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The Uzbek school-leaving certificate with its supplement of grades.

The year-by-year marks behind the certificate. Universities read them, not only the final average.

Certified English translations of every document that is not already in English.

The test report that proves CEFR B2 (or B1 below degree level) for the visa, and whatever score the course itself asks for.

From the official page, not compared by a person

A valid passport with a blank page for the vignette.

From the official page, not compared by a person

The Home Office asks for £1,529 per month in London or £1,171 per month outside London, for up to 9 months, plus the first year of tuition. The money must sit in the account for 28 days in a row and the statement must end within 31 days of the visa application.

From the official page, not compared by a person

Foundation providers that recruit directly often ask for a short statement instead of the UCAS personal statement. A foundation year applied for through UCAS takes the UCAS personal statement: three answers, at least 350 characters each, up to 4,000 characters in all.

A digital photograph is taken at the visa application centre, so most applicants do not upload one. Universities sometimes ask for a photo with the application itself.

Any one of these is enough

Typical foundation entry score. Not a Home Office figure — check the provider.

Typical foundation equivalent of IELTS 5.0. Check the provider.

Typical foundation equivalent of IELTS 5.0. Check the provider.

A foundation year is designed for school-leaving certificates that fall short of A-level entry, which is what the 11-year attestat does.

An indicative attestat average for a foundation offer. Every provider publishes its own grades — read the course page.

The Student visa is for applicants aged 16 or over. At 16 or 17 you also have to show written consent from your parents.

A foundation year sits below degree level, so the visa requirement is B1 rather than B2.

You cannot apply for the visa until the university has offered you a place and issued a CAS.

Uzbekistan is on the Home Office's TB test list, so anyone who has lived there for six months or more and applies to stay in the UK longer than six months needs a certificate from a Home Office approved clinic. The same page links the list of clinics in Uzbekistan.

GOV.UK lets a student arrive before the course starts: up to 1 month before for a course of more than 6 months, up to 1 week before for a shorter one. The same page says never to travel before the start date given on the visa, whatever the date the course starts.