Guildhall School - Before you Leave Home Handbook 2020

Immigration Information
Entering the UK
If you are a national of the EEA or
Switzerland, you do not need to obtain
‘entry clearance’ before arriving in the
UK. This means you will not need a visa.
However, you may be asked to show
evidence that you have been accepted onto a
programme of study (your offer letter) and
you will need your passport or identity card.
If you are not a national of the EEA or
Switzerland, you will need to ensure you have
the proper immigration permission to study
in the UK. Most international students need to
apply for the Tier 4 (General) Student visa.
The following information is only a general
guide, and we strongly recommend all non-
UK students to read the following guidance:
– the Tier 4 guidance documents on
eGo > Applications > More Details > Actions
page
– UK Visas & Immigration: UKVI
– UK Council for International Student
Affairs: UKCISA
Making a Tier 4 Student application
If you have not already made contact with
the Visa Coordinator, please do so as soon as
you have read through the Tier 4 guidance
documents on eGo:
– Tier 4: A Guide for Students – 2020/21
– Tier 4 CAS Request Form
– Applying from Outside the UK
(Entry Clearance): Guide to the Online
Tier 4 Application Form
– Applying from Within the UK
(Leave to Remain): Guide to the Online
Tier 4 Application Form
Conditions of entry and attendance
monitoring
On a Tier 4 (General) student visa you
are eligible to stay in the country for the
duration of your visa provided you remain
a student at Guildhall School. If you stop
attending your programme for more than
a short period of time, for any reason, you
must return to your home country or apply
for a new type of visa to remain in the UK.
Guildhall School operates an electronic
swipe-in attendance monitoring system
for all students. In addition to swiping in
regularly, Tier 4 students must:
– provide an electronic copy of your Tier
4 BRP to confirm no changes to your
immigration permissions
– keep an Academic Contact Log (taught
postgraduate Music students only), which
will be given to you at Enrolment; you must
keep it safe and regularly have it signed
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