To apply for a UK visa, you first need to fill in and submit a visa application form online on the UK Visas and Immigration (GOV.UK) website, and pay a visa application fee of ￡348. After paying the visa application fee, you will receive a reference number starting with GWF, which can be used to modify your visa application or make an appointment for visa submission.
What materials are needed for UK visa application
1. Current valid travel document or passport (if you have an old passport, please provide the original together).
2. Household register and translation. If it is a collective household registration, please provide copies of the collective household registration home page and personal page or the original household registration certificate.
3. A printed, filled-in and signed application form.
4. A completed and printed self-assessment form Appendix 8 (Appendix8), form download address:
5. A passport-sized color photo (45 mm high, 35 mm wide),
6. Document translation. Submitted materials, if they are not in English, must be accompanied by a complete English translation. The original translation must not include the following confirmation from the translator: the document provided is an accurate translation of the original document; the date of translation; the translator's full name and signature ; Translator’s contact information.
7. Confirmation of Study Admission (CAS). Before you apply for a Tier 4 (General) student visa, your British host institution must issue you a Confirmation of Study Admission (CAS). . This confirmation means that you have received an unconditional admission notice from a sponsor qualified to offer Tier 4 courses. Your Tier 4 sponsor will provide you with a CAS number, please fill in this number on your visa application form.
8. Provide materials used to obtain CAS. You must know the documents listed on the CAS by your UK sponsor so that you can submit those documents with your visa application. You must obtain this information by contacting the sponsor directly before submitting your visa application. All certificates or transcripts submitted must be originals (copies are not accepted).
9. Proof of funds.
(1) Proof that fees have been paid to British institutions.
At the visa application stage, you will be asked to provide documentation to prove that you currently hold, and will continue to hold, the funds required to support your studies in the UK. You must demonstrate that you have sufficient funds to cover the tuition fees for your first year (or the full course fees if the course is less than one year).
The British Tier 4 sponsor can list the fees you have paid to the school in your CAS. If you have paid any tuition and accommodation fees but it is not stated on your CAS, you must submit proof of payment with your visa application materials.
(2) Living expenses.
You must provide evidence that you can afford the following living expenses: 1,000 per month if you spend more than half of your study time in Inner London; Not in Inner London, your monthly living expenses must be $800.
(3)Official or government funding certificate.
If your Tier 4 sponsor provides you with any official funding, this information will be listed on your CAS. In addition, you must also provide a confirmation letter on formal letterhead issued by the financial sponsor and stamped with the official seal.
(4) Funds in the name of parents (one or both parties) or legal guardian.
10. Materials related to care arrangements for adult students aged 16 or 17.
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you must have your parents’ permission to travel to the UK. You must provide a letter of consent from one or both parents or legal guardians.
The letter confirms: your relationship with your parents (one or both) or legal guardians (please attach birth certificate, adoption certificate or guardianship document issued by the court); your parents (one or both) or Your legal guardian agrees to your application; your parents (one or both) or legal guardians confirm your living arrangements in the UK; and your parents (one or both) or legal guardians agree to your travel and pick-up arrangements after arriving in the UK. . If the letter is signed by only one of your parents or a legal guardian, they must certify that they have sole legal custody of you. Otherwise, both your parents or legal guardians must separately sign and confirm that they agree with your travel arrangements.
Supplementary materials for independent living for adult students aged 11, 16 or 17.
If you are 16 or 17 years old, you have the right to choose to live independently in the UK and to arrange your own accommodation. If you are living independently, you must provide a letter of consent from your parent (one or both) or legal guardian confirming that: they allow you to live independently in the UK; and they allow you to travel to the UK independently. The above information may also be included in a parental consent letter.
12. Pay the corresponding visa application fee in cash. If you have paid online, bring the confirmation letter issued by Worldpay as proof of payment.
Legal basis: Article 9 of the "Exit and Entry Administration Law of the People's Republic of China" Chinese citizens shall apply for passports or other travel documents in accordance with the law when leaving or entering the country. Chinese citizens traveling to other countries or regions also need to obtain a visa or other entry permit from the country of destination. However, this does not apply unless the Chinese government has signed a mutual visa exemption agreement with the governments of other countries or if the Ministry of Public Security or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides otherwise. Chinese citizens who enter or exit the country as seafarers or work on foreign ships must apply for a seafarer's certificate in accordance with the law.