If UK is your No:1 educational destination of choice, but your are concerned about the lengthy visa procedures, then here's news that will make you rejoice. The international student friendly British Government, in its attempt to make the procedure simpler and more transparent, has been steadily streamlining its visa procedures over the past few months Under the new visa process called as Tier 4 of the points based system. The Visa letter has been replaced by single number known as the confirmation of acceptance for studies(CAS) Reference number which has to be recorded on the VISA application form. A CAS is an electronic document that
is created by a sponsor(who is an education provider, university of college) licensed by the UKBA, to demonstrate that they have accepted an application to join one of their courses in UK. The students need to submit only selected few financial documents here by getting rid of submiting cumbersome documents namely
1)Bank Balance in saving account 2)Ban Fixed deposits c) Education loan in the name of application
The UK border Agency may be making further changes in the summer 2010 to English language requirements from which point all students will require an IELTS Certificate or equivalent. Therefore all students planning to study in the UK are suggested to take an IELTS Exam. It is this precisely hassle free student friendly and constantly improving visa system that make UK an irresistible attraction to may international students
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