Document checklist
Cocos (Keeling) Islands → Anguilla: Student Permit
What you need before you submit, checked against official requirements, not guesswork.
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Required documents
10 itemsIdentity
Colour copy of your passport picture page
RequiredA colour copy of the photo page of your passport.
Passport-size colour photo
RequiredA colour passport-size photo, submitted as a jpeg or jpg file.
Financial
Proof you can support yourself (and any dependants)
RequiredA bank statement showing you can support yourself and any dependants while studying. If someone else supports you, submit their bank statement plus a letter from that parent or relative.
Student Permit Processing Fee receipt
RequiredProof you've paid the Student Permit Processing Fee (US$100.00 / EC$268.82) at the Inland Revenue Department. This must be submitted together with your application. A separate Student Permit Fee (US$500.00 / EC$1,344.10) is payable later, only if and when the Higher Education Licensing Board tells you to pay it.
Purpose of travel
Completed Student Permit Application Form
RequiredThe Higher Education Licensing Board's application form for a student permit, filled in completely.
Letter of Acceptance from a licensed tertiary institution
RequiredA letter of acceptance from the licensed tertiary education institution in Anguilla you'll be studying at.
Insurance
Health insurance
RequiredProof of health insurance for you and any dependants, showing the coverage start and end dates, an electronic copy of the policy, the front and back of your insurance card, or a letter from the insurance company.
Other
Medical certificate
RequiredA medical certificate from an examination done within 6 months before the date of your application. Any dependants who will live in Anguilla with you also need one.
Police reference
RequiredA police reference covering your character for the 5 years before the date of your application.
Two character reference letters
RequiredTwo character reference letters from people who are not your family members.
Why applications on this route get refused
Medical certificate or police reference outside the required time window
Your medical certificate must be from an examination done within 6 months of your application, and your police reference must cover the 5 years before your application date. Documents from outside these windows don't meet the requirement.
How to avoid it: Get your medical exam and police reference shortly before you apply, so both fall inside the required time windows.
Unclear or insufficient proof of financial support
You need to show, through a bank statement (your own, or a supporting parent's or relative's, plus their letter), that you can support yourself and any dependants while studying.
How to avoid it: Make sure your bank statement clearly shows enough funds, and include a supporting letter if someone else is funding you.
Missing Student Permit Processing Fee receipt
The Student Permit Processing Fee receipt from the Inland Revenue Department has to be submitted together with your application form.
How to avoid it: Pay the processing fee at the Inland Revenue Department first, and include the receipt with your application.
No longer enrolled in your course of study
If you stop being enrolled in a course of study in Anguilla, your student permit is no longer a valid document allowing you to remain in Anguilla.
How to avoid it: Keep your enrolment active for the full period your permit covers, and apply for a new permit if you change institution or course.
Sources
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