Visa Information

VISA INFORMATION

INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS WHO WANT TO STUDY ENGLISH AT ENGLISH LANGUAGE HOUSE AND NEED A VISA TO STUDY IN THE UK

English Language House is a Tier 4 sponsor and can sponsor students who need a visa to study in UK. You can find our details on the Home Office list of sponsors. Our Sponsor Licence No: 75F2YHHQ5

Students DO NOT NEED A VISA to study in the UK if:

They are a national of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

Students NEED A VISA to study in the UK if:

They are not a national of a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland.

Please check the UK government website to find out if you need a visa to study in the UK.

Student visas

Tier 4 (General) student visa - Students can apply for this if they are 16 or over. They can arrive in the UK before the start of their course:

up to 1 week before, if their course lasts 6 months or less
up to 1 month before, if their course lasts more than 6 months.

Tier 4 (child) study visa - Students can apply for a Tier 4 (Child) student visa to study in the UK if they are under 18 years old.

For under 16 - Course length (up to 6 years) plus 4 months afterwards
For 16 or 17 year olds - Course length (up to 3 years) plus 4 months afterwards

Students can arrive in the UK:

up to 1 week before their course starts if their course lasts 6 months or less
up to 1 month before their course starts if their course lasts more than 6 months

Short Term study visa - Students can apply for a Short term study visa for a short course of study or training in the UK
Students can stay in the UK for:

6 months - for any short course including English language courses or for
11 months only if they want to study an English language course

Standard visitor visa - Visitors to the UK apply for a Standard visitor visa to come to the UK as a tourist or a visitor.
Visitors with a standard visitor visa who decide to study while they are visiting the UK can only study for a maximum of 30 days. IMPORTANT:

IMPORTANT - If you want a visitor visa so you can do a course when you are here you should apply for a short term study visa.

HOW TO APPLY TO STUDY AT ELH AS A VISA STUDENT

Complete and return form V001 to ELH
If your V001 application and ELH can accept you as a visa student, we will issue you with an invoice.
Once payment has been made we will issue a "Letter of Acceptance" or a "CAS".
You then apply for your visa and inform ELH of the results.

Download the:
V001 - Visa information pack
YLV001 - Under 18s visa information pack