EC Reading is accredited by ASIC (Accreditation Services for International Colleges and Universities). This means we can sponsor your short-term study visa.

Reading is near London. The Rail Air Bus will take you from London Heathrow Airport to Reading town centre in just under an hour. From Reading, you can travel to central London or Oxford City by train in under 25 minutes.

Our teachers are all native English speakers who have university degrees and special certificates in teaching English to international students, making them experts at helping you learn English effectively and confidently.

1. If a visa is refused, you will receive a full refund except for £200 registration fee and any courier and transfer charges. To be able to provide a refund, we must receive the following documents:

a. Original covering letter from the student with his/her signature

b. Copy of the visa refusal letter

c. Copy of all pages of student’s passport including the page on the passport showing the refusal stamp and reference number

d. If the payee (the person that will receive the refund) is not the student, an original authority letter from the student authorising the repayment to the payee.

2. The visa refund process takes a minimum of 14 working days.

3. No refund will be given if the student does not apply for the visa.