#Guidance meaning how to

If any of these details change, you should check whether you need an ATAS certificate and apply for a new one as appropriate. If youвЂ™re already in the UK on a student visa you will need an ATAS certificate for the HEI you are attending, and the course of study, including modules or proposed research. Already in the UK on the student route (including Tier 4) Make sure your ATAS certificate will not expire before you apply for your UK visa. You should apply for your ATAS certificate as early as possible from when you have received a conditional offer to study at a UK Higher Education Institution ( HEI). When you have received your offer from your university you should apply 6 months before your course will start.ДЄn ATAS certificate is valid for 6 months from the date it is issued, to enable applicants time to apply for their visa. If youвЂ™re a new student and need an ATAS certificate, you will need to get this before applying for permission to enter the UK. UK immigration law does not allow universities to permit international students or researchers to study or undertake research in an ATAS applicable course until the student or researcher has provided the university or research institute with the correct ATAS certificate. A caseworker will also need to see your ATAS certificate as part of an application for permission to stay in the UK. The entry clearance officer ( ECO) will ask to see your ATAS certificate as part of your application for permission to enter the UK.

#Guidance meaning how to

read the guidance on how to apply for an ATAS certificate.find out if you need an ATAS certificate.If you are applying to study an undergraduate course with an integrated masters year you may also need ATAS clearance. You must apply if you are undertaking a postgraduate course or research in certain sensitive subjects in the UK. Researchers and students of all other nationalities must apply for an ATAS certificate. Students and researchers who are nationals of EU countries, the European Economic Area ( EEA), Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland or the United States of America do not need an ATAS certificate. Researchers and students in these sensitive subjects must apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme ( ATAS) certificate before they can study or start research in the UK. The subjects and research areas are those where knowledge could be used in programmes to develop Advanced Conventional Military Technology (ACMT), weapons of mass destruction ( WMDs) or their means of delivery. The Academic Technology Approval Scheme ( ATAS) applies to all international students and researchers (apart from exempt nationalities) who are subject to UK immigration control and are intending to study or research at postgraduate level in certain sensitive subjects.