<p>well, my school study abroad fumbled the football on that one.
No one told me to send that…I am not alone BTW.
So, I was advised by Allstar not to send anything to them until they contact me.
This worries me because I have not received a confirmation email, and I sent my application in on August 24.
Any ideas?</p>
<p>All of the visa documents tell you that you must submit the “original qualifications” that are listed on your visa letter with which your university evaluated you and based your offer. It should have been in the email you got after submitting your online application, in the checklist, and in the guidelines online; you shouldn’t have relied on your university to tell you to include it.</p>
<p>In any case, if that is what Allstar told you, wait until they contact you, and then tell them you have not included your transcripts. Have you possibly included your degree certificate (if you have already completed your undergraduate) or high school diploma (if you have not)? Either of these would also work, if that is what your university based your offer on.</p>
<p>Hi Muff…</p>
<p>i am in the process of applying for my visa.
if you don’t mind me asking how were you documents sketchy? I am in the same situation, and i am trying to figure out if my application will get passed or not when I have my walk in appointment. </p>
<p>any advice and insight at all would be helpful, since the funding has proven to be the hardest part for me. </p>
<p>thanks!</p>
<p>Hello, Katball —</p>
<p>The proof of funds was also what I struggled with the most with. The official instructions said that if you use an online bank statement, it must be stamped by the bank. However, I used an online bank statement that was NOT stamped by the bank. Instead, I included a fax from my account manager confirming that I had the specified amount. There was no way I could obtain a stamp on time, so it was the only thing we thought would suffice. </p>
<p>Also, okoko, I never heard that you needed proof of departure. I got my visa approved without it, although they did ask for the date I was planning on leaving.</p>
<p>ok. help please. My son has now been accepted. He is going for his 11, 12th grade year so he will be UK post 16…I am guessing the visa we will apply for will be an adult?</p>
<p>as to the money…applying from NYC<br>
-is it true that the bank account can be more than a month old?
-can be in a parent’s name with no child’s name?
-what documents then do we need from the bank?
-we will make the online application in days
does the very fact that the process was started before Oct. 1st mean
the money requirements remain pre Oct. 1 requirements?
-if we pay for the Autumn term courses and accommodations, how do we verify this and then we just show a bank account with the monies for the remaining year?</p>
<p>One note, if you are applying for any student loans, you could simplify the VISA process by using an approval for loans for the full COA. The once your student is enroled that can take as much or little of the loans as they want.</p>
<p>Regarding needing transcripts, you need whatever documents are noted as ‘qualifications’ on the letter issued by the school. The school stated the qualifier they used to determine eligibility for admissions.</p>
<p>Hi! The British Council has a website that may be of some help:
[Visa</a> and Immigration - Study in the UK - Education - British Council USA](<a href=“http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education-visas-entry-clearance]Visa”>http://www.britishcouncil.org/usa-education-visas-entry-clearance)</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Another factor is whether your daughter will be studying in or outside of London: </p>
<p>In London- course of more than 9 months: first year of fees and £7200 to cover living costs for 9 months.</p>
<p>Outside London- course of more than 9 months: course fees plus £5400 to cover living costs for 9 months.</p>
<p>But funds only need to be available at the time of application only.</p>
<p>Well…it’s official…her visa was refused. The Consulate refused to look for the document it requested even though we gave them the FedEx tracking number and who had signed for it at the Consulate and when. Classes started. She’s at home. Thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours for total devastation. Our next move is to contact EVERYONE with any power to get her passport cleared (having it refused results in your passport being stamped which may prevent even visiting the UK!) and register our complaint with the official complaint department (which has another 4 weeks to reply).
If you’re applying for a student VISA to the UK…the rules changed 8/21. The money need only be in the parent’s account and a letter stating the parent is paying the bill need be included with the bank statement. Get the money in there well before you apply for the visa so you have the bank’s complete statement. How an innocent, funded, phenomenal student is not allowed to pay for and receive a UK education is beyond my capability to understand. I wish you better luck…the system is not on your side.</p>
<p>^ It is not difficult to get a visa to study in the UK if EVERYTHING is in order. The only people I’ve seen who have been refused are those whose documents are incorrect. The UK government is being more strict with visas now, due to so many people abusing the system in the past. </p>
<p>Also: Having a visa refused stamp in your passport will not prevent you from entering the UK. They will probably ask you about the stamp, but unless you were turned downf or being a terrorist or something, you’ll get to enter the UK.</p>
<p>DDrhl I sent you a PM</p>
<p>Spriteling,
I’m afraid you are incorrect.
EVERYTHING WAS IN ORDER plus we did what Chris Kirby, the person who reviews the apps at the Consulate, said to do.
I have official information that my daughter will require a visitor’s visa because of the passport stamp.
I wish you were right, but…</p>
<p>DDrhl, I know of several of my friends at university who have visa refusal stamps in their passport, and not only did they NOT need a visitor’s visa, they quite easily were able to reapply and get a student visa.</p>
<p>where are you located?</p>
<p>I’m doing my degree at Edinburgh, but I also have friends attending Durham, Nottingham, and York. No one has had any problems, even if their visa was originally rejected. Usually they just have to explain why it was rejected when going through immigration.</p>
<p>Guess you and your friends were lucky. I have had PLENTY of contacts commiserating because of similar events. I posted so no one else should ever have this crap happen to them. I hope it helped.
Oh, and Spriteling, you sound as if you have relatives who work at the consulate.</p>
<p>Nope, no relatives. I know no one working at the Consulate.</p>
<p>For anyone just looking for some basic info on the visa process, I found a great youtube clip on this blog post along with some helpful websites at the bottom <a href=“The Study Abroad Blog - Nate Nault”>The Study Abroad Blog - Nate Nault;