For courses over six months, you require a Student Route visa, and for courses of six months or less you require a Standard Visitor visa. For full information, please visit the Home Office website.

If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact our team.

You do not require a Student Route Visa if:

• You either hold a European Economic Area nationality (European Union Countries, Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein)

or

• You are applying for course that is under 6 months in duration (for example: Intensive Diplôme de Cuisine, Intensive Diplôme de Pâtisserie, Diploma in Wine, Gastronomy and Management)

or

• You currently have a visa in another immigration category which has no restrictions on study, and this visa will be valid for the length of your course.

1. The application form and documentation is received by Le Cordon Bleu.
2. A notification email “Approval by Admissions Jury” will be sent to you.
3. The application fee will be collected if it has not already been paid.
4. Depending on the applied course level, the Admissions Office will send an electronic form for additional information required by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
5. A Letter of Offer will be sent to you by email.
6. You will then be able to accept your offer by clicking on the electronic accept button which will be located on the letter.
7. Once the payment has been received by us (some international transfers take some days), we will send you a confirmation of enrolment letter by email.
8. If a visa is required, please note the following:
   • Short-study visa – you can start your visa application with the PDF Confirmation of Enrolment letter.
   • Tier 4 visa – before we assign a CAS with the Home Office for you, we will email you to ask if your required documents are ready for your visa application.
9. Orientation is mandatory for all new students. We look forward to welcoming you!