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Immigration. Who are the international student support team?. Sandor Tamas Aleva International Student Adviser Barbara Montagna International Student Support Officer. What are the rules of your visa?. Must study on a full time course Must attend at least 85%
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Who are the international student support team? • Sandor Tamas Aleva International Student Adviser • Barbara Montagna International Student Support Officer
What are the rules of your visa? • Must study on a full time course • Must attend at least 85% • Must NOT work more than 20 hours per week during term time
Extending your Tier 4 General (student) Visa • When does your visa expire? • Make a note in your diary for a month before it expires • Go to this website: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/current_students/international_students/immigration/extending.html • Download the Tier 4 (General) form and list of documents
How can we help you? We operate the Student Batch Scheme: • We can check your form • We can make sure you have all the documents • askBU can issue your visa letter
How do you get to see us? Once you have all your documents ready, make an appointment to see us, you can: • Email askbustudents@bournemouth.ac.uk • Phone 01202 969696
You may have problems extending your visa if: • You have bad attendance – less than 85% • You have gaps in your studies • You have been working too many hours • You do not have enough money PLEASE MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO SEE US IF ANY OF THESE APPLY TO YOU
Registering with the Police Check your passport! Where do you have to go? • The Foreign Nationals Registration Office Madeira Road Police Station, Lansdowne What do you need? • Passport • 2 passport size photos • registration fee (£34.00 per person) When do you need to register? • Within 7 days of arrival
Registering with the Police cont.. You will be given a Police Registration Certificate You MUST update your Police Registration Certificate after: • Visa extension • Change of address • Change of institution
Schengen visa • You need a Schengen visa to visit any of the 15 Schengen countries. • Information is available at: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/current_students/international_students/immigration/travelling.html