London Drama School

APPLICATION AND ENROLMENT

AUDITION

Complete the Audition Application Form and return it to us with the £ 30 Audition / Interview Fee and 2 character references. You will then be sent a date and time for your audition. If you wish to cancel or change your audition date or time, please remember to telephone the school as soon as possible.

ENROLMENT

As soon as you have been accepted on the course, complete the Course Registration Form and return it to us with £100 Registration Deposit for a course and/or £ 30 deposit per option, together with the Accommodation Registration Form with another £ 100 Accommodation Registration Deposit - if applicable.

NB. The Deposit is part of the fees and is deducted from the total amount payable.

PAYMENTS

UK RESIDENTS:

If enrolling by Post, you can send a cheque payable to:

LONDON DRAMA SCHOOL,
(STAR TEK associates)
Admissions' Department,
30 Brondesbury Park,
LONDON NW6 7DN - ENGLAND - UK

STUDENTS ENROLLING FROM ABROAD:

" You can send a UK £ cheque payable to:
LONDON DRAMA SCHOOL.

" Alternatively, your Bank can send fees to our bank account in London. (Please allow up to 28 days for funds to be transferred via a bank.) *

LONDON DRAMA SCHOOL
Account No 1234650
LLOYDS BANK - TSB
BANK SORT CODE: 30-99-64 (Willesden Green Branch)
1 Walm Lane
LONDON NW2 5SN
ENGLAND - UK

B.I.C. CODE: Loydgb21169
IBAN: GB13loyd30996401234650

REGISTRATION

When we receive your deposit(s), we send you a temporary enrolment confirmation and an invoice for the balance of your Course and Accommodation fees. Our office or our Bank must receive these fees at least 42 days before your course starts to secure your place on that course and for your Registration to be confirmed.

NB. If any UK Bank charges are incurred the student must pay them on arrival.

STUDENT VISAS

When we receive the remaining balance of your fees, we send you a Certificate of Registration, which you can present to the Immigration Department to obtain a student's visa (the minimum requirement to be eligible is 15 hours of studies per week).

Student rules changes from 1 September 2007
A new entry clearance (visa) category of student visitor (Not applicable to EEA students *) has been introduced for short term students who come to the United Kingdom to study on courses of six month duration or less.

How do I qualify to travel to the UK as a student?
You must be able to show that you have been accepted on a course of study at an educational establishment that is on the UK's Department for children schools and families Register of Education and Training Providers.

You must be able to show that you are going to follow:

a recognised full-time degree course, or
a course run during the week involving at least 15 hours of organised daytime study each week, or

You must also:

be able to pay for your course and support yourself and any dependants, and live in the UK without going into business or getting a job, or needing any help from public funds
be able and intend to follow your chosen course, and
intend to leave the UK when you complete your studies, if your course of study is below degree level.

How do I apply for a visa?
You can apply in a number of ways, for example by post, by courier, in person and online. The visa section will tell you about the ways in which you can apply.

Some visa sections will only accept applications made online. To find out if you can apply for your visa online please visit: <www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk >

If you cannot apply online you will need to fill in a visa application form (VAF 1 - non-settlement). You can get a form from this website, or get one free of charge from your nearest British mission overseas where there is a visa section.

You should apply for a student visa in the country of which you are a national or where you legally live.

* If you do not need an entry clearance as a student visitor, you will have to satisfy the Immigration Officer that you qualify for entry to study when you arrive in the UK. You must be able to show that you have been accepted on a course of study at an educational establishment that is on the Register of Education and Training Providers. They will then give you permission to stay in the UK for up to six months. You will not be allowed to extend your stay in the UK as a student unless you arrived with a student visa or prospective student visa.

For further information, please consult the Home Office website:
< http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk >

updated August 13, 2008

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