Glasgow School of English is recognised by UKVI as a Tier 4 sponsor to bring students into the UK on Tier 4 General Student Visas under licence number 18EC8KTJ.
For UK visa purposes, the world is divided into 3 areas:
If you are a citizen of any EU or EEA country plus Switzerland you do not require a visa to enter the UK. These countries are listed below.
| Austria | Estonia | Iceland | Luxembourg | Romania |
| Belgium | Finland | Ireland | Malta | Slovakia |
| Bulgaria | France | Italy | Netherlands | Slovenia |
| Cyprus | Germany | Lichenstein | Norway | Spain |
| Czech Republic | Greece | Latvia | Poland | Sweden |
| Denmark | Hungary | Lithuania | Portugal | Switzerland |
If you are a citizen of any of the countries listed below you will need a visa to enter the UK. You must obtain your visa before travelling to the UK (this is called pre-entry clearance).
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad China (except for Hong Kong and Macao) Colombia Comoros Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia |
Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Guyana Haiti India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ivory Coast Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Morocco Mozambique Nepal Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Peru Philippines Qatar |
Russia |
If you are a citizen of any of the countries listed below you will also need a visa to enter the UK. If you require a General Student Visa, or an Extended Student Visitor Visa, you must get it before you leave home. However it is possible to obtain a 6 month Student Visitor Visa on arrival in the UK.
| Argentina Brazil Chile Croatia/Herzegovena Honduras |
Hong Kong Israel Japan Malaysia Mexico Panama |
Paraguay South Korea Taiwan Tibet Uraguay |
The information on this page is correct at the time of publishing (December 2016). However Glasgow School of English cannot take reponsibility for the accuracy of this information which is subject to change. We advise that prospective students should always check the official UK Visas and Immigration website for definitive guidance. Please refer to; https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa
