Applying for a Visa to Study

in the UK

For Full Time and Part Time students studying for longer than 6 months

The UK Home Office uses a Points Based System for applications to work or study in the UK. Full time and
part time students studying a course longer than 6 months should apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa.

What do I need to do next?

You should take steps to ensure that you have met all of the conditions of your offer. The University will be
unable to support your visa application until you have met all of these conditions and accepted your place
on the course. Where conditions of offer include the receipt of documentation and evidence (e.g. certified
copies of degree certificates and transcripts), you should provide these to us as soon as possible.

Once you have accepted your place and met all of the conditions of your offer then the University will
provide you with a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) number. We will send you a CAS
document by email which will include the CAS number and details relating to your course which you may
need to complete your visa application.

Please be aware that we cannot issue a CAS number to you until 6 months before your proposed start
date.

Further to this you cannot apply for your Tier 4 (General) student visa until 3 months before your
proposed start date.

Already in the UK on a Tier 4 (General) student visa?

You cannot register on a Tier 4 (General) student visa granted for another institution. Before you can register
on your Cranfield course you must have made an application for a Tier 4 (General) student visa with a CAS
number issued by Cranfield University, and be able to provide evidence that the application has been made.

A Tier 4 (General) visa issued for part time study cannot be extended from within the UK. You will have to
return to your home country and apply for a new visa from there.

Useful Links

 UK Visas and Immigration website - www.gov.uk/visas-immigration

 UKCISA (UK Council for International Student Affairs) - www.ukcisa.org.uk
 Cranfield web pages - www.cranfield.ac.uk/about/international/visas-and-immigration

Our Tier 4 Sponsor License number is H4XU0T7G1 January 2018