We encourage you to apply by 29 August to see if we can offer you a place. We may still consider applications received after this date on a case-by-case basis, subject to availability. Please call us on 0207 388 8877 or email: clearing@bil.ac.uk for more information.
Apply for October 2025 start (No Student Visa required)
Use this application form if you do not require a Student Visa in order to study in the UK.
Apply for October 2025 start (Student Visa required)
Not everyone without British or Irish citizenship needs a Student Visa to study in the UK, find out if you are exempt.
Apply for December 2025 or later intake
Use this application form to apply for courses starting in December 2025 or any later intake. During the application, you will be asked to select your Fee Status, which helps us determine whether you need a Student Visa.
How the application process works
Step 1
Register for an account and complete the application form to let us know which course you would like to study and your existing qualifications.
Step 2
Verify your email address using the link sent to you
Step 3
Start your application and provide your contact details.
Step 4
Select your Fee Status:
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Home – if you do not require a Student Visa
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Overseas – if you do require a Student Visa
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Not Sure – if you’re unsure, please contact:
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International Student Recruitment Team – international@bil.ac.uk
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Home Student Recruitment Team – sr@bil.ac.uk
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Choosing the correct Fee Status is important, as it determines which application form you complete.
Step 5
Apply for Student Finance as soon as you have submitted your application to avoid delays.
Step 6
You will be offered a place if you meet the entry requirements, or, invited to an Admissions Assessment.
Step 7
International applicants are issued a CAS or may take a Pre-CAS Interview in order to gain a Student visa.
Step 8
Welcome to Bloomsbury Institute! Enrolment and Induction take place the week before your studies begin.
Our Admissions service considers you as a person and not just your qualifications. Our personalised approach will ensure barriers or challenges you may have faced in the past do not determine your future. Complete the form in full and ensure you keep an eye on your emails for updates and any further requests for information. We’re happy to support you through the application process, so get in touch if you are unsure. We look forward to welcoming you.
Fees and financial support
We look at every possible way we can support our students in our commitment to removing barriers.
Open Days
Come and meet us, we are a friendly, diverse bunch and you’ll find out so much more when you attend an open day.
Prospectus
Download a prospectus and browse through all our courses, this will help you to decide if we are right for you.
Do you require a Student Visa?
If you are a British or Irish Citizen, you do not need a Student Visa to study in the UK. Not everyone without British or Irish citizenship will need a Student Visa to study with us though, you are exempt from requiring a Student Visa if any of the following apply:
- You are an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen with settled or pre-settled status in the UK
- You have indefinite leave to remain in the UK
- You have the right to work in the UK
- You have refugee status in the UK.
If any of the above applies to you, then you do not need to apply for a Student Visa to study in the UK and should complete this application form to study at Bloomsbury Institute.
At Bloomsbury you qualify quicker
The Bloomsbury Institute difference
Work experience on course
Students build up their hours on course, for example via Bloomsbury Law Clinic.
Based in Central London
In the heart of London’s education quarter, with access to Birkbeck’s vast library and resources.
Support to find work
As soon as International students are enrolled on the pre-sessional programme or their degree course, they will have access to Student Circus, providing a wealth of vacancies, support, employability courses and resources.
International Student visa
The Student visa entitles students to work 20 hours per week, full-time during vacation, and on successful course completion they receive a further two-year Graduate visa.
Are you happy with our service?
We put a lot of effort into ensuring everyone that we interact with has a positive experience of Bloomsbury Institue. For that reason, we provide a transparent and clear complaints process.