Hi all ! My name is Luis from Mexico and I'm new at this forum.
I'm really worried about my status right now because my studies start on October 1st and still, I don't have a british visa.
My case is the following:
I was accepted as a PhD student at Leeds University with official start date October first. I have been sponsored by the goverment of my country, although I have to make up for the balance since the scholarship doesn't cover full fees, but this is not a problematic issue for me.
I couldn't start the visa procedure because I didn't get official response from my sponsor until the second week of August, so it was the third week of August when I applied for my Atas Certificate. I have not received this certificate as of now, September 15th. So, I can not make an appointment at the UK embassy neither I can book a flight, I don't think I'm gonna make it to England before October 1st. is anything I can do to obtain my ATAS certificate or Visa sooner? Do you think I can manage with the university to start my course at a later date, say November or may be January? I feel really bad about this.
Additionally, tell me guys if the following list covers everything I need in order to apply for a tier 4 PBS student visa(just to be sure):
- My Visa Letter
- The documents listed in the Visa Letter, in my case, just my certificate awarded for the MSc degree, officially translated to English.
- An original Letter from my Funding Sponsor stating the amounts they will provide and the duration of the sponsorship.(In english)
- The Passport Photograph
- A bank statement that shows that I have the balance of money in order to secure my tuition and maintenance fees. This document has been officially translated to English and the Mexican Pesos have been converted to pounds sterling according to the OANDA site at the date in which it was translated.
I'm so in doubt about the bank statement, do I need to have my savings in pounds ? if not, is it important the date in which it is converted my Mexican pesos to Pounds sterling?, do the original(in spanish) bank statement has to show the savings in pounds?. You know, it's not really clear what the embassy needs about this bank statement.
I hope someone can drop me some advice here
Greetings from Mexico !!
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