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Student Support Services

To ensure your time at KCOL as enjoyable and as useful as possible, the college offers various student welfare services. Should you come across any difficulties before and during your study at the KCOL, our friendly student department staff are always there to assist you and provide you with the best possible solution.

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		HealthAid House, Marlborough Hill, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 1UD, Tel: 00 (44) 208 514 6446, Fax: 00 (44) 208 861 0494 Email: info@kcol.co.uk

Visa Guidance

Once you have been accepted by the college (please see the Admission Procedure guidelines for more details), we will send you a letter of Acceptance, which you will need in order to obtain a Student Visa. Students are advised to take the following documents to the British Embassy / High Commission to apply for the student visa:

Letter of Enrolment.
Passport and Photographs.
Documents showing the availability of funds in pounds sterling to cover the entire cost while at the UK.
Relevant academic certificates (Originals).
Statement of Purpose (Returning to home country upon completion of study).

Please contact the college for any queries. Once you are in the UK and you need any further assistance, our college admin staff would be happy to assist you.

Airport Pick-up done through

On arrival in the UK airport, if you need a pick-up service to take you to the accommodation, we would be able to arrange it for you. The fee for airport transfer service is £100 payable before arriving to the UK. If you would like to be received at the airport you must inform the College of your flight details as soon as possible. The details should include the name of the airline, flight number, date, expected time of arrival, airport you are flying from and the airport you are arriving at.

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Accommodation

Kingston Welfare, a department of Kingston College of London provides assistance in finding a suitable accommodation for the students when they first arrive in the UK. If any students require accommodation, they should notify Kingston Welfare Department. At the latest, students should notify two weeks before the arrival in the UK.

Bank Account

Once in the UK, student may find it difficult to open a personal bank account. However our friendly student welfare department would be happy to offer assistance and provide the student with a letter addressed to the Bank Manager that would make it easier for the student to open student bank accounts.

Cyber Zone

KCOL has a Computer Laboratory which is equipped with the latest industry standard workstations using the latest software as well as access to the Internet. Our lab services and facilities are available free of cost to faculty, staff, and students during the opening hours. Labs are constantly being added and improved. There is wide range of software in the computer lab from Photoshop to media players. Computing students have access to programming language tools such as Visual Basic, C++, JAVA and databases. Both hardware and software are regularly reviewed and kept updated and secured all the time. We have a dedicated IT support person to look at any issues that may arise during the operation.

National Insurance

Anyone who is employed or looking for work in the UK is required to obtain a National Insurance number. To apply for National Insurance number, student will have to call the NI Helpline number. Student will need to supply the following information when applying:

• Name, address and phone number
• Employers name address and phone number
• Nationality
• If you are an overseas student, confirmation that you are here on a student visa (and the date your student visa expires) or are an EEA national.

KCOL admin staff will be there to assist you in this matter.

Transportation

Accommodation may be within walking distance of the college. If not most accommodation will require travel on London underground (tube) and / or buses. Being a full-time student at KCOL, students will become eligible for 30% students discount on Travel cards and Bus & Tram Pass on season tickets valid for 7 days, one month or longer periods of up to one year. Discounts are also available on theatres and various tourist attractions to students with a valid student ID card.

Health Services

Treatment under Britain's National Health Service will be given to students on courses of over 6 months or longer. KCOL would offer assistance and provide a supporting letter if needed to the international students to register with their local General Practitioner (Doctor). This will entitle the students to free hospital treatment through the UK National Health Service.

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