Blog chronicling the trials and tribulations of applying for a student visa under the United Kingdom's new immigration rules.
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Visa Letter has arrived! Hallelujah!
Published on 2009-07-06 13:36:00
Aberystwyth has finally sent me my visa letter! I am ecstatic, as it has taken several months, plenty of paperwork, and a mysterious labyrinth of a process that no one at the University Admissions Department seems to be fully aware of. As was recently highlighted, I have had to jump through several hoops and make numerous calls to the university to no avail. Well now everything is fine.In terms of finances, my federal loans have come through very easily once the proper steps (never actually made
An Open letter to Aberystwyth
Published on 2009-06-23 13:42:00
Dear Aberystwyth University:You were not my first choice, however you became my first choice because you told me you could provide me a visa letter in time to apply for the old system of Student Immigration, instead of the incredibly difficult Tier 4 PBS (Points Based System). You told me to confirm my offer from the university, thereby rejecting completely and irrevocably my other choices, and that the Visa letter would be on its way.This was in January.Then Febuary: «We need a financial stat
My trip to first trip to Aberystwyth!
Published on 2009-04-29 06:52:00
I recently paid my future home of Aberystwyth a visit, and I found it to be a lovely and enchanting place, full of friendly people and hospitable establishments, with plenty of things to do, see, and try. It was as if every moment spent there was one spent in the glorious present, free from the inhibitions and constraints of everyday life around here.My arrival in the UK was not quite a warm welcome, it seemed like an endless walk from the airplane to passport control, where I was greeted by a b
