The Home office rules stipulate that only postgraduate students can bring in their family as Tier 4 dependants. If you are an undergraduate student, you would not be allowed to come with your family

Foe every adult student that is someone coming for foundation to PhD, the visa category expected to use is the Tier 4 General student visa

This is known as Tubberculusis test and every student coming for a program that is more than 6 months would require to go for this test. There are several centres for this test. For thise in Nigeria, below are the centres;

B Test centres

Clinic address

Lagos

Migration Health Assessment Centre (MHAC)

No. 1 Isaac John Street (at the corner of Isaac John Street and Oduduwa Way)

G.R.A. Ikeja

Lagos

Nigeria

Telephone: +234(0) 807 219 1112 or 080 2226 4059 or 0909 999 1256

Email: IOM medical booking

Operating hours:

Monday to Thursday: 7:30am to 12pm Friday: 7:30am to 9.00am

Closed on National/ IOM holidays.

Abuja

International Organization for Migration (IOM) No. 4, Buchannan Close, off Buchannan Crescent, off Amino Kano Crescent

Wuse 11

Abuja

Telephone: +234(0) 807 219 1122,080 9563 7898/080 8522 1427/703 289 8491.

Email: IOM medical booking

Operating hours:

Monday to Thursday: 8:30am to 12:30pm Friday: 8:30am to 10am

Closed on National/ IOM holidays.

Test centre by county

Yes your family memebers require the TB test. Even if you have a baby less than one year old

You are expected to maintain for 28 days

Studying outside London £680 x 9 months = £6120

Studying inside London £845 x months = £7,605

This means that either £6,120 or £7,605 needs to be in your account or that of your spouse for 28 days

Use the OANDA Currency Coverter to check the value in your local currency

Yes you would be interviewed. The interview is conducted to know your credibility towards coming over to study.

Note for some students who apply using Super Priority Visa, they are not interviewed at the visa centre. But the Home office in some instances identify some students and call them for interview. sometimes they send an email to them to come to the centre on a specific day for an interview.

• Why did you choose to study in the UK?

• What is the name of your school?

• What course are you going for?

• How much is your fee?

• How much is your maintenance or upkeep money?

• When Is the start and end date of your course?

• Where would you stay when you come to the UK?

• How Much is the hostel fees?

• Who would be sponsoring you?

• Did you apply or check any other school?

• Why did you choose to study at this University?

• How would this course help you?

• What are the Units or Modules you would be studying?

• How would you be assessed?

Note there may be other questions partaining to your circumstance

Yes you can. The good thing about the UK is that decisions are taken based on the current circumstance. If yoiu have been previously refused and as long as its not as a result of any fraudulent resaon then you should not have any problem. We advice you discuss intensively with our visa team and ensure to send us your previous refusal letter

In general, you are limited to a maximum of five years in the UK studying at undergraduate and/or Masters level. The Home Office allows you more time if: your undergraduate degree course was four or five years long and you want to study a Master's degree.

This depends on the kind of program you applied. Normally, a Tier 4 visa will be valid for the duration of your Masters degree and for a further four months after you complete your course. You can use this extra time to look for work or apply for further study. However, you will normally need a new visa to carry out either of these activities

Your visa permit allows you to work for 20 hours a week. Sometimes during your holidays, like the summer break you could work for full time. But you are adviced to discuss with the internation office of your school for further advice on this.

It is important your ensure that all the requirements are met. At Jokings Educare we would give you all the support you need.

Finance: You must maintain the required funds as stipulated in the Tier 4 UKVI Guardiance policy.

Credibility Questions: You must be able to prove that you are a credible student. Ensure to understand the course you would be undertaking, why you want to study the course, the city where your school is located, what is peculiar to the city, did you apply to otjers schools and how you would get to school daily.

Disclosing previous immigration history: you must disclose your previous immigration history be it for the UK or any other country. This must be done perfectly

This process is complicated. However, you are adviced to make use of a personal bank statement of your sponsor (parents or legal guardian) or yourself.

If you make use of your parents bank statement, you would need to present a financial consent letter fcor this purpose. A sample of such letter can be seen below;

TIER 4 GENERAL STUDENT

UK VISA AND IMMIGRATION

UNITED KINGDOM

FINANCIAL CONSENT LETTER FOR MR/MISS XXXXXXXXXX -PASSPORT NO: XXXXXXXX TO USE MY BANK STATEMENT

I MR/MRS XXXXXXXXXX do hereby give my consent for my XXXXX bank statement to be used by my child MR/MRS/MISS XXXXXXXXXX for his/her her upkeep while studying at the University of XXXXXXXXX

I do also confirm that he/ she can have access to the specified upkeep funds as required by immigration

Please, feel free to contact me if any clarification is required.

Yours faithfully,

MR/MRS XXXXXXXXXX