INTERNATIONAL STUDENT APPLICATION FORM

for full-time study only

Please complete this application form electronically, and return to Office use only
international@bolton.ac.uk Consultation
Alternatively complete by hand in black ink in BLOCK CAPITALS with
Scan and return to the above email address
Alternatively please return the form to Date
International Office
The University of Bolton, Deane Road, Bolton BL3 5AB UK. Student No.
For further information
Tel: +44 1204 903110 Date

Personal details
Please read the guidance notes carefully. All sections must be completed in full, missing information will delay the admissions process.

1. Title of the course you wish to apply for (please refer to the University’s prospectus) 2 . For undergraduate students,
are you applying for (please tick box)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3

3. Your full name (as it appears on you passport) 4. For pre-sessional English (tick box)
Sept Feb July

For under and postgraduate (tick box)

5. Your family name/surname Sept Feb

Year 20

6. Have you previously studied at or applied to the University of Bolton? 7. Gender (please tick box)
Yes No If yes, please provide your student number Male Female

8. Passport information (please tick box) 9. Your date of birth

I have included a copy of my passport with my application Yes No Day Month Year
I have already studied in the UK and have supplied a copy of my visa Yes No

10. Student email address (Please write clearly) 11. Student mobile number
00(+)

12. Country of birth Nationality Country from which you are applying

13. Your home address 14. Correspondence address if different/Agents stamp

Telephone (including code)

Telephone (including code) Email

Education and work
The details listed on this page should account for every year since you were age 11.
Any gaps due to unemployment / National Service / maternity leave should be detailed in the Statement of Purpose.

15. Please state all education since age 11 including qualifications that are still awaiting results
Name of School/College/University attended Course /qualification Grade Dates Tick if document
(eg % / GPA) from to attached

16. Please list any English qualifications you have achieved

Awarding body Title of examination Subject of examination Date of examination

17. Please give details of any employment or training you have undertaken
Please include details of all work experience up to todays date including part-time, internships, voluntary.This may assist your application.

Name and address of employer Your position Description of Dates

your main duties from to

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary

If applying for MBA it is mandatory to attach a full CV outlining full details of employment history including details of roles and responsibilities.
Statement of purpose
18. This section is mandatory and very important in the assessment of your application.
This will be referred to by the Admissions and Academic team to assess your suitability and eligibility to study on the
course. (Please refer to guidance notes for further assistance)

Please continue on a separate sheet if necessary

Other information and declaration
19. Who will pay your tuition fees? (please tick appropriate box)
Yourself Family member Sponsor Your employer

Please note that if you are being sponsored by government/professional body, institution or company you must provide a sponsorship letter.

Please give the name and address of the person/organisation who will pay you fees, if not yourself

Name

Address

20. Do you consider yourself to be disabled or have a particular requirement for which you may need extra
support during your studies? For instance, do you have a sight impairment or a hearing impairment,
a mental health condition or specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia?
No Yes If yes, please detail here and email disabilityinfo@bolton.ac.uk.

Please be assured that disclosure of this information will not affect your application to study at the University of Bolton.
All applications are judged on academic standards. If you are disabled or have individual learning requirements,
it is essential that you inform the University as soon as possible in order for us to be able to support you fully upon your arrival.

If you do not wish to give details on this form, please contact the Disability Services by email; disabilityinfo@bolton.ac.uk or telephone +44(0)1204 903478

21. Do you have any criminal convictions? (see guidance notes) Yes No

22. Please give the name and address of one educational referee

Name

Address

23. Declaration
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge the information given on this form is correct.
I confirm that all the relevant sections of this form have been completed following the guidance notes.

Your signature Date submit print

How to complete your application form
Before completing the form please ensure that you read these notes carefully.
Please read the numbered sections below which correspond to the numbered sections on the
application form.The information given here will help you to fill in your application form correctly.

Please complete this form electronically to ensure accuracy of information,

alternatively you may complete by hand in black ink and in BLOCK CAPITALS

1. Please refer to the prospectus or on-line at www.bolton.ac.uk 15. Please list all educational establishments and the qualifications
and state the title of the course you wish to study. Please note you studied since the age of 11.
that you must study full-time on an international student visa.
16. Please list any English Language qualifications you have achieved,
2. For undergraduates students only, please state what year of the including title (eg IELTS,TOEFL), grade and date of award.
course you wish to enter into, eg if you are requesting advanced
17. Please give details of any employment or training you have
standing / top-up, please state.
undertaken.You must state whether this was full or part time.
3. Please state your full name in block capitals as it appears on
18. Enter here any further information you wish to offer in support
your passport.
of your application. Admissions tutors will be interested in your
4. Please state which intake you wish to apply for, either reasons for choosing the course, your career aspirations and
September or February for undergraduate and postgraduate relevant experience and information concerning your intellectual,
courses or September, February or July for Pre-sessional English. social, sporting or other interests.
Please refer to www.bolton.ac.uk for courses that are available
19. Please tick the relevant box to indicate who will be paying your
with a February start date.
fees.
5. Please state ONLY your family name. Please provide the name and address of the person/ organisation
6. Please state whether you have previously studied at or applied paying your fees.
to the University of Bolton/Bolton Institute of Higher As mentioned on the application form, if you are being
Education. If Yes, please provide your student number. sponsored by a government/ professional body, institution or
company you MUST provide a sponsorship letter before we can
7. Please tick the box corresponding to your gender.
issue the CAS.
8. Please confirm if you have attached a copy of your current
20. If you have declared that you require any extra support during
passport and (if relevant) your current UK Visa.
your studies due to a disability, a member of Disability Services
If you currently do not have a passport please apply for one as will contact you.
soon as possible.We require your passport details before we
can issue your CAS document. 21. You are required to state whether or not you have any criminal
convictions, excluding motor offences for which a fine and/or
Please also ensure that there is sufficient time available before
penalty points were imposed. If the answer is Yes, you may be
expiry of your current passport. If you will need to travel on a
required to provide details of any convictions to the University of
new passport, the passport number stated on your CAS letter
Bolton. If you are applying for any course which may bring you
will not be valid and you will be unable to obtain a visa.
into contact with young or vulnerable persons, it is your
9. Please state your date of birth. responsibility to ensure that you have a police check before you
leave your home country.You will need to provide the
10. Please provide your personal email address or if you do not
documentation from this police check in order to undergo a
have one, an email to which you have access.
criminal records check (CRB) in the UK.
11. Please provide your mobile number as we will send important
22. Please give the name and address of one educational referee.
information by SMS.
23. This confirms that information you have provided is true and
12. Please state your country of birth, nationality and country from
complete. Any offer of a place you receive is on the
which you are applying.
understanding that in accepting it you agree to abide by the rules
Please note that if the country from which you are applying is and regulations of the University of Bolton, and by signing this
the UK this does not exempt you from paying the deposit. form you are confirming your agreement to this.
13. Please provide your home address and home telephone
14. Please provide your correspondence address (if different to the
address in section 13), telephone number and email. If applying
through an agency this box may be used by the agent for their
detail.
How to save and send your application form

• When you have fully completed the form click on submit

A box will appear asking you to select an email client

• Choose the top box if you use a desktop email such as Microsoft outlook
• Choose the second box if you used web-based email such as gmail, hotmail or yahoo
• Now Click OK

A new box will appear asking you where you would like to save the file on your pc – choose the location
and click save, this will save the file as .fdf (do not worry if you are unable to open the file, you will not
have the software. We will be able to open your completed application)

When you are ready to send your application form and all supporting documents you will need to log in
to your email and then add all of the documents as attachments and send it to
international@bolton.ac.uk