Home Department written question – answered at on 12 March 2009.
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what provisions have been made under Tier 4 of the immigration controls established in 2008 for students in respect of whom tuition fees are paid in advance.
holding answer
The Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules (HC 314) laid before the House on
In order to obtain the points for the funds requirement under tier 4, a student will need to show that he has the full cost of the fees of the course (for first year only if the course is longer than 12 months), plus maintenance of £800 for each month of the course if studying in London, or £600 for each month of the course if studying outside London, up to a maximum of nine months.
If a student has already paid all or part of his fees in advance at the time of his application, he will need to provide verifiable evidence of this and will then need to demonstrate that he has sufficient money to cover the remainder of any fees and to maintain himself in the UK.
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