Once you have decided upon your chosen course of study, you can fill in our application form.

Please sign the application form and send it to us at the address below, along with a copy of your passport (pages including photo and passport number) and any certificates you have received from school / college.

The International Centre
Wigan & Leigh College
PO Box 53
Parson's Walk
Wigan
WN1 1RS
United Kingdom

You can also fax your documents to us on 0044 (0)1942 761164 or scan and email them to s.cavey@wigan-leigh.ac.uk

Please be aware that all of our courses have a September start date.

ALL COURSES ARE SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY!

The application process is as follows:

	Your application is received by our office and is reviewed by a member of academic staff.
	You are accepted onto an appropriate course depending on your qualifications.
	We issue you a Provisional Acceptance letter which accepts you onto a course and informs you of how to pay your deposit of 50% of total tuition fees by either cheque or bank transfer.
	We receive your deposit (please inform us when this is sent), which is processed by our Finance Department.
	Once your deposit has been processed we will issue you with a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) Statement, containing information that will assist you with your visa application.  This will include a CAS reference number and our Sponsor Licence number.
	You apply for your student visa.
IMPORTANT CHANGES TO TIER 4 (GENERAL) STUDENT VISAS If you wish to apply for a Tier 4 (General) Student Visa on or after 22nd February 2010, you must obtain a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS).  This is a unique online reference number issued to you by the University as your Tier 4 Licenced Sponsor. Visa letters will not be accepted on or after this date and any applications using a visa letter will be refused.  If you have already been issued with a Visa Letter and will not be using it by 21st February, please contact the International Office to arrange for a CAS to be issued.

Please be aware that this process can take time. Please allow both yourself and our office enough time for the application process and the visa application procedure. We appreciate your patience, as our office can be quite busy due to the high volume of applicants.

We look forward to receiving your application. If you have any additional questions, please email s.cavey@wigan-leigh.ac.uk or call 0044 (0)1942 761166.

For more information on coming to the UK as a student, please visit the UK Border Agency website: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/studyingintheuk/