To study with us

Once you have been accepted onto a Chefs Academy course and paid your course deposit we will send you an acceptance letter that you can show when arriving in the UK.

Before you apply for one of our courses you should have a passport or travel document to enter the UK which should be valid for the whole of your stay.

A UK visitor visa entitles you to study at the Ashburton Chefs Academy for up to 6 months. After your course finishes with us you will be able to stay in the UK until the end of your visa.

The conditions for your visitor visa while in the UK will be:

• You must leave the UK at the end of your visit (up to 6 months);
• You must be able to support yourself financially during your trip (or have funding from someone else to support you);
• You should be able pay for your return or onward journey (or have funding from someone else to pay for the journey);
• You will not be able to take paid work whilst in the UK;