Child Student Visa

You can apply for a Child Student Visa online. It can be a very intricate process, so in order to ensure that you have the best possible chance of acceptance, it is essential to ensure you get everything right during the application form process.

Before the you consider submitting an application form, you will be required to apply to your chosen independent fee paying school in the UK for gain an unconditional offer from them. Once this is in place, you may submit an application along with supporting documents. After this has been processed, you may be required to attend a biometrics appointment and following that, an interview in a visa application centre.

If you are applying from outside the UK, you can apply for a Child Student Visa six months in advance of your course date commencement.

For those applying within the UK, you can apply three months prior to your course start date.

In order to be considered for the child student route of accessing a visa, you must meet the points requirement of 5o study points and 20 financial points.

To obtain the 5o study points, you must meeting the below requirements:

• Confirmation of an offer to study in a UK independent school
• An eligible course
• An eligible independent fee paying school in the UK
• Aged between 4 and 14 years of age
• Confirmed parental consent

In order to obtain the 20 points for finances, you must have enough money to meet the finance guidelines. You are required to provide evidence of this.

In order to be eligible for a Child Student Visa, you must meet the financial requirements in order to fund the course fees and to maintain living independently in the UK during the study period of up to 6 years. You will be required to show proof of your financial means in conjunction with your application. The financial requirements for each applicant will depend on your living arrangements.

For child students living with a private foster carer or a close relative who is a British citizen or has settled status- at least £570 per month for each month of your course.

For child students living with a parent or legal guardian- A parent with one line child is required to provide £1,560 per month for a maximum of 9 months. For those with more than one child, £625 per month.

For child students aged 16 and 17 who are living independently- you will be required to show proof you have £1,334 per month if studying in London. For those outside of the capital, £1,023 will suffice.

For those attending a residential independent boarding school- you must have enough funds to pay the course and boarding fees for one year.

It is important to note that those applying for a Child Student Visa must also have enough to fund at least one academic year of course fees and accommodation fees.

If you are planning on funding the course with a student loan, you must have held the fund requirement for a minimum of 28 days.

Exceptions

Children who have the following will automatically be considered to have met the financial requirements:

• Resided in the UK for 1 year prior to applying for a child student visa, or;
• Hold BNO status or hold the differential evidence requirement

As the parent of a Child Student Visa holder, you may be eligible to stay in the UK with your child. In order to do so, you must apply for a parent of a Child Student Visa.

To be eligible to apply, you must meet the criteria set out:

• Your child is aged between four and eleven years old
• Your child is attending an independent school in the UK
• You are the only parent accompanying your child to study in the UK
• You anticipate to continue maintaining your primary residence in your home country
• You demonstrate that you have firm plans to leave the UK once your visa expires

You can remain in the UK until your child turns 12 or their UK child student visa expires. After this time it may be possible to apply for an extension.

If your child will remain on a study course in the UK after the age of 12, you must ensure appropriate care arrangements are made to support them.

During your time in the UK you must be aware of things that you are not permitted to do. These include: work, study or start a business. In addition, You are not permitted to make the United Kingdom your permanent place of residence.