As the application may take 20 - 30 working days to be processed, you are advised to apply in good time when you receive your offer for your course. It is recommended that you apply 4 - 6 months before your course start date where possible. Click here for an application guide to be used alongside the information on the gov. You will receive an email from the FCO to confirm if your application has been approved or refused. It is recommended that you have the following information before you start your online application:.
When you apply for ATAS clearance, you will be asked to give a statement of six or seven lines to describe broadly your planned area of research. If you are a prospective postgraduate research student, once you receive an offer, the Postgraduate Admissions team will provide you with an email giving a brief description of the research that you will carry out.
You simply need to copy the statement exactly as it appears in your email from Postgraduate Admissions into the ATAS form. If you have not received the appropriate documentation for your ATAS application, please contact the Postgraduate Admissions team.
If you are a current postgraduate research e. In these cases, you will need to obtain a statement from the Student Records team.
Please email SR. If a family member is funding your study, put down their details. If you are a applying for postgraduate research, your supervisor will be listed on your offer letter. If you are applying for a taught course, we advise you to enter the Head of Department in this section. You can find the Head of the Department for your course on your department's webpages.
You can find a list of academic departments here:. Academic departments. If you are applying for a research course for example PhD , you should select 'Research'. If you have a contract of employment with the University of Sheffield, you should select 'Researcher'.
The online application form has 10 sections, which should be completed in full, with as much detail as possible provided for each section. Everything that is entered into this form is used to assess your application. Indicate if you are married and are planning to bring your spouse with you.
Make sure your contact details are accurate. The ATAS certificate will be sent to the preferred email address you enter in this section.
Provide full details of all previous university-level undergraduate and postgraduate study you have undertaken. Indicate if you have undertaken any other studies you think may be relevant to your application, for example formal professional training. Indicate if you have had any academic or professional papers published, either alone or with co-authors.
Indicate, with as much detail as possible, any paid employment you have undertaken. Employment that relates to your proposed course of study, or that has been secured based on previous studies, is particularly relevant.
If you were unemployed or, for example, a full-time parent please indicate this on the form. If you have studied a degree, at least one of the referees must be from the university where you studied. Provide details of who is going to fund your study in Sheffield. It will take at least 20 working days four complete weeks. Processing times will increase between the months of April and September, when it can take 30 or more working days six weeks. No, to ensure fairness and consistency ATAS applications are processed in order of receipt.
This must be done within 28 days of confirmation of the change of date. If you are applying for the Doctorate Extension Scheme , you will not need a new ATAS certificate unless your PhD end date has been extended by more than three months since you last applied for Tier 4 visa. This needs to be a minimum of five sentences in length and explains exactly what you will be learning from your course. How long is an ATAS certificate valid for? It is your responsibility to secure your ATAS certificate before your visa expires.
From International Advice Service. Guide category International students. You do not need to apply for an ATAS certificate if you:. You need to apply for an ATAS certificate if you:. Skilled Worker, Intra-company transfer, Intra-company graduate trainee, Tier 5 International Agreement, and Tier 5 Government Authorised Exchange visa holders may also undertake a course of study.
You need to apply for 1 ATAS certificate but you should include both the research project and study activities in your application. If any of these details change you should check whether you require an ATAS certificate and apply for a new certificate if you need one. Researchers applying for ATAS can begin their employment or research 2 weeks before, or any time after the start date stated on their certificate. Make a note of when your permission to enter into the UK is due to expire, and allow sufficient time to complete the ATAS and permission to stay application processes before your current permission expires.
It will take at least 20 working days 4 full weeks to process a student ATAS application. Processing times will increase between April and September and can take 30 or more working days to complete. It will take at least 10 working days 2 full weeks to process a researcher ATAS application. Processing times will increase between April and September and can take 15 or more working days to complete.
To ensure fairness and consistency we process applications in order of receipt. You should submit your ATAS application as early as possible. Due to the usual summer increase in applications, and additional applications as students who deferred last year take up their places, processing times are longer than usual.
You should not submit duplicate applications, as this increases the processing time. Do not contact the enquiries team within 6 weeks of your application. Find out more about how to apply.
September update added to "How long applications take" section. Updated to reflect borders and immigration system changes.
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