Arrival Information for Intense Educational students

ENTRY DOCUMENTS

If you are from one of the EC (European Community) countries you do not need a visa to enter the UK/Ireland, but you should have a valid passport or Identity Card of your country. If you are not from an EC country you will need a valid passport and you may need a visa to enter the UK/Ireland. Please check with your local British/Irish Embassy or Consulate. If you need a visa Intense Educational Ltd will supply all necessary documents required to obtain one. You must apply for a student visa and when the visa is issued you should check that it is marked D : STUDENT. This is important, as with such a visa you will be able to extend it in the UK/Ireland should it expire before you have completed your studies. A visa enables you only to enter the country. If you are issued with a 6 month British visa and 3 month Irish visa this means that you may enter the UK at any time during these 6 months and Ireland at any time during these 3 months. Permission to remain in the UK/Ireland is given to you by the Immigration Officer at Passport Control at the port of entry.

Before your arrival in the UK/Ireland Intense Educational Ltd will provide you with a letter from your school or Intense Educational Ltd confirming:

• The purpose of your visit
• The school you will attend, with its full address
• The number of years or terms you intend to study in the UK/Ireland
• Payment of fees
• Legal guardianship arrangements

This letter must be produced at the port of entry, along with other documents such as:

• Invitation from the school
• Bank statement or copy of payment of fees
• Landing card which you must fill out on the plane or before reaching Passport Control at port of entry.

AT PASSPORT CONTROL AT PORT OF ENTRY TO THE UK

At Passport Control at port of entry you will be questioned by an Immigration Officer. Your passport will be stamped with permission to enter (in the UK - "leave to enter", in Ireland - "permission to remain") if the officer is satisfied that your visa and above-mentioned documents are in order. You may leave and return to the UK without a further visa if:

• The entry stamp ("leave to enter") is valid for more than 6 months. (See the expiry date written at the bottom of the stamp)
• You are returning for the same purpose (student)
• You return on or before the expiry date written at the bottom of the stamp

You may not leave and return to the UK without a new visa if you are given an entry stamp for exactly 6 months or less.

You may be required to take a routine medical examination if you intend to remain in the UK for more that 6 months or in Ireland for more than 3 months. This will happen at the airport and may take up to an hour. You should allow time for this in your travel arrangements. If Intense Educational Ltd has arranged your transfer from the airport to the school, the driver will be instructed to wait for you. You should tell the doctoand. The Immigration Officer will place a stamp in your passport if you need to do this. If you need to register with the police, the school will help you with this.

The Immigration Officer may refuse you entry to the UK/Ireland (even if you have a valid visa). Normally this will only happen if you produce false documents or if your documents contradict what you tell the Immigration Officer when interviewed.

BAGGAGE CLAIM AND CUSTOMS PROCEDURES

Once you have successfully passed through Passport Control, follow the signs for "Baggage Claim" and collect your luggage in accordance with your numbered luggage stickers in your ticket. If your luggage does not appear, go to the desk marked "Lost Baggage" and follow instructions given to you by the airport staff. Children under 12 normally travel as "Unaccompanied Minors" and a membe instructions given to you by the airport staff. Children under 12 normally travel as "Unaccompanied Minors" and a member of the airline staff will accompany them from departure from their home airport to the Arrivals Hall of the UK/Ireland airport. They will be able to assist in case of any difficulties such as lost luggage.

Once you have collected your luggage go to the Customs area. If you have nothing to declare, i.e. no weapons, narcotics or medication containing narcotics go through the green channel. In the green channel the Customs Office may, at his/her discretion, stop you and check your baggage. If you are in any doubt about what you are carrying you should go through the red channel. You do not have to fill out any Customs declaration forms when entering the UK/Ireland.

ARRIVALS HALL

When you have passed through the Customs Hall into the main Arrivals Hall, look out for the Intense Educational Ltd driver who will be carrying a sign like this:

If you do not see the driver, go to the Information Desk and say:

Wait by the Information Desk. DO NOT MOVE AWAY.

If no driver appears after half an hour (wait this long in case of traffic delays) telephone the Intense Educational office in Bournemouth on the following numbers:

If all else fails, telephone your school and ask them to contact Intense Educational on your behalf.

If you are detained at Passport Control or in the Customs Hall, it will be useful to explain that there is a driver meeting you. In any case the Intense Educational Ltd driver will know about it and will be waiting for you.

If a transfer arranged by Intense Educational Ltd fails, through the fault of Intense Educational Ltd or the car company, you will receive a refund but only if all of the above procedures were followed in the above sequence, especially contacting Intense Educational Ltd.