with thepolice, you must inorm them o any changes toyour visa such as a new visa expiry date - withinseven days o receiving your visa. Take your BRPcard and current passport along with your policeregistration certiicate to have the certiicateupdated. There is no charge or alerting the police

    o changes to your stay and you do not need tomake an appointment.

    I you had not previously required a registrationcertiicate but your new visa indicates that you do,you will need to call to make an appointment withinseven days o obtaining your visa and should takeyour passports, BRP card, two new passportphotos and 34 in cash to the police station. Theywill create a certiicate or you which will need tobe updated every time you change your address or

    i your immigration status in the UK changes. Moreinormation is provided on your police registrationcertiicate. In Nottingham, you can either visit thepolice station in Beeston or in the city centre.

    Beeston Police StationChilwell RdNottinghamNG9 1EHt: 0115 844 5002

    Central Police StationNorth Church StreetNottinghamNG1 4BH

    t: 0115 844 5079

    Refusals

    I your visa is reused, it is absolutelyessential that you contact the International

    Oice immediately so that we can advise youaccordingly. A visa reusal may have an eect on

    your registration at the University.

    Applying from overseas

    I you are applying or your visa overseas pleasesee our guide Applying for your student visafrom overseas. You may wish to speak to a visaadvisor about the documents you will need tosubmit with your application particularly the

    inancial evidence. The International Oice cannotissue you with the CAS number needed or yourextension application until we are satisied thatyour inancial evidence meets the UK BorderAgency requirements.

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    Immigrationresponsibilities

    It is important that as an international student, youcomply with the immigration regulations duringyour stay in the UK. Your responsibilities are:

    To provide the University with a copy o yourpassport and visa/BRP

    To keep your contact details in the UK up todate via the Student Portal

    To register or your course on time eachacademic year

    To study while you are in the UK (ensuring

    that you have good attendance on yourcourse and no signiicant gaps or absences)

    To ollow University processes i you decidethat you would like to deer or suspend yourstudies or withdraw rom your course

    To return home i you deer or suspend yourstudies, withdraw rom your course or yourcourse is terminated

    To act within the Immigration Rules i youchange education provider (to another

    approved institution). I you applied or yourvisa on or ater 5th October 2009, it is acriminal oence to register or studies at aninstitution other than the one shown on yourvisa. Students switching institutions needto make a new visa application as soon as aCAS is produced or them. A student wouldbe able to start their new course straightaway ater applying or a new visa i the newsponsor is a Highly Trusted Sponsor like TheUniversity o Nottingham

    Students who hold visas which theyapplied or between 31st March 2009 and4th October 2009 who wish to switchinstitutions should apply or permission toswitch on the Tier 4 (PTS) orm available at:www.ukba.homeoice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationorms/pbs/t4-pts.pd

    To act within the immigration rules i youchange your course to a shorter course.I you applied or your current visa using a

    CAS, the university will report the changeto the UKBA. I you applied or your currentvisa beore the CAS system was introduced,and you want to change to a shorter course

    with your current Tier 4 sponsor, youshould inorm the Home Oice by [email protected] withyour ull name, nationality, date o birth, UKaddress and Home Oice reerence number(i known).

    I your visa was issued beore 31st March2009, you do not need to report anychanges, since your visa is an old-stylestudent visa. There can still be immigrationimplications to changes in your studieshowever please contact the InternationalOice or urther inormation on individualcases.

    In addition to the above, you should be sure to

    only work within the restrictions allowed by yourvisa and to know when your visa is due to expireso that you can prepare to apply well in advanceo the expiry date i you require a urther extension.

    The Universitys responsibilities

    The University has certain responsibilities andduties under the Points-Based System which weare required by the UKBA to comply with. Ourresponsibilities include:

    To take and keep copies o the passport andvisa/BRP or non EEA nationals

    To keep contact details up to date (and tokeep a record o any changes o address)

    To check registration and to report nonregistration to the UKBA

    To monitor attendance and to reportunauthorised non attendance to the UKBA

    To monitor changes o status and to reportdeerrals, suspensions, withdrawals and

    course terminations to the UKBA

    To notiy the UKBA o any signiicantchanges in your circumstances (suchas a change o course or the successulcompletion o your course where this isearlier than expected)

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    International Support Services Guide

    Notes

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    Were here to help, get in touch:

    We run a regular drop-in service at theInternational Oce on Jubilee Campus between1and 4pm, Monday - Friday throughout theacademic year. I you are submitting a visaapplication or yoursel and your dependants,please make an appointment by calling +44(0)115 951 5247.

    You can also make an appointment to speakto an advisor on University Park Campus. Weoer a term-time appointment service between2 and 4:20pm at the Student Services Centre.Appointments can be booked in person at theStudent Services Centre in the Portland Building,or by telephone on +44 (0)115 951 3710.

    To see an advisor on the Sutton BoningtonCampus, please call the Student Services Centreon +44 (0)115 9516004 to make an appointment.

    The International Oce is located at:C Floor, International HouseJubilee CampusWollaton RoadThe University o Nottingham

    NG8 1BB

    t: +44 (0)115 951 5247: +44 (0)115 951 5155

    e: [email protected]

    We are always looking or ways to developand improve our support service and welcomeeedback rom sta and students.

    The inormation in this leafet is given in goodaith and correct at the time o writing. It hasbeen careully checked with UKCISA and the UKBorder Agency, but The University o Nottinghamaccepts no responsibility or the accuracy o theinormation.

    I you would like any urther inormation orassistance, please contact the InternationalSupport Services Team. The advisors, RosemaryGibson, Hong Sun, Ruth Hudson, Daniel Revell,Laura Braslins and Deborah Webb, are authorisedto provide immigration advice and services byan order made under Section 84 (4) (d) o theImmigration and Asylum Act 1999.

    I at any time you are not happy with the adviceyou have been given by the International SupportServices Team, in the rst instance you shouldraise this with the Head o the InternationalSupport Services Team or the Director o theInternational Oce. I the matter is not resolvedor you are still unhappy, you can make a complaintto the OISC (Oce o the Immigration ServicesCommissioner) via their website www.oisc.gov.uk

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    If you require this publication in an alternative

    format, please contact us:

    t: +44 (0)115 951 4591e: [email protected]

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    The International OfficeJubilee CampusThe University o NottinghamWollaton RoadNottinghamNG8 1BB, UK

    t: +44 (0)115 951 5247: +44 (0)115 951 5155w: www.nottingham.ac.uk/international