2. Check entry requirements and deadlines
After shortlisting, do fact-based research for every individual institution, All the colleges and universities have varied requirements for different institutions, in different countries. Mark the important dates of filling in application forms, application submission, admission deadlines, fee submission date, the beginning of the session. Registration dates etc.
The application form provides the full details about the requirements and application process, with proper documents, modes of payment or transmission, Language associated with that particular university. One can also contact the relevant and shortlisted universities in case of confusion.
3. Submission of application
Once, the individual is done with the application and confident about the research done. Filling in the form and its submission is the subsequent step. Check for the submission deadline, and then submit to the authorities, the documents needed.
Though the documents required, on this stage will vary between institutions, between countries and between courses too at times. But the basic ones required will be
- Complete application form
- Copy of a valid passport
- Certificates and transcripts of previous qualifications
- Recent coloured passport-sized photo
- Proof of English proficiency, scorecard of IELTS and TOEFL etc
- Application fee (typically non-refundable)
For any assistance, one can directly contact the university for its full details of entry requirements or in case of query or misunderstanding. Also in place of believing any websites for the requirements, one must trust the official site of the university.
4. Apply for a student visa
After the offer of admission from the university and an authentic letter, one must apply to the generation of student pass/student visa.
For a Visa Application form in the countries of the Middle East, especially like the country of UAE, one needs a relative or a personal resource in the country. Universities offer and lend their services in case there is none.
A student visa is valid for one year and needs further extension after that. That has a separate process but needs fulfilment of certain forms and renovation of visa. This at all times requires the offer of Institution and college. Securing such a Visa is sometimes difficult because foreign Middle East countries are strict about their documentation.
5. Prepare the finances
Getting to know about the approximate costs of living, costs of tuition and studying and visa application form money, with other documents is required too. To know all the costs and find appropriate sources to fund the same is important legality. Certain Visa requirements, also need the Bank statements, credit scores, financial security, security funds.
Since foreign education requires provision and reserves, because the process requires a huge amount of money, as compared to local or national education.
6. Prepare to travel to the UAE
Once the poteeential candidate has received and arranged for all the documents, the final step is to look for dates of joining or Submissions of documents, then one just needs to book tickets and look for the residence and living conditions of the area.
