Before you apply for your visa you should ensure you have the required supporting documents. You should refer to the Student visa section of the UK Government website and Home Office Student and Child Student Guidance for full details on applying for a Student visa.

The more prepared you are before making your visa application the less risk there is of making a mistake. In order to become more familiar with UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) requirements you can also refer to the advice from the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) website.

Passport

You must provide a current and valid passport.

Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)

You must have a CAS, for the University of East London, before you make your Student visa application. When you receive your CAS check that the information is correct, and your personal details match your passport. 

More information about 'What is a CAS' can be found on our Student visa page.

Qualification documents

Your CAS will state any qualifications used as part of the assessment for your admission to your course. 
As the University of East London is a Higher Education Provider (HEP), if you are applying to study a course at degree level (RQF 6) or above you are not required to provide evidence of your qualifications with your visa application. If you are studying a course below degree level, you must provide any qualification documents listed on your CAS with your Student visa application, unless you are from a country listed under the ‘Differential Evidence Requirement’.

Differential Evidence Requirement

If you are from a country under the 'Differential Evidence Requirement', you don’t need to submit qualification documents with your Student visa application. The list of counties covered by this is in paragraph ST22.1 of the Immigration Rules.

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) may request this evidence during the application process, so it is important to have your qualifications available and in the required format.

English Language documents

Your CAS will state any English language document used as part of the assessment for your admission to your course, which you need to submit to make your Student visa application.

If your CAS states that you are a national from a majority English-speaking country as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) or the University, as a Higher Education Provider (HEP), has assessed your English language ability and it is at the required level, you are not required to submit evidence of your English language document.

Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate 

You may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate if you are undertaking certain courses in subject areas such as, but not limited to, engineering, technology and science at the Master's or PhD level. Your offer letter and your CAS will tell you if you need an ATAS certificate. 

The ATAS certificate is issued by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) for permission to study the course. You must be issued an ATAS certificate before you make your Student visa application. 

Students and researchers who are nationals of EU countries, the European Economic Area (EEA), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the United States of America do not need an ATAS certificate. 

You will be sent an ATAS certificate by email from the FCO. You can find more information about the ATAS certificate on the UK Government website.

Under 18

A letter of consent from your financial sponsor to continue your studies in the UK if, in the last 12 months before the date of application, you have completed a course of studies in the UK for which you received funding from a Government or international scholarship agency covering both fees and living costs.

If you are under 18 years old at the time of application, you will need to provide a letter from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s) to show that they support your application. You will also need to provide a copy of your birth certificate (or another government-issued document) that shows the names of your parents. 

You can find more information under the 'Parental Consent of Students and Child Students under 18' section of the Student Route Caseworker Guidance.

Translations

If your documents are not in English, you will need to submit the document in your language and include a fully certified translation by a professional translator or translation company of these documents.

The translation must provide the following:

• A statement from the translator or translation company confirming that it is an accurate translation of the original document
• The date of the translation
• The translator or an official of the translation company's full name and signature and,
• The translator or translation company's contact details.