Tier 4 visa, Entry Clearance Correction Scheme

Tier 4 visa, Entry Clearance Correction Scheme

Entry Clearance Correction Scheme (ECCS)

The ECCS scheme is operated by the UK Border Agency. The University is part of this scheme, which allows corrections on student visas granted in home countries where visas have been granted for the wrong length of time.

To find out if your Tier 4 student visa has been granted for the correct length of time please check if it matches one of these rules…

If your course duration is:

12 months or more – your visa should cover the full length of your course plus an additional 4 months

More that 6 months but less then 12 months – Your visa should cover the full length of your course plus an additional 2 months

Less than 6 months and it is NOT a Pre-sessional course – Your visa should cover the full length of the course plus an additional 7 days

Less than 6 months and it IS a Pre-sessional course – Your visa should cover the full length of your course plus an additional 1 month.

If you do not have a Tier 4 visa

Was your current student visa granted at the start of your current course?

If yes, did you apply for your current student visa before March 2009?

If this applies to you the length of the visa you were granted should match one of the following rules…

Postgraduate Students - Should be granted for the full length of the course plus an additional 4 months

Non-postgraduate Students coming for courses of 1 academic year or more that finish in the summer - Should be granted until 31 October following the end of your course

Non-postgraduate students coming for courses of one academic year or more, that do not follow the standard Autumn to Summer pattern - Should be granted the length of the course, plus 4 months

Students coming for courses of more than 6 months but less than one academic year - Should be given the length of their course, with the condition "Work (and any changes) must be authorised" rather than "No work".

If you think your visa is eligible for a correction please look into the matter and take the benefit out of this scheme. Will help you to save few pounds on your unnecessary extensions in-country.