英国论坛
[ 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。）