[ 主持人 ]: 大家可以自由提问。我会把你们的问题粘贴在网上 ,Andrew 会一一回答的。 14:50:58

[ 签证官 ]:Hello, my name is Andrew. I am an Entry Clearance Officer working in the Visa Section of the British Consulate General in Guangzhou. I will do my best to answer as many of your questions as possible 14:51:26

（大家好，我叫 Andrew ，我是英国驻广州总领事馆签证处的签证官员，我会尽我所能回答大家尽可能多的问题。）

[ 主持人 ]: 很多学生在申请签证时会有很多不同的疑问，尤其是经济材料的问题。欢迎你们问这个方面的问题。 14:57:47

[ 签证官 ]:Regarding funding firstly you need to decide who will be paying for your studies. This person is your “sponsor”. You can have more than one sponsor. Normally a sponsor will be your parent but actually anybody can be your sponsor. You should submit as much evidence as possible of your sponsor's financial and economic circumstances to show that he/she has the means to meet the costs of your studies. This evidence might be evidence of their employment such as an employment letter, salary book, tax documents, bankbooks, bank statements, property certificates. Really the list is endless. Anything that shows your sponsors financial and economic circumstances is acceptable. 15:02:20

（关于经济来源的问题，你必须决定谁将支付你的学习费用，这个人就是你的 “ 资助人 ” 。 你可以有多个资助人。通常，这个人会是你的父母，但实际上谁都可以是你的资助人。你必须提交尽可能多的证据来证明你的资助人的财务和经济状况，以拥有足够资金来支持你在英国留学的费用。这个证明可以是雇佣信，工资单，税务资料，银行存款，财产证明等等，其实这个清单是列不完的，只要可以证明你的资助人的财务和经济状况就可以了。）

[ 主持人 ]: 现在是 suryamin 提出的问题：“Andrew, 我在台湾长大，拿的是印尼的护照，但从来没有回去过印尼，请问我如何证明没有移民英国的意图呢？谢谢！ ”15:03:05

[ 签证官 ]:Suryamin - would you be applying as a student and if so what sort of course are you considering? 15:05:11

（ Suryamin ，你是要申请学生签证吗？如果是，你想申请什么课程呢？）

[ 主持人 ]:suryamin 回答 Andrew ：“是的，想去英国读博士。 ” 15:06:21

[ 签证官 ]:Dear Suryamin – PHDs are normally long courses and there would be legitimate avenues that would subsequently allow you to remain in the UK should you wish to do so. If you satisfy us that you genuinely intend to pursue these studies and can meet the cost you would not have to satisfy us that you intend to leave the UK on completion of those studies. 15:10:44

（ Suryamin ，完成博士学位通常需要比较长的时间，如果你希望之后继续留在英国，也有合法的途径。如果你能让我们信服你是真正去完成你的学业，并有足够支持你完成该学业的费用，那么你并不一定要向我们证明你在完成学业之后会离开英国。）

[ 主持人 ]: 有一位叫做 Maggie 的网友等了很长时间，现在是她的问题： ” 英国领事馆是否接受由银行证明的美金存款合同？ 美金存款只是一个证明合同而不是存款单，大使馆会接受吗？ ”15:11:26

[ 签证官 ]:We would accept such agreements but would need to assess whether the person paying for the studies is genuinely in a position to meet the costs of the proposed studies. Therefore if your costs will be met by a sponsor you should still submit evidence of your sponsor's own financial and economic circumstances. If money has been recently deposited you should provide evidence if possible of where it has come from so that we can see that it really belongs to you or your sponsor and is genuinely available for your studies. 15:15:19

（我们会接受这种证明，但是会进一步评估这个支付学费的人是否真的有能力负担该费用。因此如果你的资助人能负担你的费用，你仍须提供你的资助人本身的财务经济证明。如果钱是刚刚存进银行账户的话，你则必须提供这笔钱的来源证明，以便我们可以知道这笔钱真的是你或者你的资助人的，并且是真正用来支付你的学费的。）

[ 主持人 ]: 我们的网友 Feren0521 有另外一个问题： “ 如果我的资金大部分是出租房子得来的，除了出租文件之外，我是否还要提供我父母的工作证明来证明他们怎样购买这些房子？谢谢！ 15:15:23

[ 签证官 ]:This really depends on how long they have owned those houses. If they have only recently come into their possession it would be advisable to show how they got them. Assuming they have had the properties for some time I would advise submitting evidence of their ownership and evidence of the money obtained in rent such as rental contracts etc. If that money is deposited into a bank account it would make sense to submit evidence of that account too. I would still recommend submitting other evidence of your parents' finances such as evidence of their employment and income from it because the more evidence you submit the better the Entry Clearance Officer is placed to make the correct decision. 15:19:54

（这需要看他们拥有这些房子的时间长短而定。如果这是他们是刚刚获得的财产，建议让我们知道他们是如何得到的。假设他们拥有这些资产一段时间了，我建议提供他们的拥有权的证明，以及可以证明他们获得租金的证据如租赁合同等。如果得到的钱被存入银行账户，这也可以当作一个证明。此外，我还是建议提供你父母的工作证明和收入证明。因为提供的证明越多，就越能让签证处官员做出正确的决定。）

[ 主持人 ]: 接下来是 canaryxiu 的问题：“我应提前多少天申请签证，如果成功申请的话，我要多久才可以拿到签证？” 15:20:40

[ 签证官 ]:You can apply for a visa up to three months in advance. I would advise applying as soon as you have prepared everything and not to leave things until the last minute just in case there is a problem with your application. The application will reach us very quickly but just how quickly depends on which Visa Application Centre you apply at because some are further away than others from our Embassy and Consulates. Once received applications should normally be decided the same day. 15:26:25

（你可以提前三个月申请。我建议当你准备好申请资料就尽可以申请，不要留到最后一分钟以防出现什么问题。申请材料会很快送到我们手上但是多快就要看你递交申请的签证申请中心，因为有些中心离我们使领馆比较远。一旦我们收到申请，当天就可以决定。）

[ 主持人 ]: 网友 sln83 问：申请签证需要多少？ 15:26:34

[ 签证官 ]:I assume when you say “how much” you mean how much money? That really depends on what course you are applying to do. If you give me more information I will try to answer your question. 15:28:39

（我想你指的是“多少钱”吧？这需要看你申请什么课程决定。如果你可以提供我更多信息的话，我会试着回答你的问题。）

[ 签证官 ]:Generally speaking you would need to show that you have the means to cover the cost of your course and the cost of your maintenance and accommodation. 15:30:09

（一般来说，你需要证明你有足够的资金支付你的学费和住宿费生活费。）

[ 主持人 ]: 不是每个学生都能够在第一次申请就可以顺利获得签证的。我想 adazhong930 就是其中一位。让 Andrew 给你一些建议吧。下面是 adazhong930 的问题：“ 在我提交上诉的同时，是否可以再次提交我的学生签证申请？” 15:30:19

[ 签证官 ]:Absolutely – anyone that is not successful has the right to reapply at any time. There is no limit to how many times you can reapply if unsuccessful. 15:31:50

（当然 -- 任何没有一次申请成功的人都有权再次申请。如果不成功，也不会有申请的次数限制。）

[ 主持人 ]: 这是 janecai 的问题：“我曾在英国学习一年。可是，由于我没有爱尔兰的签证而进入爱尔兰，被遣送回中国了。我想在英国继续学习而且已经获得学校的录取通知书。我可以再次申请学生签证吗？如何可以，被遣送回国的记录会不会影响签证？ 15:32:30

[ 签证官 ]:Our only concern is whether or not you meet the criteria for entry as a student. If you do then you will get a visa regardless of whether or not you were removed from Ireland. It would be advisable however to provide evidence if possible of exactly what happened to you in Ireland. 15:35:11

（我们唯一的考虑是你是否符合学生的标准进入英国。如果符合的话你就可以获得签证，不管你是否从爱尔兰被遣送回国。建议如果可能的话你可以提供在爱尔兰究竟发生了什么事情的证明。）

[ 主持人 ]: 欢迎 mrsc 提问“我们去签证申请中心提交材料是否需要预约？” 15:35:27

[ 签证官 ]:No you can simply turn up at any of our Visa Application Centres at any time without an appointment. I would advise only doing so when they are open though! 15:36:48

（不需要预约，你可以随时到任何一个签证申请中心提交，只要是他们的上班时间即可！）

[ 主持人 ]: Sln83 的另外一个问题：“谢谢。假如，卡迪夫大学给了我有条件录取通知书，并告诉我学费是 10800 英镑，生活费是 7 ， 260 英镑。那我去领馆的时候需要准备多少钱？ 15:37:01

[ 签证官 ]:You may be surprised to hear that you do not need to have any specific amount of money at all. You simply need to show that you or your sponsor, have the means to meet the costs. That does not mean having the total cost in advance. 15:39:31

（你也许会感到惊讶当听到你并不需要准备任何具体金额的钱。你只要证明你或者你的资助人有支付这些费用的能力，这并不意味着你需要提前准备所有的钱。）

[ 主持人 ]: 这里有个关于学生贷款的问题。 Cabbagecai 问：我们可以用学生贷款申请签证吗？ 15:39:42

[ 签证官 ]:Of course. Many British students do the same thing. So long as you can show that you or your sponsor will have the means to repay that loan and that borrowing the amount of money concerned is credible. 15:41:18

（当然。很多英国学生都这样做。只要你可以证明你或你的资助人有偿还贷款的能力，且其贷款是合法可信的。）

[ 主持人 ]: Viviyan 问近期学生签证政策是否会改变？ 15:41:27

[ 签证官 ]:That is a very big question and one which I cannot answer fully now. There are some changes on the horizon but these are intended to make it easier for genuine students to apply. We want to issue visas to all genuine students. This year in Guangzhou (where I work) almost 80 percent of all student visa applications were successful. 15:44:29

（这是一个很大的问题，我现在不能完全回答你。是会有些变化但这是为了让真正的学生更容易申请。我们想给所有真正的学生签证。在广州这一年来，大概有 80% 的学生获得了签证申请。）