Child student visa, otherwise known as Tier 4 (Child) Visa, permits children between the ages of four (4) and seventeen (17) years old to come to and study in UK for a certain period of time.
How to Qualify for a Visa
Prior to applying for a child student visa category, one must ascertain that he or she can meet the following qualifications:
1. That he or she is between four and seventeen years old.
2. That he or she will study at an independent fee-paying school in UK, and such education provider is duly licensed and appears in the register of Tier 4 sponsors in UK.
3. That he or she has been enrolled in any of the independent fee-paying school in UK.
4. That he or she can afford the expenses of being a child student in UK for the whole duration of the study.
How to Apply for the Visa
First, prepare all the documents necessary in applying for the visa. These documents are the following:
1. Application Form
2. Passport
3. Passport-sized photos
4. Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies and other supporting documents
5. Evidence of sufficient financial resources
After, file the application form together with the supporting documents. Application procedure may be personal or through email depending on the country where the applicant is making an application. A processing or visa fee should be paid first before the application is deemed duly filed.
How to Determine Sufficiency of Financial Resources
Your financial resources is deemed sufficient if it will be enough to cover the student's expenses until the end of his or her course which includes the course fees, living expenses, accommodation, study materials like books and other school materials.
If a child student is financially sponsored, either full or partial, by his or her government, the UK government, any international organization, university or school, you need to produce evidence of this fact in meeting the financial requirement for this visa.
How Long can a Child Student Stay in UK
If a child student is under 16 years old, he or she can stay for a period enough to finish his or her course, a period he or she asks for or 6 years, whichever is shorter, plus 4 months after the end of his or her course.
On the other hand, if the child student is 16 or 17 years old, he or she can be a given a period enough to finish his or her course, a period he or she asks for or 3 years whichever is shorter, and an additional 4 months after the end of his or her course.
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