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UK Home Office: FLR(S) Form
UK Home Office: FLR(S) Form
Version 04/2007
Student
A P P L I C AT I O N F O R A N
E X T E N S I O N O F S TAY I N T H E U K
IN
O N E O F T H E S T U D E N T C AT E G O R I E S
Student
LISTED IN THIS FORM undertaking
examination
re-sits
Student nurse
Prospective
student
Sabbatical
officer
For applications made on this form, there is a fee of £295 1 Full name of main applicant as given in his or her
for applications made by post and £500 for applications passport.
made in person at our Public Enquiry Offices. Applying by
post takes longer. 2 Nationality of main applicant. If more than 25
letters, please abbreviate.
There is only one fee per application form. You may include
your spouse or civil partner and/or children under the age of 3 Date of birth (day/month/year - eg 3 January 1980
18 for no additional fee if they are applying as your depen- should be written 03 (day) 01 (month) 1980 (year).
dants. But if they apply separately, they must pay the pre-
scribed fee. 4 Home Office reference (if you have one).
Children aged 18 or over cannot be included. They must 5 The address of the person named in 1.
apply individually and pay the prescribed fee in each case.
You can pay by any of the following methods: We need the details of the person to contact if we have a
question about the payment. The contact may be different
• Cheque from the name given in 1 if an immigration adviser or other
• Postal Order person is making the payment. Complete 6 to 7 as shown
• Credit card - Visa (including Electron) or MasterCard only below only if the payer’s name and address are different
• Debit card - Delta, Maestro*, Switch (including Solo) from those of the applicant.
• Banker’s draft
• Cash - but only for applications at a Public Enquiry Office; 6 The name of the contact.
please don’t send cash by post.
7 The address of the person named in 6.
We do not accept any other form of payment.
Method of payment (8 to 15)
* Please note that we will accept any Maestro card if you
are applying in person at a Public Enquiry Office but only 8 Tick one of the boxes to show method of payment.
Maestro cards issued in the UK if you are applying by post.
9 If paying by cheque, enter the cheque number,
If submitting more than one application form at the same account number and bank sort code.
time, you must make a separate payment for each form.
10 If paying by card, tick one of the 5 boxes to show the
Cheques and postal orders type of card.
You must make the cheque or postal order payable to ‘Home 11 Tick the fee which you are paying.
Office Leave to Remain’ and cross the cheque or postal
order A/C Payee only. 12 Complete 12-15 only if paying by card.
Please write the full name, nationality and date of birth of 14 The card security number is a three-digit security
the main applicant on the back of the cheque and/or each code known as the card verification value (CVV). It
postal order and keep the postal order stub(s). consists of the last three numbers on the signature
strip on the back of the card as shown below.
Please make sure that the date and the amount (words and
figures) are correct and that the cheque is signed properly.
1 Full name
2 Nationality
3 Date of birth Day Month Year 4 Home Office reference if you have one
Post code
CONTACT NAME AND ADDRESS FOR PAYMENT QUERIES IF DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF THE APPLICANT
6 Contact name
7 Contact address
Post code
METHOD OF PAYMENT
13
Card
number
Valid from Expiry date
14 Card security Issue No.
Card details
number - CVV (where
available)
Student
Student
1.5 Any other name(s) by which you are or have been known undertaking
examination
re-sits
1.6 Nationality
Postgraduate
1.7 Passport or travel document number 1.8 Home Office reference if you have one student
writing up
1.9 National insurance number if you have one a thesis
Student
nurse
Post code
Prospective
1.11 Your daytime telephone number Your mobile telephone number if you have one student
1.13 Name & address for returning documents and letters about your application if different from 1.10 Sabbatical
officer
Do not use glue or Date of birth Gender -please tick Relationship to you -
other sticky adhesive Day Month Year Male Female please tick
Spouse Civil partner
Do not use glue or Date of birth Gender -please tick Relationship to you -
other sticky adhesive
Day Month Year Male Female please tick
Son Daughter
S E C T I O N 3 - W H I C H C AT E G O R Y ?
Please tick a box below to show us the category in which you are applying.
Complete all sections but not section 4 if your last period of stay in the UK was granted for a reason other than study.
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S E C T I O N 4 - YO U R S T U D I E S U N T I L N OW
You should only complete this section if your previous leave to enter or remain in the UK was as a student.
4 . 1 When did you begin your studies in the UK?
4 . 2 Full name of the place of study where you are, or have most recently been, studying (see Note 1)
Post code
Note 1 We encourage all overseas students to notify us of changes in their planned course of study, especially where this
involves moving to a different education institution.
4 . 4 Please give details below of all the courses (or parts of courses) which you have attended since being granted leave to
enter or remain in the UK to study, beginning with the most recent course. Indicate in the “name and level” space whether
the course was full-time or part-time. Continue on a separate sheet if you need more space and enclose it with this form.
Name and level of course Place of study Qualification achieved Start/finish dates
Start
Finish
Start
Finish
Start
Finish
Start
Finish
Start
Finish
4.5 Your attendance during your current or most recent course. Your place of study should complete the details specified
below or provide the same information in a letter or other document.
Student’s full name
Name of course
Possible number Actual number If any absences, give the reason(s) below. Continue on a separate sheet if necessary
of attendances of attendances
5.2 Full name of the place where you will be studying if different from that at question 4.2 (see Note 2)?
5.3 Full address of the place where you will be studying if different from that at question 4.3 (see Note 2)?
Post code
Note 2: The full address is required as we undertake visits to organisations to check attendance.
5.4 What is the name of the course on which you are enrolled and, where relevant, what is the level of the course?
Name of course Level of course
5.6 On completing the studies referred to in question 5.4, do you intend to follow any further courses Yes No
of study in the UK? If so, of what nature and for how long? Please give details below.
5.7 If you have not yet enrolled but have received an unconditional offer of a place on a course of Yes No
study, have you accepted the offer?
5.8 If you are applying for an extension of stay to re-sit an examination, have you previously been Yes No
granted leave to enter or remain in the UK to re-sit this examination?
5.9 If you are applying for an extension of stay to write up a thesis, have you previously been Yes No
granted leave to enter or remain in the UK to write up this thesis?
5 . 1 0 If you are applying for an extension of stay as a prospective student, have you previously Yes No
been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK as a prospective student?
5 . 1 1 If you are applying for an extension of stay as a sabbatical officer, have you previously Yes No
been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK as a sabbatical officer?
S E C T I O N 6 - YO U R A C C O M M O D AT I O N A N D YO U R F I N A N C E S
6 . 1 Is your accommodation in the UK:
b) rented from a local authority (ie d) owned or rented by a f) other (please give
city, town or borough council) by you? relative or friend? details)
6 . 2 Do you or your partner pay any rent or Yes No If so, how much do you
mortgage for your accommodation? pay each month? £
6 . 3 Are you working in the UK? Yes No If so, what is your pay each
month after income tax and £
other deductions?
6.4 Do your parents, other relatives or friends give you money, either regularly (for example, each Yes No
month) or occasionally? If so, how much do you receive and how often? Please give details
below, including the total amount you receive for the year.
6 . 5 Are you receiving, or have you received , sponsorship from your place of study, the British Yes No
Government, any other government, or an international scholarship agency for your recent studies?
The public funds which are relevant for the purposes of the Immigration Rules are listed below. If you have answered yes to
question 6.6, you must tick the relevant box(es) to show which of these are being received.
If you have answered yes to question 7.1 above please give details below for each criminal conviction and/or civil judgment, start-
ing with the most recent one - but first see Note 3 about criminal convictions. If you or any dependants included in this application
have received more than two convictions and/or civil judgments, give details on a copy of this page and enclose it with this form.
Note 3 Convictions spent under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 need not be disclosed. More information about the
Act is given towards the end of this section.
Nature of the criminal offence or the civil action (give details on a separate sheet and enclose it with this form if you need more space)
Details of the sentence or civil judgment (give details on separate sheet if you need more space) Date of sentence/judgment
Country where the sentence was passed or the civil judgment was made
Nature of the criminal offence or civil action (give details on separate sheet and enclose it with this form if you need more space)
Details of the sentence or civil judgment (give details on separate sheet if you need more space) Date of sentence/judgment
Country where the sentence was passed or the civil judgment was made
For help in answering the questions below, please see the definitions on the next page.
7.2 Have you or any dependants included in this application ever been charged in any country Yes No
with a criminal offence for which you have not yet been tried in court?
7.3 In times of either peace or war have you or any dependants included in this application Yes No
ever been involved, or suspected of involvement, in war crimes, crimes against humanity
or genocide?
7.4 Have you or any dependants included in this application ever been involved in, supported Yes No
or encouraged terrorist activities in any country?
7.5 Have you or any dependants included in this application ever been a member of, or given Yes No
support to, an organisation which has been concerned in terrorism?
7.6 Have you or any dependants included in this application ever, by any means or medium, Yes No
expressed views that justify or glorify terrorist violence or that may encourage others to
terrorist acts or other serious criminal acts?
7.7 Have you or any dependants included in this application ever engaged in any other activities Yes No
which might indicate that you may not be considered to be persons of good character?
If you have answered yes to question 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 or 7.7 above please give further details in the space provided below.
If you need more space, continue on a separate sheet.
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 enables criminal convictions to become 'spent' or ignored after a 'rehabilitation peri-
od'. The length of the rehabilitation period depends on the sentence given. For a custodial (prison) sentence the rehabilitation
period is decided by the original sentence, not the time served. Prison sentences of more than two and a half years can never
become spent and should always be disclosed. Further information on rehabilitation periods can be found at Nacro's
Resettlement Plus Helpline on 020 7840 6464 or by obtaining a free copy of their leaflet on 020 7840 6427.
DEFINITIONS
For the purposes of answering questions 7.3 to 7.7, the following information provides guidance on actions which may consti-
tute war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide, or terrorist activities.
This guidance is not exhaustive. The full definitions of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide can be found in
Schedule 8 of the International Criminal Court Act 2001 at www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2001/20010017.htm or purchased
from The Stationery Office (telephone 0870 600 5522). It is your responsibility to satisfy yourself that you are familiar with the
definitions and can answer the questions accurately on behalf of yourself and any dependants included in the application.
War crimes
Grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions committed during an armed conflict. This includes an internal armed conflict and an
international armed conflict. The types of acts that may constitute a war crime include wilful killing, torture, extensive destruc-
tion of property not justified by military necessity, unlawful deportation, the intentional targeting of civilians and the taking of
hostages.
Genocide
Acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group.
Terrorist activities
Any act committed, or the threat of action, designed to influence a government or intimidate the public and made for the purpos-
es of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause and that involves serious violence against a person; that may endan-
ger another person’s life; creates a serious risk to the health or safety of the public; involves serious damage to property; is
designed to seriously disrupt or interfere with an electronic system.
8A All categories
Two recent passport-size photographs of yourself with your name written on the back of each photograph.
Please see the separate guidance notes for information on what types of photograph are acceptable.
Two recent passport-size photographs of each dependant included in section 2 and applying for an extension
of stay in the UK with you, with their name written on the back of the photographs.
Your current passport, travel document or other document. If you last entered the UK on a previous pass-
port, travel document or other document, please also provide this document if you have it.
The current passport(s), travel document(s) or other document(s) of each dependant included in section
2 and applying for an extension of stay in the UK with you. If they last entered the UK on previous passport(s), travel doc-
ument(s) or other document(s), please also provide these documents if you have them.
Your police registration certificate if you have been asked to register with the police.
The police registration certificate(s) for each dependant included in section 2 and applying for an extension of
stay in the UK with you if they have been asked to register with the police.
Evidence of enrolment. Document(s) from your place of study confirming your enrolment on the course for which you
are applying for an extension of stay. The confirmation of enrolment should include the name and level of the course, the
start and finish dates, and whether the fees have been paid.
Unconditional offer. If you have answered yes to question 5.7, document(s) from the place of study confirming that
you have received an unconditional offer of a place.
Acceptance of unconditional offer. Document(s) showing that you have accepted the unconditional offer made to
you.
Evidence of progress. If you have to complete section 4, evidence that you have made satisfactory progress on your
course(s), such as documents showing examination results or qualifications obtained (see 4.4).
Evidence of attendance. If you have to complete section 4 and your place of study has not completed question 4.5,
a document from the place of study giving details of your attendance during your current or most recent course.
Evidence of sponsorship. If you have answered yes to question 6.5, a document confirming that you are still spon-
sored for the course of study and the period for which you are applying for an extension of stay, or that a former sponsor-
ing authority consents to you continuing to study in the UK.
Evidence of your finances. Documents such as bank statements, building society savings book(s), pay slips or other
formal documents as evidence of your ability to meet the costs of your course and to maintain and accommodate your-
self and any dependants without taking employment or engaging in business, or having recourse to to public funds. If a
relative or friend is supporting you, please provide a letter from him/her confirming this together with bank statements
or other documents of the kind described above as evidence of their financial situation. See Note 4 below.
Note 4: The documents showing the finances available to you and/or to the person supporting you should cover at
least the last 3 months. We do not accept cashpoint printouts or internet bank statements as evidence of finances.
8D Prospective student
A document showing that you intend to undertake a course of study within 6 months of your entry to the UK. This evidence
may, for example, take the form of a conditional offer of a place on a course of study or a letter inviting you to attend for
interview for a place on a proposed course of study.
Evidence that you have the finances without working or recourse to public funds to meet the costs of your intended course
and to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependants while making arrangements to study and during the course
of your studies. See Note 4 and the related item on page 11.
8E Sabbatical officer
A document showing that you have been elected to a full-time salaried post as a sabbatical officer at the place of study
at which you are registered as a student.
A letter from you confirming that, at the end of your sabbatical post, you intend to complete the course of study you have
already begun or you intend to take up a further course of study which has been deferred to enable you to take up the sab-
batical post or you intend to leave the UK.
S E C T I O N 9 - D E C L A R AT I O N
You must now read the declaration below and sign it. This must be signed by you (the applicant) and not be a representative
or other person acting on your behalf. If you are under 18, your parent or guardian may sign.
I hereby apply for an extension of stay in the UK for myself and any dependants listed in this form. The information
I have given in this form is complete and is true to the best of my knowledge. I also declare that the photographs
submitted with this form are a true likeness of myself and any dependants included in the application, as named on
the back of each photograph.
I confirm that if, before this application is decided, there is a material change in my circumstances or new informa-
tion relevant to this application becomes available, I will inform the Home Office.
I understand that all information provided by me to the Home Office will be treated in confidence but that it may be
disclosed to other government departments, agencies, local authorities, the police, foreign governments and other
bodies for immigration purposes or to enable them to perform their functions.
I understand that documents provided in support of this application will be checked for authenticity. False docu-
ments will be retained and may result in my application being refused and my case being referred to the UK
Immigration Service and other relevant authorities for the purposes of my prosecution and subsequent removal from
the United Kingdom.
I understand that the Home Office may also use the information provided by me for training purposes.
I understand that the Home Office may make enquiries of the institution(s) named in sections 4.2 and/or 5.2 of this
form in order to establish whether I meet the requirements of the Immigration Rules with regard to satisfactory atten-
dance and progress. I consent to the institution(s) named in those sections disclosing details of my attendance and
progress to the Home Office in response to any such enquiries. I also consent to their informing the Home Office on
their own initiative if I cease to attend any course of study with them for which I have been granted leave to enter or
remain in the UK.
I am aware that it is an offence under the Immigration Act 1971, as amended by the Immigration and Asylum Act
1999 and the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002, to make to a person acting in execution of any of
those Acts a statement or representation which I know to be false or do not believe to be true, or to obtain or to
seek to obtain leave to remain in the United Kingdom by means which include deception.
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Signed Date
Marriage certifi-
cates
F O R O F F I C I A L U S E O N LY
Signed Date
APPLICANT’S CHECKLIST
To ensure that your application is valid and complete, please make the following checks before posting it. Tick
each box that is relevant to your application.
Is FLR(S) the right Have you completed Have you ticked a box Have you completed
form for you and is it the Payment Details in section 3 to show the rest of the form
valid for use? See page and made the the category in which as specified?
date on front page. correct payment? you are applying?
Have you sent the photographs and documents specified in section 8 as listed below?
Have you, or a parent or guardian if you are under 18, If you are unable to send us any of the documents
signed and dated the declaration in section 9? specified in section 8 which are relevant to your
application, have you given an explanation and said
when you will be able to send them?
Finally, please make sure that the application is addressed exactly as shown below.