what are the stuffs (food,daily use) which are necessary or important that need to bring?

bring watever u can jkg anyway bring most importantly documents (passport, medical report, chest x-ray etc.) ur laptop, a few warm clothes (1 or 2 sweaters/sweat shirts, 1 or 2 long johns, mayb a jacket will be useful too), 1 or 2 sets of formal attire for ur functions, dinners and so on (buy the other clothes there its much better and more suited for the weather there). food just pack a few packets of 5 of maggi and canned food not too much of u'll get stop at customs there. money..... bring some in cash form and travellers cheque others in bank draft. don try to bring too much of clothes or food though ........ 20KG limit aint much.

oh yes... if u can, get the cooking utensils and bed sheets , pillow cases and blanket there. there r some companies who in collaboration with the uni accommodation who can sent it straight to ur room. this so far what i know and what i'll bring to UK in october (got those tips from my seniors)

got a question to all:

For visa app, who can certify copies of documents? is it the commissioner of oath? and do one need to give financial documents if the student is fully sponsored?

thankx in advance. and oh ya @acwc, hope i answer ur question. @others: pls add in (or correct me/give better advice) coz I'm also in the same boat as acwc

Guys, how strict are the immigration at the UK? Because my laptop, not sure whether there are any "ahem" software inside. Scared i later kena deported pula..

for students i doubt they'll check la. usually customs wont check, but to be on the safe side make sure ur OS is at least genuine or appear genuine

Hmm... i'm flying on 3rd oct... r u going there alone?? mine is MEng, u 2??

have u received the unconditional offer letter?? n which accommodation u got?? Mine is Fisher Hall... it will be great if u get those in evelyn halls, then we can walk to class together hehe...

Oh you missed the camp.... its was fun and get to know lots of ppl... but no worries... we all will get to know each other soon enough once we get to IC....


Of course, u are TC club president mah....(spam)

It's still possible to apply after Jan 15 as long as there's still vacancy available...
I applied in late May and i somehow managed to secure a place...

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Added on September 9, 2008, 12:45 amn i heard tat we can claim back the VAT in airport... has anyone done it b4??

This post has been edited by cloudstrife87: Sep 9 2008, 12:45 AM

It's about £25 per month, I think you get a few percent discount if you pay annually but I worked out that it's better if I stick the money in the bank. As a student, I would suggest going with the most basic cover, i.e. covers you for hospital treatment etc.

Check on PruHealth website. I got this for a while now so I guess the price would have increased.

I have never seen people being checked their bags before. They are more worried whether you are an illegal immigrant. However, don't push your luck and just be sensible, i.e. don't carry so much pirated installation discs on you etc.

don rub salt into my wound i reli wish to go. so got any pretty gals going imp that u notice?

btw yeah i receive my letter dy. i'll be at falmouth hall (southside). twin sharing en suite tho. u? single or twin? Fisher hall is how far from south kensington campus? LOL....anyway yea i'm taking MEng 4 year course. Urs is MEng for postgraduates or the undergrad version?

owh so monthly...GBP25 how much u spend for food per month anyway? and do u cook or eat out? oh ya...ur HP ur using pre- or postpaid?

This post has been edited by Arturia: Sep 9 2008, 03:12 AM

i got my recommendation letter but i wasn't told that i would be getting a premier acc as well.. haha.. u sure that they gave u a premier as well?

btw where did u open ur acc there? i am going to birmingham and as far as i know, they don't have a single branch with a premier centre there

This post has been edited by tripLe: Sep 9 2008, 03:44 AM

yes .. a premier account .. i got mine, so i don't know why they wont let you . just say ure parents have intentions of investing some money later on when you meet their relationship manager .(he never bugged me regarding my parents the 2 years i was dealing with him so don't worry) and make sure you head up to the premier floor directly and don't go to the normal levels to open ure bank account . their normally on the top most floor of any HSBC branch.

i'm not sure about birmingham but im pretty sure they have a premier department in every HSBC branch .. even towns as dead as chelmsford has a premier department in its branch.

This post has been edited by Kalimuthu: Sep 9 2008, 03:40 AM

i checked the list from the premier website. i just looked up again and i couldn't find chelmsford.. instead i try looking for the USJ branch in malaysia.. it isn't there either.. i guess that list is bloody outdated.. haha..

and thanks for the info.. it really helps.. at least now i know i would have maestro debit card and 3% interest.. haha

I'm going of tonight Finally!

My next post will be made in Cheltenham

I'm going for postgraduate



Thanks for the info, which means I have to prepare my application before January then, 3 months to go, hope I can make it in time, huhuhu.......

Hehe... the number of gals r pretty low... but some r not bad... oh ya...there's a gal in our course

My letter is still at east midlands, how sad... wow urs in en suite, shud b quite expensive rite?? mine is twin standard, 20 mins walk away from the campus, got to exercise everyday hehe... oh fyi, one of our course mates is staying at southside too, tizard hall if not mistaken...

Huh?? MEng is considered as undergrad rite?? it will be MSc if u are only going for the postgraduate master course....

u are going for a MSc course rite?? mayb u shud check out directly with IC as u r not going to apply thru UCAS, the due date might be different with those undergraduate intakes...

I'm going to do Master by Research, but still working on my proposal though.

Anyone going to Imperial College or Univ of Southampton doing MEng? I am under post graduate course for Master in research.

Hi, may I know if the medical report necessary? I have my chest X-ray with me but I lost my medical report, sighs worried.

wad's so good about maestro debit card ? its all the same (visa) ...and im using lloyds tsb, i never received any interests... and I could change mine to HSBC premier, but what's the benefit ? it's not like i have 10-20k quid in the bank account....so does the interest matter that much ?


Mine wasn't used... that I can tell you. they didnt see my med. report/ chest x-ray.

This post has been edited by blu3_apple: Sep 9 2008, 04:20 PM

dont worry. they wont look for medical report. they dont look at the x-ray for detail as well, they just want you to have it, in case they want to look into it.

if you want to earn money via interest, put your money into saving account or ISA and don't touch it. you can get abt 5% annually.

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Added on September 9, 2008, 4:45 pmonly applicable to visitor on visitor visa only.

and the queue at airport is always long.

beside you have to tell the seller that you want to claim vat for that item when you pay too.



This post has been edited by youngkies: Sep 9 2008, 04:45 PM

premier balances out ure money between ur current and savings account . you could set how much you want in the current account and leave the balance in ure savings account and gain interest on that . they balance out the accounts daily depending on how much you have used from the current account .

at 2k in the savings account your looking at nearly 10quid a month on interests alone .. thats 1 crate of free guiness my friend(with 2 pounds to spare on a bottle of woodpecker haha) . how can you miss out on that ;p

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Added on September 9, 2008, 4:55 pmhm i dont think it applies to visitors only. its applicable towards students as well as long as the purchase is 1 month before the date of your departure.

vat is not worth the hassle to claim if your only going to shop below 50 quid in one particular store brand .

This post has been edited by Kalimuthu: Sep 9 2008, 04:55 PM

looks like many ppl going to UK very soon
jealous to u all