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How to Apply

How to join us

• Send/email your fully completed application form including evidence of your level of English (e.g. IELTS*, TOFEL) to the College, photocopies of your qualifications (originals, final certificates and transcripts) translated into English** and a photocopy of your passport to the following address:
  
  International Office, Room HP3.17
  City of Bristol College
  PO Box 2887
  Bristol, BS2 2BB
  UK
  +44 (0)117 312 5326
  international@cityofbristol.ac.uk
  
  * Minimum IELTS level of 4.0 or above is required for English and Academic Skills course, 5.5 for Further Education courses and 6.0 for Higher Education courses.
  
  ** Translated documents
  If one of your documents is not in English or Welsh, the original must be sent with a fully certified translation by a professional translator. This translation must include:
  1. The translator’s qualifications
  2. Confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document
  3. The date
  4. The translator’s signature
  5. The translator’s contact details.
  
  For full-time courses please fill out an application form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  For part-time courses please fill out an enrolment form (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
  (If you are applying for a university level course (Foundation Degree), you will need to send your application to UCAS. The course code you will need for your UCAS application can be found in our university level course guide. Please visit the UCAS website for more information)
  
  
• The College will process your application and compare your qualifications to the UK equivalent and pass it to the appropriate course tutor for consideration if necessary. The College will then confirm your place on the course or suggest an alternative programme of study. This may be an ‘offer letter’ sent to you by email.
• If you accept the offer you will have to send the acceptance form back to us as well as paying a minimum deposit of £1,000. Upon receiving your deposit we will send you a CAS - Confirmation of Studies, this can be used to support your student visa application.
• You or your agent should inform the College as soon as your visa has been issued and confirm time of arrival.
• The course fees must be paid in full on arrival at the College at the latest.

Important information

When to apply: Your application must reach us at least two months before the course start date, in order to leave enough time to find you a place and for you to apply for your visa and book your travel.

Visa Refusal/CAS not taken: Should your visa application be refused, the College requires the original unconditional letters, a copy of the visa refusal document and a photocopy of the passport in order to process a refund application. The College will keep an administration fee of £150.

Refunds: There are NO refunds once you have started the course.

How to pay

By credit card, bank draft in pounds sterling, drawn on a UK bank, cheque from a UK bank, bank transfer.

Please ensure that your name, address and student ID number appear clearly on your bank transfer or cheque.

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