Boarding Handbook

Page | 005 Visas It is the responsibi l ity of parents to ensure their chi ld has the correct entry Visa for the UK. Information can be obtained by visiting www.gov.uk/chi ld-study-visa or ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk Any student who is a citizen of a country outside the UK and Ireland, and who wishes to study in the UK for a period of more than six months, requires a visa to study in the UK. This includes EEA students who arrive in the UK after 1 January 2021. Abingdon School has a l icence to sponsor Chi ld Student Visa students. Where a student is sponsored to obtain a Chi ld Student Visa, it is a pol icy of Abingdon School that the student must remain a ful l boarder for the duration of their time at Abingdon. Abingdon School makes every effort to make this process as easy as possible, working with an immigration lawyer who manages the visa process throughout. Please note that if a student is studying in the UK on a Chi ld Student Visa, they are required by the UK Home Office to provide precise detai ls of movements during weekends away and hol idays, including fl ight detai ls and the address at which they wi l l be staying. Where a student is not sponsored, Abingdon School wi l l request evidence of the student’s right to study in the UK before the student starts at school. This could be by virtue of a parent’s visa or under the EU settlement scheme. Further information may be obtained from the UK Government Visa and Immigration department. 08 International students

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