Guidance and regulation

For visa or citizenship applications, you may need to prove your knowledge of English by passing a secure English language test (SELT).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 22 April 2024

Apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, to study certain subjects in the UK.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 19 February 2024

Immigration staff guidance on how to consider applications from people to enter or remain in the UK as students.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

• Student and Child Student (accessible)

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Check what you need to do to employ teachers who are non-UK citizens.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 April 2024

How to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate, what's involved in the application process and how long it takes.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and 1 others
• Updated: 14 May 2021

Find out how much money you need to get a Student or Child Student visa, and how to prove you have the money.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 4 April 2024

How to apply for a Student sponsor licence and how to sponsor a student.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 16 October 2023

Full-time students from the EU, Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Switzerland studying in the UK can apply for a reimbursement of the immigration health surcharge (IHS).

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Updated: 22 February 2024

To help sponsors create and assign individual and batches of confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 11 October 2021

How accredited initial teacher training (ITT) providers can recruit trainees who are not UK or Irish nationals.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 8 April 2024

A step-by-step guide to creating a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS). This document should be viewed with the SMS guide 4.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 December 2020

Customer service standards for Student and Child Student visa applications if you're applying from inside or outside the UK.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 22 May 2023

Guidance for student sponsors, migrants and short-term students on temporary concessions in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

• From: Home Office and 1 others
• Updated: 2 March 2022

Immigration staff guidance on how short-term student applications for entry clearance or leave to enter are considered.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 October 2021

Guidance to help students through passport control when arriving at the UK Border.

• From: Border Force and 1 others
• Updated: 12 August 2015

This is advice for UK sponsors whose students are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19).

• From: Home Office
• Updated: 30 March 2021

Immigration staff guidance on applications for a basic compliance assessment under Tier 4 of the points-based system (PBS).

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 2 November 2015

UK Visas and Immigration guidance on applications for parent of a child student visas.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 6 April 2021

Home Office consultation published October 2009.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 October 2009

Home Office consultation questionnaire results published March 2011.

• From: UK Visas and Immigration
• Updated: 1 March 2011