United Kingdom is a prime destination for overseas students from Asia , Middle East and Africa. Overseas students may engage in work for up to 20 hours per week during a semester without prior approval. Students who are given leave to remain for more than 12 months are eligible for medical services offered by NHS. Recent amendments to immigration rules allow graduating students to apply for and hold jobs for up to 12 months after graduation. Under newly points based immigration system, applicants with UK qualifications are granted points.

British Council, a UK based charity, through its local offices worldwide provides counseling to prospective students and trains foreign teachers in English languages courses. IELTS exams are held under the supervision of British Council offices in many countries. British Council provides basic visa related information to students and in certain circumstances acts as a liaison between students and Visa Section of British High Commissions. Although one can Google a course name to get search results, such a search may not yield the intended results. The search results will include admission contacts and links to university’s web site. You will be given options to request college brochures, Virtual Tours, and you may apply to the college with click of a button.

For international students , the next step ,after getting placement at a UK college, will be to apply for Entry Clearance into United Kingdom. Students from European Economic Area are sparred this step as they are allowed to come into United Kingdom without an Entry Clearance. Due to high demands at certain visa offices and security measures, this process can take up to three months before Entry Clearance is issued. Thus you must leave yourself enough room to make it to your destination UK on time.

The United Kingdom is still considered the bastion of learning. It boasts of some of the oldest and most reputed centers of education like Oxford, Cambridge and Aberdeen. These universities were founded in the 14th and 15th centuries. There are newer universities too, and they offer a host of under-graduate and post-graduate courses in various disciplines.A UK education is highly regarded worldwide. The United Kingdom has been regarded to be one of the best places in the world for education with many thousands of students from all over the world going to the UK each year to study. Not only that, in the UK, you learn in an environment that has advanced technologies and advanced teaching methodologies.

Here are some of the benefits of studying in the UK: you will greatly improve you English communication skills, you will benefit from cultural exchanges and enrich your understanding of other cultures, you will also share your culture and enriching their understanding of your own culture, and upon completion of your studies in the United Kingdom, you increase your employment opportunities in your own country of origin as well as internationally. Many institutions are now offering assistance for a lot of students in applying for a UK student visa. A lot of them make very tempting offers thus it is important for us to determine which institutions to trust and put our faith into. In the Philippines, given the current economic situation of the country, the lure of job and study offers abroad is enticing. So to take the first step towards studying abroad, not only in UK, it is extremely to understand all the processes involved and to know how much it will cost you.

The UK Student Visa application process usually involves the following: The Pre-application Process, The VISA Application Process, and becoming an international student. In the pre-application process, there will be student interview and document verification, orientation on various universities, colleges, and training providers. There will also be student counseling and helping students select the correct degree, course or vocational course for optimum career progression and goal attainment. The Visa application process involves submission of student documents for university or college enrollment /admission, registration and obtaining UK College, University, Training Provider documents, and taking IELTS / TOFEL Exam (if required). After which, you will become the international student where your VISA Documentation and application form is prepared for submission to the embassy. There will be coordination for book airline tickets and pre-departure briefing and orientation. And before you know it, you’re in the United Kingdom!