Applying for a student visa from outside the UK

This page explains how you can apply to come to the UK as a student under Tier 4 (General) of the points-based system.
Before you apply, you should read:

• the Can you apply? pages to find out whether you meet the requirements and will score enough points; and
• the Documents required pages to find out which documents you should provide with your application.

Depending on the country where you live, you may need to make your application online or using application form VAF9. To find out which method you should use, see 'More information' below.
All applicants must also complete and submit the relevant version of Appendix 8 of the form.
You can download application form VAF9, the Appendix and the guidance notes from the right side of this page.
The date of your application must be no more than 6 months after the date when your Tier 4 sponsor assigned your confirmation of acceptance for studies to you.
There are particular application requirements if you are currently in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.
As part of your application, you will need to enrol your fingerprints and facial image (known as 'biometric information') at a visa application centre.
Select your country in our country finder to find out:

• how to apply in your country (including how to apply online);
• the location of our visa application centres;
• how long we generally take to process visa applications; and
• how your documents will be returned to you.

If your application is successful, you can find information about what will happen at the border (including customs requirements) in the Customs and travel information section.

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UK visa requirements

A visa is a certificate (sometimes referred to as ‘Entry Clearance’) which gives you permission to enter the UK.

The visa is put into your passport or travel document by an Entry Clearance Officer at a British mission overseas.
If you are travelling to the UK to be a student, you may need to apply for a visa to enter the UK.

Check your category

Immigration requirements for the UK are determined by your nationality and whether you are:

1. an EU/EEA/Swiss national or
2. a Non EU/EEA/Swiss national

• EU and EEA country list on the UK CISA website

Advice for EU/EEA/Swiss Nationals

If your passport is issued by a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you can enter the UK freely - you do not need a visa. This includes dual nationals (people with two or more nationalities) who use their EEA/Swiss passport to enter the UK.
Your EEA/Swiss family members can also join you. Further information is available on the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website:

• UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)

Advice for Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals

Any other nationality will have to consider what visa type they will need and how to apply for it.
There are two categories of nationalities for UK immigration purposes: visa nationals and non-visa nationals.
What visa options are available to you and how you apply, depends on which one of these you are, what course you are studying and how long your course is for.
Firstly, find out whether you are a visa national or non-visa national, by checking the “visa national” list for the UK: Visa national list on the UKBA website

• Visa national list on the UKBA website

Next, refer to the information below which explains your options:

My country is on the list

You are a visa national: You must obtain your visa before you leave your home country. If you intend to travel to the UK to enrol on a course which lasts 6 months or more, you must get a Tier 4 (General) student visa before travelling to the UK. If your course of studies is less than 6 months, you must either get a student visitor or Tier 4 (General) student visa. If your course contains a work based learning (paid or unpaid), regardless of the length of the course, you must get a Tier 4 General student visa.

My country is not on the list

You are a non-visa national: If you intend to travel to the UK to enrol on a course which lasts 6 months or more, you must get a Tier 4 (General) student visa before you leave your home country. If your course is less than 6 months, you can apply on entry to the UK as a student visitor. If your course contains a work based learning (paid or unpaid), regardless of the length of the course, you must get a Tier 4 General student visa.

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New policy for UK study visa

KARACHI - The United Kingdom has announced a new visa policy for students seeking admission to educational institutions in UK.


As per the new policy, announced by UK Regional Manager for Visas and Immigration Mandy Ivemy, it would take three weeks to process a study visa application. Ivemy offered some ‘top tips’ to students thinking about applying for a UK student visa at a news conference here.

She said the UK and Pakistan shared a long history and had strong culture and family connections. There were over 1.4 million journeys between the UK and Pakistan each year. UK Visas and Immigration considers applications for permission to enter the United Kingdom through our visa services around the world. “We apply the same Immigration Rules in every country, and charge the same visa application fees, which are set in our Parliament,” she pointed out.


Ivemy said the UK home secretary announced that the Home Office would considerably increase the number of interviews in the 2013/14 financial year. She added that “we aim to interview over 100,000 visa applicants globally in 2013/14 financial year”. She said in 2012, UK Visas and Immigration issued 11,000 visas out of 16,000 student applications received from Pakistanis.

She warned against submission of fake documents, saying students rejected in previous years were because of the submission of fake documents. “Those found with fake documents would be banned from visiting the UK for up to ten years,” she said. All the information is available on the website of UK Visas and Immigration. This information includes a list of approved educational institutions.

According to Ivemy, one of the requirements for a UK student visa is for a certain sum must be on the bank account for 28 days prior to submission of a visa application. The rules are strictly enforced. If the funding has only been in place for 26 days, the application would be refused.

Some applicants use visa agents to help apply for a visa. Many of these agents offer good advice and are helpful for certain individuals. But all of the information one needs is also on the website, free of charge.
Ivemy said all Pakistani student visa applicants would be interviewed by an officer based in the UK, through videoconference, at the visa application centre when they lodge their applications. In addition, applicants may be invited for a further interview at the British High Commission to check whether they qualify for visas.

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For Undergraduates: Results - Summer 2013

All Students

All exams results will be published on the University web pages on Thursday 11 July 2013 from 10:00 am. You can view your results on your Interactive Transcript which you should access from the Online Student Services area of your Student Portal. You will not require a separate username or password, you can gain access using your standard University username and password. These arrangements do not apply to visiting/exchange students currently studying at Lancaster. In your case your exam results are sent directly to your home University by our International Office.

Part I

To proceed to Part II you must pass all three Part I subjects obtaining a minimum of 10.3 in your major subject plus at least 9 in each element, and 9 in your other subjects. There are, however, some subjects that require more than one pass at 10.3 and if you are uncertain about the requirements of your scheme of study you should check with your director of studies.

Part II 2nd year

Part II second year results will be confirmed by the Committee of the Senate on Tuesday 9 July 2013. The results shall also be reported to the Part II Board of Examiners in your final year. The University's regulations require that all Part II work shall be finally assessed in the academic session in which it is studied. If you fail any units, the re-assessment is compulsory and shall take place during the resit period for that year. Following the re-assessment to proceed to the next year, you must achieve an overall aggregation score of 9 with no more than 30 credits condoned. No module may be condoned with an aggregation score of less than 4, nor may any module be condoned if a students has not attempted re-assessment.

Final Year

Provisional results will be released in departments shortly after the relevant board of examiners has met. Results are provisional until ratified by the Committee of the Senate of the University that will meet on Tuesday 9 July 2013.

If you wish to challenge your degree classification you will need to follow the procedure laid down here.

Degrees will be conferred at ceremonies to be held on 14 - 18 July 2013 (inc). Degree Certificates and Transcripts will be available for collection on the day of your degree ceremony. Any documents not collected during ceremonies week will be posted out to the home address we have on record for you during the week commencing 22 July 2013. You can check and update your address information by going to the Online Student Services area of the Student Portal.

If you have any queries regarding the results process please do not hesitate to contact the The Base, A Floor, University House.

We hope that your time at Lancaster University has met your expectations and we wish you future success.

The staff in the Alumni & Development Office add their congratulations and good wishes for the future to you all. Please stay in touch with us via the Alumni website.

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Publication of Undergraduate Examination Results 2012-13*

Undergraduate examination results for the 2012-13 academic session will be released online at the following times:

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Autumn Semester - From 10am on Wednesday 6 March 2013

Spring Semester - From 2pm on Friday 5 July 2013

August (Resit) - From 2pm on Friday 6 September 2013

On the dates given above you will be able to view and print your results together with an explanation and guidance. Click on myResults in the Online Results box (top right). You will need your University username and password. Once you have logged in, click on the link to your End of Year Results.

Please do not attempt to access your results before the time and date indicated above since they will NOT be available.

Where appropriate details on Registration for the next session or information on how to apply for reassessment will be included with the text displayed with your examination results.

In the case of graduating students, access to degree ceremony information and seat allocations will be provided. Links to printable versions of the ceremony information for students and their guests will be provided which should be retained to gain admission to the hall. No tickets or other information will be sent by post.

You are reminded of the high volume of traffic on the University system at these times and as a result there may be a slight delay in you being able to login. Please keep trying periodically as this will lessen after the initial volume has reduced.

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Exam Results 2013

Results will NOT be available via the Student Data System. Students will be required to log in using their SDS login details to a separate website at https://results.kent.ac.uk in order to view their results. 

The results website will be unavailable until results are released. 

Final Year and Diploma Results

The results of final year and Diploma students will be published online at https://results.kent.ac.uk by 5pm on Tuesday 18th June.

The Final Year and Diploma results were released on Monday 17th June 2013.

Stage 2 Results

Stage 2 exam results will be published online at https://results.kent.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 1st July.

Please note that students do NOT receive a classification at Stage 2. If successful, your result will be 'Proceed'. This indicates that you may continue into the next Stage of study. Your final degree classification will be based upon your marks for Stages 2 and 3, and where relevant, Stage 4.

The Stage 2 results were released on Monday 24th June 2013.

Stage 1 Results

Stage 1 exam results will be published online at https://results.kent.ac.uk by 5pm on Monday 8th July.

The Stage 1 results were released on Thursday 4th July 2013.

Stage 1, 2 & 3 Resit Results

Stage 1, 2 & 3 referral exam results will be published online at https://results.kent.ac.uk by 5pm on Friday 6th September.

The Resit results were released on Thursday 5th September 2013.

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View the THE World University Rankings 2013-2014 top 400

View the THE World University Rankings 2013-2014 top 400

Our World University Rankings are the only global university performance tables to judge world class universities across all of their core missions - teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.

The top universities rankings employ 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators to provide the most comprehensive and balanced comparisons available, which are trusted by students, academics, university leaders, industry and governments.

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Examination results 2013 in UK

Results - Release dates

2013 Summer Examination Results - Release dates

Results will be released online in the date order indicated in the table below. On the date of the release, you will receive an email giving you the link to the results page. You will not be able to access your results before the scheduled date.

EMFSS results

The results for the EMFSS programme will be slightly delayed and will not be available on 13 August. They will be released on the afternoon of Friday 16 August. An email will be sent to candidates as soon as the results are available, giving instructions of how to access your results. We are very sorry for the unforeseen delay. The administrative procedures which ensure the accuracy of results have taken much longer to complete than originally anticipated. We appreciate this a time of anxiety and expectation for you and we apologise for the change of date.

Our sincere apologies once again for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

May - June exam session 2013

Programme	Online results released
Spanish and Latin American Studies	Wed 10 July 2013
Philosophy	Wed 10 July 2013
French/German/Italian	Wed 10 July 2013
English	Wed 10 July 2013
Applied Educational Leadership & Management (AELM)	Tue 16 July 2013
Petroleum Geoscience	Tue 16 July 2013
Bachelor of Divinity/Theology	Tue 16 July 2013
MBA (Imperial)	Tue 23 July 2013
Information Security	Tue 23 July 2013
Business Administration	Tue 23 July 2013
Postgraduate Laws	(Fri 26 July 2013) Amended: Fri 2 August 2013
MBA (RHUL)	Fri 26 July 2013
EMFSS – Dip Econ/SS	Fri 26 July 2013
MRes/PGD/PGC in Educational & Social Research	Fri 26 July 2013
Classical Studies	Fri 26 July 2013
History	Fri 26 July 2013
Citizenship Education, History Education and Citizenship and History Education	Fri 26 July 2013
International Primary Health Care	Fri 26 July 2013
CIS/CC	Fri 9 August 2013
Combined Degrees Scheme	Fri 9 August 2013
Global Health Policy	Mon 12 August 2013
Infectious Diseases	Mon 12 August 2013
Clinical Trials	Mon 12 August 2013
Epidemiology	Mon 12 August 2013
Public Health	Mon 12 August 2013
EMFSS	(Tue 13 August 2013) Amended: Fri 16 August 2013
Undergraduate Laws	Thu 15 August 2013

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