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Arriving
in the UK can be both exciting and frightening. The
practicalities of finding your way to the Academy,
locating your accommodation and settling in all pose
certain difficulties. Nevertheless, most Students
settle in quickly and thoroughly enjoy their time
at London Academy of Management Sciences. Students
are advised to be prepared for a few initial frustrations.
Immigration
and Customs
When
you arrive at a British port or airport, you will
pass through immigration and customs. The stamp placed
on your passport dates your arrival into the UK .
For some of you the stamp tells you how long you are
legally entitled to stay in the UK without further
renewal. The time each individual is allowed to stay
varies and many of you will have to extend your student
visa to remain and complete the course.
Customs
control the type and amount of all goods brought into
Britain . Customs usually allow you to bring older,
small personal effects into Britain free of charge.
However, if you are staying for a year or more in
Britain , customs will probably allow import without
duty of one type of newer article. If you require
any further information about customs regulations,
please contact the British Embassy or High Commission
BEFORE you leave for Britain . Please ensure that
no edible items are brought from overseas, as these
will be seized by customs.
Public Transport
Once you have completed your journey through
Immigration and Customs you will want to make your
way to the place where you will be staying. Travelling
in London is very easy, as London has a very good
bus, train and underground train (tube) system. We
recommend that you study the underground map carefully,
working out where you are going and planning your
route, using the information provided. Don't be worried
about asking people for information or for directions
- look for signs at the airport. You may have to take
a black cab for some part of the journey but not all
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Meet & Greet Service
LAMS offer a
meet and greet service for international students
whereby if required all students arriving at Heathrow
airport will be collected and accompanied to their
accommodation address. To take advantage of this service,
students will need to inform the Academy two weeks
prior to arrival in the UK . There is a small charge
for this service of £50. Payments must be made
prior to arrival.
From the Airport
From the airport, once you have completed your journey
through immigration control and customs, you will
want to make your way to the place you will be staying.
Travelling in London is very easy as London has a
very good bus, train and underground tube train system.
We
recommend that you study the tube map carefully, working
out where you are going to and then plan your route,
using the information provided. Don't be worried about
asking people for information or for directions -
look for signs at the airport. You will probably have
to take a black cab (taxi) for part of the journey.
Student Travel
London is divided into six London Regional Transport
fare zones that are measured in distance outwards
from the centre. As you will probably travel every
day, it will save you money to buy a weekly or monthly
travel card. These are bought by zone and allow unlimited
travel on buses, underground tube trains and on overland
trains within London.
Students may apply for a special discount card which
gives a 30% reduction on travel, upon enrolment at
the Academy. The discount card allows you to buy weekly,
monthly or yearly travel cards at a discount.
Travelling
to Central London from Gatwick Airport
If you are coming to central London via Gatwick airport,
you can take the Gatwick Express train or the coach/bus.
By train a single costs around £10 and takes
30 minutes to reach Victoria Coach Station. The airport
website provides lots of useful information. http://www.gatwick-airport-guide.co.uk |
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