TYNE COAST COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF NAUTICAL STUDIES

(APPLICATION/DEPOSIT REQUEST FORM)

Instructions: Applicants must complete ALL ITEMS in this form in BLOCK letters using a ballpoint pen.
Send the form to the address shown overleaf.

SURNAME or
FAMILY NAME
(AS SHOWN IN PASSPORT)

FORENAMES
(AS SHOWN IN PASSPORT)

DATE OF BIRTH (compulsory) Please tick one box: MALE FEMALE

PASSPORT NUMBER NATIONALITY

PLACE OF BIRTH COUNTRY OF BIRTH

HOME ADDRESS

CITY STATE/PROVINCE
ZIP/PIN CODE
COUNTRY ZIP/PIN CODE

TEL NO/FAX NO/

EMAIL ADDRESS (in lower case if applicable)

I agree to the itemised terms and conditions as found overleaf. I agree to attend regularly and to conform to all College Regulations.
I understand that the information provided by me will be given to the UK Visa and Immigration for consideration of my student
visa and is correct.

Signature…………………………………………………………….. Date……………./…………./……………

COURSE APPLIED FOR CARE

START DATE ALL CHIEF MATE APPLICANTS

As part of your application, please

Day/Month/Year
advise us if you require the following
short courses:
DEPOSIT £
Medicare
Note: Deposits are STRICTLY NON-REFUNDABLE and non-transferable
to other persons or different course. They are valid for 3 years from the
date of payment. HELM Management
Please see overleaf for details of methods of payment and conditions
ECDIS
 REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION CHECKLIST (PLEASE TICK OR MARK N/A)

 Deposit payment of £1000

 Copy of Certificate of Competency – (personal details page, expiry page and limitations pages)

 Copy of Passport – Photo page and address page

 Copy CDC – Personal Details Pages & Sea Service Pages

 Copy UK Naras Operational certificate or MCA approved ECDIS certificate - Chief Mate Only

 Evidence of UKVI IELTS with an overall score band of at least 5.5.

If you do not have a copy of this when booking then please advise us as to when you plan to
take the test …………………………………………………………………………………………...

 Copy of Tuberculosis medical card – within a 6 months validity

If you do not have a copy of this when booking then please advise us as to when you plan to
take the test …………………………………………………………………………………………..

 Have you been to the UK before for study purposes? If YES please provide copy visa & provide details
when you came to the UK, what you studied and what the course level was if known and provide copy of academic certi
acquired……………….……………………………………………………………………

 Have you ever been refused ANY visa to enter or stay in the UK before? If yes, you must declare this to us,
even if this refusal was appealed or overturned……………………………………………………

 Copies of financial documents you plan to submit with your visa application as evidence of your money for living costs
as per UKVI Tier 4 Policy Guidance. This must be provided before the course deadline (6 weeks before the course
start date) and must meet the UKVI requirements before a CAS Reference can be issued.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1 Students are to pay all course fees and any bank charges incurred in clearing transferred funds.

2 Tyne Coast College will pay for one CAS Reference from the fee. Subsequent charges are to be met by the
student unless caused by a college error.

3 Full course fees must be paid within 12 to 6 weeks before the commencement of the course otherwise a CAS
Reference will not be issued. You will be asked to defer to a later course.

4 Once your CAS is issued, fees will not be refunded but will be transferable to a future course date. Under
extremely extenuating circumstances proven by authentic documents, a refund may be considered. If a refund is
granted, then all fees will be returned minus the deposit of £1000 plus an admin charge. In short you will not be
able to change your mind after a CAS is issued.

5 If your visa is granted you must attend the course or you will forfeit the entire money paid to the college. Under
extenuating circumstances, an extension of joining date may be given.

6 If your visa application is refused on grounds under Immigration rules, paragraph 320(7A) or 320(7B) relating to
false representations/documents, no refund of fees will be made and Tyne Coast College will refuse to sponsor
you to attend any future course.

7 If your visa is refused on other grounds, we will assess whether to transfer your booking to a later course date.
Deposit and balance of fees would be transferred to the later date minus a £50 administration fee.

8 Updates with reference to your visa application must be sent to us on a regular basis. As soon as the outcome
of your visa application is known, a copy of the visa or full refusal document should be sent to us.

9 Late entrants will not be accepted past the last acceptance date. These students and no-shows are required to
be reported to the UKVI.
 UK VISA AND IMMIGRATION ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

It is a UKVI requirement that students will be required to provide evidence of their competence in English.

We will be unable to issue a CAS REFERENCE without you providing us with valid evidence of results from an approved
test. Details of approved test providers can be found at the below website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/261533/new-approved-english-tests.pdf

We are now unable to accept high school certificates, or use the fact that you have studied here before.

For visa applications for course duration over 6 months only the IELTS for UKVI test is acceptable by Tyne Coast College
for English language purposes:

For IELTS for UKVI (http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/ielts-ukvi) we have a new minimum score criteria of:

Overall band score – 5.5, Listening 5.0, Speaking – 5.0, Reading – 5.0, Writing – 5.0

We may also accept an overall band score of 5.0 providing that there is no more than one category with a score of no less
than 4.5. For those candidates whose scores fall into this category will be required to undertake mandatory English
language classes at STC at a cost of £200, additional to the course fees.

From 6 April 2015 you must take the test at an IELTS test centre authorised to run IELTS tests for UK visa and
Immigration purposes (IELTS for UKVI) and you must confirm at the time of registration that you wish to use your test for
these purposes.

You can either book UKVI IELTS Academic or UKVI IELTS General. Either of these are acceptable but we recommend
that candidates undertake the UKVI IELTS Academic since the reason for entering the UK is for study purposes at the
College.

We are unable to issue any student CAS REFERENCE to enable you to apply for your visa until you have supplied us
with the details we require to process your application.

TUBERCULOSIS SCREENING
We would like to advise you of the new system that the UK Visa and Immigration have in place for testing students for
tuberculosis before entry into the UK.

If you want to travel to the UK for longer than 6 months you must be screened and obtain a certificate from an approved
clinic to show that you are free of TB before you make a UK visa application in the categories listed above.

There will be a fee for the diagnostic tests which can be found on the specific country detail links below. The certificate will
usually be valid for 6 months. If you are tested positive for TB you will be referred for treatment. You will not be permitted
to travel to the UK until you have been tested as being free of TB, including following successful treatment.

INDIA:

The below link will assist you in any questions you may have
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-test-for-a-uk-visa-clinics-in-india

BANGLADESH:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-test-for-a-uk-visa-clinics-in-bangladesh

PAKISTAN:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-test-for-a-uk-visa-clinics-in-pakistan

NIGERIA:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tuberculosis-test-for-a-uk-visa-clinics-in-nigeria

METHODS OF PAYMENT

1 By cheque or demand draft drawn on a Bank with a UK Branch in sterling, payable to ‘Tyne Coast College’.

2 By cash, but only if you are able to call in person at the College Enrolment Office at the address below.
DO NOT SEND CASH BY POST.

3 If you have been awarded a Local Education Authority Grant, send the official authorisation letter with this Deposit
Form

4 If you are sponsored by a company then please send in a letter from the company confirming that they will be
confirming the full costs of the course.

5 Bank Transfer – if you wish to make use of this method then once we receive your application and copy
documents we will provide you with the college bank details.

CONTACT

The College cannot accept any responsibility for any communications not received.

If you need any further information, please contact the Administration Office:

Address - Telephone- 0191 427 3592

School of Nautical Studies
Tyne Coast College Email- nauticaladmin@stc.ac.uk
St Georges Avenue
South Shields
Tyne & Wear
NE34 6ET