Recent changes to immigration procedures mean that international students now have a more streamlined route to studying in the UK.

Requirements to enter as a student

The requirements to be met by a person seeking to enter the United Kingdom as a student are that he or she:

1. has been accepted for a course of study at:
   (a) a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
   (b) a bona fide private education institution which maintains satisfactory records of enrolment and attendance; or
   (c) an independent fee-paying school outside the maintained sector; and
   
2. is able and intends to follow either:
   (a) a recognised full-time degree course at a publicly funded institution of further or higher education; or
   (b) a weekday full-time course involving attendance at a single institution for a minimum of 15 hours- organised daytime study per week of a single subject or directly related subjects; or
   (c) a full-time course at an independent fee-paying school; and
   
3. intends to leave the United Kingdom at the end of his/her studies; and
   
4. does not intend to engage in business or take up employment in the UK, except part-time or vacation work undertaken with the consent of the Secretary of State for Employment; and
   
5. is able to meet the costs of his/her course and accommodation, and the maintenance of him/herself and any dependants without taking employment or engaging in business or having recourse to public funds.