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If you are an international student moving in the UK to study, then you are probably feeling nervous, excited and everything in between. Not only you are getting ready to further your education, but you will be doing it in a completely new country that you will need to become much more familiar with, as there are lots of things to consider in preparation for arriving in the UK.
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Tips for International Students Studying in the UK I f y o u a r e a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t mo v i n g i n t h e U K t o s t u d y , t h e n y o u a r e p r o b a b l y f e e l i n g n e r v o u s , e x c i t e d a n d e v e r y t h i n g i n b e t w e e n . N o t o n l y y o u a r e g e t t i n g r e a d y t o f u r t h e r y o u r e d u c a t i o n , b u t y o u w i l l b e d o i n g i t i n a c o mp l e t e l y n e w c o u n t r y t h a t y o u w i l l n e e d t o b e c o me mu c h mo r e f a mi l i a r w i t h , a s t h e r e a r e l o t s o f t h i n g s t o c o n s i d e r i n p r e p a r a t i o n f o r a r r i v i n g i n t h e U K . B u t d o n ’ t b e p a n i c , h e r e a r e s o me o f t h e t o p t h i n g s w h i c h y o u n e e d t o c o n s i d e r p r i o r t o mo v i n g a n d f o r w h e n y o u a r r i v e i n t h e U K . 1 . P a c k a p p r o p r i a t e c l o t h i n g I f y o u h a d n o t a l r e a d y h e a d , t h e U K i s v e r y w e l l k n o w n f o r b e i n g w e t a n d a l s o g e t q u i t e c o l d a t s o me o f t h e t i me s ! A n d w h e n u n i v e r s i t y s t a r t s i n t h e mo n t h o f S e p t e mb e r , i t w i l l b e t h e t i me o f a u t u mn , w h i c h t h e n mo v e s i n t o t h e w i n t e r . S o , i t ’ s p r o b a b l y a g o o d i d e a a l w a y s t o p a c k s u i t a b l e w i n t e r c l o t h i n g s u c h a s t h e h a t , s c a r f , j u mp e r s , a n d g l o v e s w i t h y o u . T h e U K h a s g r e a t s h o p s t o b u y s o me o f t h e n e w i t e ms s o i f y o u d o n ’ t w a n t t o p a c k e v e r y t h i n g o r d o n ’ t h a v e b a g s i n y o u r r o o m, t h e n y o u c a n p u r c h a s e c l o t h e s w h i l e y o u a r e t h e r e w i t h t h e h e l p o f a s t u d e n t t r a v e l c a r d a s w e l l . 2 . C h e c k f o r a n y b a g g a g e r e s t r i c t i o n s
A t t h e t i me o f p a c k i n g y o u r b a g s , y o u s h o u l d a l w a y s b e a r i n mi n d t h e n u mb e r o f b a g s w h i c h y o u a r e p e r mi t t e d t o c h e c k i n a n d t h e w e i g h t a l l o w a n c e o f y o u r b a g g a g e a t t h e t i me o f t r a v e l i n g i n t h e U K . T h e l a s t t h i n g y o u w a n t i s t o b e s t u n g w i t h a n a d d i t i o n a l b a g g a g e c h a r g e w h e n y o u a r r i v e a t t h e a i r p o r t . 3 . S e t u p a U K b a n k a c c o u n t I f y o u a r e a l r e a d y s t a y i n g i n t h e U K f o r s o me o f a f e w mo n t h s a l r e a d y , t h e n y o u s h o u l d c o n s i d e r s e t t i n g u p y o u r b a n k a c c o u n t . Wi t h t h e h e l p o f b a n k a c c o u n t , i t w i l l ma k e i t e a s i e r f o r y o u t o p a y a n y o f t h e b i l l s , o n l i n e mo n e y t r a n s f e r s e r v i c e s , h e l p y o u t o k e e p y o u r mo n e y s a f e a n d w i l l a l s o v o i d h a v i n g t o p a y a n y o f t h e a d d i t i o n a l f o r e i g n c u r r e n c y c h a r g e s . 4 . R e g i s t e r w i t h a l o c a l d o c t o r Wh e n y o u a r r i v e i n t h e U K , t h e n fi r s t l y y o u s h o u l d ma k e s u r e t o r e g i s t e r w i t h a d o c t o r a t a s u r g e r y o r h e a l t h c e n t e r i n t h e l o c a l a r e a s a s s o o n a s p o s s i b l e . T h e l o c a l d o c t o r i s a l s o k n o w n a s t h e ‘ G e n e r a l P r a c t i c i o n e r ’ , w i l l b e y o u r fi r s t p o i n t o f c o n t a c t i f y o u a r e i l l a n d r e q u i r e a n y o f t h e me d i c a l t r e a t me n t . 5 . B r i t i s h E t i q u e t t e Ma k e s u r e t o k n o w s o me o f t h e B r i t i s h e t i q u e t t e s , a s i t w i l l h e l p y o u a t t h e t i me o f s t u d y i n g i n t h e U K . S o me o f t h e m a r e t a b l e ma n n e r s , r e s p e c t a u t h o r i t y fi g u r e s , a p o l o g i z i n g , q u e u i n g , e t c . S o , h e r e a r e s o me o f t h e t h i n g s t o c o n s i d e r i f y o u a r e a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l s t u d e n t w h o i s g o i n g t o s t u d y i n t h e U K .