What are the current requirements (pre March 2009) you need to meet to enter as a student?
You will need to have been accepted onto a course of study by an organisation that is on the Register of Education and Training providers (now run by the Department for Innovation, Universities & Skills). The Register of Education and Training Providers is a list of colleges including universities and private education providers in the UK. The purpose of the Register is to help the Home Office tackle immigration abuse in the education sector. All colleges that want to recruit overseas students need to appear on the Register. The Home Office will only grant student visas to people intending to study at an institution on the Register. Students must also show that they will be able to maintain and accommodate themselves without having to work or have recourse to public funds.
