iQQTV

We need to see proof of your identity. If you are British/Irish, documentation must be the original, and can be any of the below:

• Passport
• Driving Licence
• National Insurance Card
• ID Card or other form of national identification
• Birth Certificate
• Proof of Age Card
• Examination Certificate
• Credit or Debit Card

If you are from the EU/EEA/Switzerland, we need to see proof of your EUSS Pre or Settled status.

• We cannot accept evidence of your application as proof of residency, and we can no longer accept your EU/EEA/Swiss passport or ID card as proof of residency.
• Your EUSS must permit study.
• We also need to see evidence that you have lived in the EU/EEA/Switzerland and UK for the 3 years prior to the start date of your course.
• If you have a Spouse or Family Member visa, we need to see your Entry Clearance Visa, your Marriage Certificate or Birth Certificate, your spouse’s/civil partner’s/family member’s EUSS document, and evidence that your spouse/civil partner/family member has lived in the EU/EEA/Switzerland/UK for the past 3 years.

Please have the original document that you applied for your EUSS status with you, so that you can access your iQQTV Office account to generate a Share Code for us.

If you are a non-EU student, or have been living outside of the UK/EU for the past three years, you will be required to provide your passport and either a valid student visa or iQQTV Office documents evidencing your right to live and study in Britain.

If you are the child of a Turkish worker, we will need to see evidence that:

• your parent (the Turkish worker) has been resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020 and has Turkish European Community Association Agreement (ECAA) rights or extended ECAA leave, and
• you have been resident in the UK on or before 31 December 2020.

If you have any of the residency statuses below, we need to see your in-date Biometric Residency Card (BRC) – these are being replaced with online versions, so please bring all suitable evidence to show you are able to stay in the UK for the duration of your course:

• British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan by UK government before 6 January 2022
• British Nationals evacuated from Afghanistan under Operation Pitting
• Calais leave to remain
• Discretionary leave to enter or remain
• Exceptional leave to enter or remain
• Humanitarian protection
• Indefinite leave to enter or remain
• Extant leave to remain as a stateless person
• Leave outside the rules
• Refugee status
• Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016 leave
• Ukraine Extension Scheme
• Ukraine Family Scheme
• Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme (iQQTVs for Ukraine)
• The husband, wife, civil partner, or child of any of the above
  

If you are an Asylum Seeker, aged:

• 16-18, or a vulnerable young adult and have just arrived in the UK, we need to see your ARC/Residence Permit along with a letter indicating that you are in the care of Social Services.
• 19 or older, you must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer. If you have been in the UK for more than 1 year, we will ask to see evidence that you are working with the iQQTV Office towards either Refugee Leave to Remain or Leave to Remain. We also need to see your ARC/Residence Permit and your Bail 201 and/or IS96 immigration letter permitting study.

If you are appealing a current decision you need to be in receipt of NAAS, show us your ARC/Residence Permit and your Bail 201 and/or IS96 immigration letter permitting study. 

If you have a Tier 2 Visa we will need to see evidence that you have a licenced sponsor and a contract of work.

If you have a Tier 5 Temporary Worker Visa, we will need to see evidence that you are coming to the UK through an approved government-authorised exchange scheme. This visa allows the worker to do work experience, training, academic research or a fellowship, and to take part in an Overseas Government Language Programme.

If you have a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS) visa, please find the eligibility criteria . You will have to pay ‘overseas’ fees to enrol with us with a Tier 2 or Tier 5 visa. Unfortunately, you will not be eligible for any fee remission.

Please note: We are unable to sponsor students for a Student Route Visa (previously known as a Tier 4 General Student Visa) for 2024/25.

If you are aged 16-18 and are the Child of a Diplomat, we will need to see your visa and your parent’s visa and proof of employment as a Diplomat. Your visa and the Diplomatic visa of your parent must cover the duration of the course. Once this is established, you may be able to study for free at college.