Tier 4 of Point Based System is for students applying come to or extending stay in the United Kingdom to finish a course or do a new course.

Before apply for Tier 4 Visa, you have to check the education provider must be approved by UKBA and have a licence to bring students to the United Kingdom. Once they are licensed, they are given a rating and added to The tier 4 register of sponsors. Because the status of their licence may affect your application.Once they are approved, the education provider is able to issue the visa letter that you need to apply, which is the proof you are doing a course with an approved education provider.