Tier 4 Visa Application Guide

The International Student Advice Team at Oxford Brookes University have created this guide to help you apply for your Tier 4 visa from outside of the UK. This guide should not be used for visa applications made in the UK, and it is not endorsed by UK Visas and Immigration.

The information was last updated in July 2017 but immigration rules are always subject to change. Before you begin check our visa advice at the link below for any recent changes, updates and information that will help you with your application

https://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/

Please contact us if you have any questions or feedback

You can email us isat@brookes.ac.uk

Access the online application at the

following link: https://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/

This guide is for TIER 4 students applying from

outside of the UK

Before you make your application you have to register an account with the

Home Office.

Answer all the questions marked with a *.

Make sure you use an email address that you check regularly

You will need to create a password with at least 8 characters including 1

capital letter, 1 lower case letter and 1 number. Make a note of your password

and keep it somewhere safe.

You will need to tick the box to agree to the terms and conditions.

Then click register.

Check your emails and click on the link to complete the registration

Log in by using the email and password that you

chose during your registration.

Click to log in

Only choose ‘TIER 4 (General) (Sponsored) (Student)’ if you are sponsored by an organisation that meets the Home Office definition of a

financial sponsor. See this link for more information: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/how-

much-money You can contact isat@brookes.ac.uk for further advice about this

Click on ‘Create Application’

Your name

This is your unique application reference number

This is the date you intend to travel

This is the date you started to complete the application

Click ‘Go To Application’

Keep a note of your unique application reference number

Some of your personal details will already be entered from when you registered. You

should check that the details are exactly as they are written

in your passport

Check that you are making the correct application

You must complete this section exactly as it

appears in your passport.

If you have ( or have ever had ) another

nationality you will need to declare this here.

When you click ‘Yes’ the form will ask you for

more information. If you are unsure you can

email isat@brookes.ac.uk

If you already have accommodation organised in the UK then put the postcode in and then click ‘Find Address’. You will see a list of addresses. Click on the correct

address. If you don’t yet have your address then you can use the

Accommodation Bureau address. This is:

Accommodation Bureau, Lloyd Building,

Oxford Brookes University, Gipsy Lane, Headington,

OXFORD. OX3 0BP

This is your address in your home country.

You need to list all the information for the last 10 years. When you click

‘Yes’ you will see more options

You must provide details for any visa

refusals for any country for the last 10 years. Failing to declare a refusal is

classed as deception and can

lead to future refusals and bans

to enter the UK

You might have a National Insurance number if you have ever worked in the

UK

As part of your TIER 4 visa application you might be asked to attend a credibility interview. You can find more information about credibility interviews

at the link below: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/credibility-

interviews-overseas/

See the link below for more information about applying for a TIER 4

visa for your dependants:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/dep

endant-visas/ For more information

about how to complete the form if you have dependants you can

contact isat@brookes.ac.uk

You must include both of your parents details, mother and father.

If you are bringing your children with you as your dependants see the link

below for more information about applying for a TIER 4 visa for your dependants:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/dependant-

visas/ For more information about how to complete the form if

you have dependants you can contact isat@brookes.ac.uk

You must include your children's details, even if

they are not travelling with you.

You must include details of any other children if they

are travelling with you.

It is important to note that if you are applying for a TIER 4 dependant visa for your child then both of the child's parents must be coming to the UK (although neither parent can be coming with immigration

permission as a 'visitor'). See this link for more information https://www.ukcisa.org.uk/Information--Advice/Visas-and-Immigration/Dependants

or contact isat@brookes.ac.uk

You must declare any medical treatment that you have had in the UK

Oxford Brookes

University is your TIER 4 sponsor. The sponsor

licence number is on your CAS letter.

You will also find the University address on

your CAS letter. Type in the University postcode

and then click ‘Find Address’. Select the correct address as on

your CAS letter. If you have not already received your CAS then you can find out how to

request your CAS at this link:

https://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/getting-

your-cas/

If you are starting a new course with Oxford Brookes University then your CAS number is on

your CAS letter.

If you are a continuing student you will need to email us the financial proof that you will be

using to make your visa application before we will issue

you with your CAS number. isat@brookes.ac.uk

You can find information about

financial requirements here: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/stude

nts/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/how-much-money/

The rest of the information for this section can be found on

your CAS letter

Select ‘Studying’ – unless you will be

working for the Students Union then email isat@brookes.ac.uk for more information.

Check your CAS for this information. If

you are unsure which one to select then

you can email isat@brookes.ac.uk

to ask. Don’t forget to include your CAS so that we can check

for you.

When you select ‘studying’ the next question will ask ‘Have you

been assessed by the sponsor by other means, for example

references or a portfolio of artwork?’ The answer to that

question is ‘No’. If you are unsure email isat@brookes.ac.uk for more

information.

If the money is in your own bank account select ‘Yes’

If you are using your own bank statements

then write: ‘ my original bank statements are included

-plus translation if needed’ You can see information about whether you

need to add a translation of your document at this link:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/how-much-money

If you are from a low risk country and are making your application from the same

country then write: ‘ low risk- no documents needed’

You can see more information about whether you are from a low risk country at this link:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/supporting-documents/

In this box write the type of document you are using to show evidence. To check which

documents qualify see this link: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/ti

er-4-outside-uk/supporting-documents/

If the money is in your parents bank account select ‘No’

If you are using your parents bank statements

then write: ‘ parents original bank statements, my

original birth certificate and parents letter included- plus translation if needed.

You can see information about whether you need to add a translation of any document and a template of parents letter at this link:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/how-much-money/

If you are from a low risk country and are making your application from the same

country then write: ‘ low risk no documents needed’

You can see more information about whether you are from a low risk country at this link:

http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/tier-4-outside-uk/supporting-documents

In this box write the type of document you are using to show evidence. To check which

documents qualify see this link: http://www.brookes.ac.uk/students/isat/visas/ti

er-4-outside-uk/supporting-documents/

30

10

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You can leave this box blank, unless you want to include any additional information that you think will be helpful for the Home

Office when they are deciding at your application

When you confirm your application you will see a summary of your answers.

Make sure that you check the answers carefully as this is the last chance you will get to change your answers before

you submit your application

It is important that you read the information here very carefully and then

enter your full name, as in your passport, in the signature box. Then click ‘Sign Declaration’

Your visa will be issued as a vignette (sticker) in your passport.

If your course is more than six months long then the vignette will be valid for 30 days only. The rest of the visa will be issued to you on a BRP

(Biometric Residence Permit- plastic visa card) that you will collect from

the University within 10 days of arrival.

To collect the BRP from the University you must enter the information as on the form here. The code is 2HE377

REMEMBER: When you receive your vignette you will also receive a letter about your BRP. It is very important that you bring this letter with you, as

without it you will not be able to collect your BRP.