INTERNATIONAL

Short-term Study

If you are applying to study at RHS for no longer than 6 months you can come to the UK as a Standard Visitor and will not need to apply for a visa.

EU Settlement Scheme

EU, EEA and Swiss students who were already resident in the UK by 31 December 2020 were eligible to apply to the free EU Settlement Scheme. The deadline to apply was 30 June 2021. After this date if you arrive in the UK you will be required to apply for a Child Student Visa.

Child Student Visa

If you are applying to study at RHS for longer than 6 months you will need to apply for a Child Student Visa.

Our visa application process is entirely managed by Newland Chase Education (NCE). Once you have accepted an unconditional offer to study at RHS, NCE will assist with the following:

• Completion and submission of visa application forms
• Checking of all supporting documents
• Issue of CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies)

Visa applications to come to the UK can be made up to 6 months in advance of the course start date.

Royal Hospital School has Student Sponsor Status and is authorised to issue your CAS.

Newland Chase Education will guide you through this process.

We do not appoint guardians on behalf of parents. It is your responsibility to nominate a guardian (or guardianship organisation) for your son or daughter. The guardian (or representative of the guardianship organisation) must meet all the following requirements:

• be over 25 years of age
• be a permanent resident of the United Kingdom
• reside within four hours' travelling time from the school, either by car or public transport
• be a 24-hour point of contact for pupil, parents and the school
• not be a member of staff at the school
• be prepared to act with delegated parental authority in case of emergency or in other matters as required
• provide appropriate overnight accommodation, if required, including at the start and end of terms and half-terms.

Guardians are expected to respect the rights, religion and customs of a child and adhere to best practice in their guardianship. This should include signing an agreement with the pupil's parents, confirming the responsibilities of the guardian. If, at any time, a nominated guardian does not meet the requirements of our Guardianship Policy, we will require the parent to appoint a guardianship organisation accredited by the Association of Educational Guardians for International Students to make appropriate guardianship arrangements.

The Association of Educational Guardians for International Students (AEGIS) is a national association which monitors and regulates the welfare of international students, and provides accreditation for guardianship organisations in line with the National Minimum Standards for Boarding. For more details, please visit www.aegisuk.net

All guardians are welcome to attend school events, parent meetings, concerts and sports matches. We also encourage them to make regular contact with the pupil's housemaster or housemistress.

In the case of pupils who are in receipt of a Child Student Visa and for whom we have issued a Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS), we are responsible to the UK Border Agency for the pupil at all times during the Child Student sponsorship. We are legally required to retain accurate records of the pupil's whereabouts, whether or not they are in the UK. Parents must, therefore, undertake to ensure that we are provided with relevant details and contact information for all periods when the pupil is not resident at school.

To appoint a guardian for your son or daughter, you should complete and return our Guardian Nomination Form, which must be signed by you and the nominated guardian or a representative of the nominated guardianship organisation.