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Find out what you need to do and when to apply for your student visa, as well as how the immigration process works.

Being eligible for free school meals (FSM) means you might be able get help to meet different costs, and access other types of support if you want to go to university.

Universities and colleges welcome students from a diverse range of backgrounds and experience.

If you're responsible for providing unpaid care to a family member, partner or friend, you may be able to get extra support during your studies.

If you are responsible for the care and wellbeing of a child aged 17 or under, you may be able to access additional support while studying.

Higher education (HE) courses don’t have to be studied at a university – there are more than 240 colleges in the UK that offer a range of higher education courses.

Discover everything you need to know about what it's like to study in the UK. What countries make up the UK? What support is available? How do I find work and accommodation, and how much does everything cost? Find all this information, and more, to help you prepare yourself fully for life in the UK.

Studying higher education in Welsh can offer lots of career options – not just in Wales but further afield too. Find out more.

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Here, we outline what you need to know if you’re interested in an apprenticeship as a care experienced student.

Here, we outline what you need to know if you have caring responsibilities and are interested in an apprenticeship.

Being disabled shouldn’t limit your job or study choice, and apprenticeships can be a great route for you to get into your chosen career.

What support is available for international students? What organisations exist to help? What will you need to move to the UK? All these questions, and more, are answered here.

Many universities and colleges have initiatives or support programmes in place for students who have been bereaved as a child.

Students who have spent time in care are entitled to support with going to university. Here are some practical ways in which you can support care experienced students research their options and prepare for their next step, which we have developed with experts such as the Care Leavers' Covenant, Become, the National Network for the Education of Care Leavers (NNECL) and Who Cares? Scotland.

We support international counsellors, agents and advisers, as well as processing applications to hundreds of universities and colleges in the UK.