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1 1. Go to the following website: 2. Select Apply now 3. Select Save and continue at the bottom of each question. 4. If you have any other applications in process you will need to select yes and enter that application reference number. This will vary that application which means that only this one will be considered. 5.

2 6. Please remember your password and the address used. You will need these at your appointment. We recommend you use your ncl.ac.uk address When you have created an account you will be ed a link to this form. Keep this safe, you will need this to re-enter your application

3 9. Select Continue to start the application. 10. Select Answer questions about this person. 11.

4 Postcode finder may not provide your correct home address. Check carefully and if it is incomplete, enter a UK postcode then chose to Enter address manually. Add your current address in the UK. When sending your application via the Visa Team, tick this box and add the Visa Team address as your correspondence address. Address finder will not work for the Visa Team, you will need to enter our postcode then enter address manually as shown.

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6 17. You will only see these questions if you select No to question 16 If you have lost your passport, after the questions above you are then asked if you can provide the details from your lost passport. You will need to submit a crime report/crime reference number, evidence that you have applied for a new passport and your new passport if received while the application is in process. If you cannot provide these details you are asked if you can provide details from your most recent expired passport. You are asked if you can submit this passport if required. You will also be asked whether you have a national identity card and whether you have ever been issued with a travel document. If you are unable to provide any form of acceptable identification you will be asked to explain why.

7 If you answer yes you will be asked for details. 21. If you do not currently have a Tier 4 General Student visa please check with the Visa Team if you can apply to switch in the UK.

8 22. You need to make your application before the end date of your current visa. Date of application = date of payment of online application

9 25. This will be stated on your visa/decision letter. If you are required to register, your Police Registration Certificate is a mandatory document and MUST be submitted. Please ensure that it is updated with current address, etc. 26. If your last visa was granted as a BRP card select yes and enter the BRP card number. If you have a BRP but it is not available to you, you will be asked why you do not have it with you. 27.

10 The next 5 questions on the form ask how you can demonstrate your English language ability to the Home Office and will be clearly stated on your CAS. When you answer yes to how your ability is demonstrated, the subsequent questions will not be asked and you will go straight to number If your CAS states that we have assessed your English language ability for your course as being at CEFR B2, this is the option you would select. If you are not sure which English language option applies please select this one and we can address it at your appointment. 30. If your CAS states that we have assessed your English language ability for your course as you have previously completed a course of study at degree level or above in the UK this will be your option. Please note we will need to submit your original certificates to show this.

11 The following questions only appear if you select Yes to the above question. 33. You MUST declare any previous problems. If you have had any previous issues or refusals and don t declare it, your application may be refused and you could be liable to further action from the Home Office.

12 34. If you answer yes to question 31 you will be asked for further information. If you answered no to question 31 this will not appear on your application form. 35. If you have ever had a problem with a visa or application for another country such as a Schengen or visitor application you must select yes to this question.

13 36. If you answer yes to question 33 you will be asked for further information. If you answered no to question 33 this will not appear on your application form. 37.

14 38. You must answer these questions honestly as the Home Office can check. If you answer yes to any of these questions you will be asked for further information. 39.

15 The sponsor number for Newcastle University is CKTK52NU0 The sponsor s address is the same as your correspondence address Level 2 King s Gate, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.

16 44. Your primary site of study is your school or institute address and this will be stated on your CAS. You should select No and enter the address as it appears on the CAS. 45. Select Yes if you applied through UCAS for your current course, and No if you applied directly through the University s portal. UCAS is used for undergraduate applications only and your UCAS number will be written on your offer letter or CAS.

17 46. Check your offer letter. If you require ATAS and you haven t yet applied, you need to make an application NOW. Go to the Foreign Office website: ATAS applications can take 30 working days or more and a CAS will not be issued until ATAS clearance is received. If you do need ATAS select yes and enter your ATAS reference number from your certificate. 47. If you are currently sponsored you will need a Sponsor letter for your application which meets the Tier 4 guidelines. If you are no longer sponsored but have been in the last 12 months, you will need a letter from your sponsor giving unconditional consent to remain in the UK. 48. If you will continue to be sponsored you will need to provide a Sponsor letter which meets the Tier 4 guidance. We will be unable to state this information on your CAS.

18 49. You may only show the required funds in either your name or your parent(s)/legal guardian(s) names. Select Yes if you are using money in account in your own name. You will not be asked these additional questions. If you select No you need to confirm the money is in your parents name(s). Note that there are additional documents you will need to submit if using your parent s bank statements. 50. The information you require for this section will be written on your CAS. Qualification you will get is the RQF related to the level of your study. eg. Bachelor = RQF 6 Master = RQF 7 PhD = RQF 8 English = CEFR You should then enter the Course name, Course start date and Course end date as they appear on your CAS. Please check these dates carefully.

19 If you have paid Newcastle University money towards your accommodation select Yes and enter how much up to a maximum This only applies if you have paid for and are staying in Newcastle University owned accommodation. Does not include managed sites such as Liberty Plaza. If you are not staying in Newcastle University accommodation or have not paid select No.

20 53. Enter your course fees as they appear on the CAS. If you have paid anything towards these fees select Yes and enter the amount. If you have not paid anything towards these fees select No If fees paid do not appear on your CAS you will need to obtain an original Certificate of Tuition Fees. 52. This is as far as you will be able to go. We will your CAS information to complete up to this point but your unique CAS reference number will be given to you at your appointment with the Visa Team. You will need to bring a print out of your answers so far to your visa appointment. Please do NOT use the facility to generate and print a PDF as the answers are in the wrong order and can hold up an appointment. Instead please click show and edit answers and print the internet window.

21 Please do NOT use this option to print your draft application. Instead print from the browser itself after you ve chosen show and edit answers. This means all answers will be in the correct order for checking before we submit. Please do not make any payment or agree to the declaration If you do either of these you will not be able to make any changes to your form and may need to complete a new one.