International Students
The Arts and Business College of London has multilingual staff that can support both local and international students on visa application, seeking accommodation, financial and other advice that students may require prior to coming to London to study with us.
Presently we can assist in the following languages:
Arabic, Chinese, English, Greek, Hindi, Japanese, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Visa
If you are from outside of the United Kingdom, you will need to apply for a visa to come to study in the UK. We can supply a visa for up to 11 months for our courses. If you are not sure if you need a visa or not, email: admission@abclondon.org.uk.
Applying for a Visa can be a challenging task therefore requires proper planning. The Immigration Authorities will not allow the application to proceed unless you have all the necessary paperwork in order first. You can find a basic checklist of documents on UKVI website that you will need before applying.
For more details, please visit https://www.gov.uk/study-visit-visa.
You must apply for the visa before you travel to the United Kingdom. Even when you hold a visa you will still need to pass through Immigration Control when you arrive. However, if you are holding a visa you will not be refused permission to enter – unless there has been some change in your circumstances – or you gave false information – or did not disclose important facts when you obtained the visa.
You must be able to support and accommodate yourself and any dependents and pay for your studies without working in the UK and without resource to public funds.
When applying for your visa it is important that you have an offer from the Arts & Business College of London to support your application.
Information for International Students
No reduction of Fees will apply to any time missed due to the Student ensuring they have a valid immigration status and the right to enter, live and study in the United Kingdom.
It is the Student’s responsibility to ensure that they comply with the terms of their visa at all times whilst enrolled with and/or studying at the Centre.
We are required to report any students that do not attend lessons after a 10-day period to the Home office unless evidence is provided for sickness or other incapacity. In such instances the Home Office may decide to cancel the students visa if it so chooses.
Refunds: These will be considered case by case. For international students that have been refused visa to study in the UK, their deposit will be refunded but administration fee will not be funded. For those students post arrival in the UK and request in writing for a refund within 14 days (also known as a cooling off period), a refund minus the administration fee plus any other costs incurred by the college such as provision of resources and personal services to that point. Refunds requested in writing after the 14 days cooling period to withdraw from the course will be dealt with on an individual basis and will take into account all circumstances up to that point. Cases that may involve fraud, deception or opportunism in order to gain entry into the UK under the pretext of study fees will not be refunded. Such matters including poor attendance will be reported to the Home Office and the student in question will have their visa revoked.
Students who have completed 12 years of education in their home country must complete a Foundation Programme or GCE A Level (or equivalent) and demonstrate proficiency in English language in order to progress on to an undergraduate degree programme in the UK. This can vary between IELTS 6.0 to IELTS 7.0 depending on the university and the actual course itself. Please note that students who have taken the Chinese University Entrance Exam (Gao Kao) in China are also required to complete a Foundation Programme.
The Arts and Business College of London runs a Level 3 Course which is a Foundation Level Programme that prepares students for undergraduate study at a UK University. For overseas students they must have a minimum of 5.0 pass in an IELTS English exam.
UK and Overseas Students that have successfully completed their GCE A level (or equivalent qualifications) can apply for the Level 4 Programme which is the equivalent of a 1st Year BA university course. For overseas students they must have a minimum of 5.5 pass in an IELTS English exam.
UK and overseas students that have successfully completed a BA degree in their home country of residence and have the required 6.5 IELTS pass in their English exams will be able to apply for the Level 7 Programme at the Arts and Business College of London.
For those students that do not currently meet the English Language requirements for the full-time courses, there is an opportunity to enrol on English Language courses. Please click on English Language tab to learn more about those courses.