What is a visa?
A visa is a certificate that is put into your passport or travel document by an Entry Clearance Officer at the Embassy you have applied at. The visa gives you permission to enter the country that you have applied for.
Please note that applicants will be automatically refused and may be banned from entering the selected country if they use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information.
The visa application must be submitted in the country where you are a national or legally reside.
Do I need a visa to study with PLUS?
This depends upon:
Your nationality or country of residence
The country in which you wish to study
The intended duration of your stay
For in-depth and up-to-date information, you should contact the Embassy of the country you wish to visit.
You may need to apply for a visa when studying at one of our centres. Each country has their own unique system which may seem complex and unfamiliar at first.
Once your admission is successful onto one of our programmes, we will then issue an admission letter. This letter will aid you in obtaining a visa for the duration of your course.
For more information in the rules and regualtions for applying for a student visa please follow the links below:
If, after reading this information you still have questions please feel free to contact us!
N.B. As from March 2009, Education Providers in the UK are required by law:
(a) to keep up-to-date contact details of students on visas, both prior to their arrival and during their stay in the UK.
(b) to keep photocopies of their passports during their stay in the UK.
(c) to report student class absences to the Home Office in certain cases.
PLUS Agents are requested:
(a) to inform PLUS of the parents' addresses and phone numbers at the time of the students' enrolment for those on visas.
(b) to ensure all students with visas have a photocopy of their passport ready to hand over to PLUS staff on arrival at the centre.
(c) to inform students that repeated absence or non-commencement of the study course will be reported to the Home Office.
(d) to inform that each of their student will be monitored on attendance, progress and achievement on a systematic basis.