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Apply for a visa outside of the UK

Useful information to support your visa application from your home country.

The following pages contain useful information to support your visa application from outside of the UK. Please read them carefully and if you have any questions contact the International Student Advisory Team.

Student visa

  • Requirements for a Student visa application (from outside UK) 
  • Maintenance Requirements
  • Credibility interview advice for Students  
  • Translation requirements for visa applications

Dependants for Students

  • Requirements for a Dependant visa application

Short-term study (English language only)

  • Requirements for a Short-Term Study visa application  

Visitor visas

  • Visitor visa (study up to 6 months + distance learning)
  • Applying for a Visitor Visa for your friends or family

Alternative Collection Location (ACL) code 

If you are applying to study at the University of Reading for longer than 6 months, you will be issued with a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP). You can collect your BRP card from the University of Reading using our ACL code. Our ACL Code is written on your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) statement to use in your Student visa application or on your invitation letter to support your Short-term study visa application from outside the UK. 

If you are applying for a Student visa and you are bringing dependants, you can also collect their BRPs from the University if you use our ACL code in their visa applications.

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Tier 4 Compliance Policy

Institutional Tier 4 Policy

Visa and immigration

- Apply for a visa outside the UK
- Apply for a visa within the UK
- Make a visa advice appointment
- Health and EEA nationals
- Student immigration: the basics
- Travelling and your UK visa
- Protecting your visa
- Biometric Residence Permit
- Your visa and working in the UK
- Immigration and visa updates

Contact the International Student Advisory team

Find us: International Student Advisory Team, Carrington Building, Whiteknights Campus, Reading, RG6 6UA
Email (all queries): int.adv@reading.ac.uk
Email (immigration and visa queries): immigration@reading.ac.uk
Telephone: +44(0)118 378 8038

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