Who requires a student visa?
UK immigration services also refer
to visas as “entry clearance".
Citizens of countries not listed below
may not be required to obtain entry clearance to study
in the UK, prior to arrival.
Nationals not requiring prior clearance
will still need to satisfy immigration services of
their eligibility, upon arrival in the UK.
If you have any doubts, it is recommended
to apply for a visa before booking airline tickets.
Nationals of the following countries
will require a visa to enter the UK:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Benin, Bhutan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina
Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, China (PR), CIS, Colombia,
Comoros, Congo (Dem. Rep.), Congo (Rep. Of), Côte
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Gabon,
Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,Haiti,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Korea
(DPR), Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar,
Maldives, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger,Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan,
Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania,
Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia,Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Surinam,
Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tunisia,
Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Yemen,
Serbia & Montenegro and Zambia.
