Applying For A Student Visa In The Uk

Powerful and thorough new guide contains everything you need to know about applying for a student visa in the uk.Who is this guide for? This guide is written for students who want to study in the UK aboard.

Visas are the official documents issued by a country, allowing foreign nationals from other countries to enter and freely travel or work in that country. A student visa is a type of visa issued to students who intend to visit another country for study. This article focuses on helping you apply for a student visa in the UK.

Step 1 – Start preparing your financial evidence

You will be exempt from meeting the financial requirements if you have been living in the UK for 12 months or more with permission (a visa) at the time of your application, and are applying in the UK.

Anyone applying overseas, and those who are not exempt, will need evidence of funding for tuition fees and your living expenses, including accommodation. There are strict requirements for the amounts and forms of evidence accepted by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). It’s essential to get it right or your application will be rejected.

Students from certain countries which are classed as ‘differentiated’ (or ‘low risk’) by UKVI don’t need to provide financial evidence or evidence of academic qualifications with their visa application, but you must still have this financial and academic evidence in the required format in case you are asked to submit evidence later. Check the UK government website for the list of countries this applies to.

Start planning your financial evidence early. If you or your parents will pay your fees, you will need bank statements showing you have held the required funds in your account for at least 28 days. The last transaction date must be no more than 31 days before you submit your visa application.

If you will be funded by an official sponsor, you must obtain a sponsorship letter from them containing all the information required by UKVI.

Your funding evidence must include:

• tuition fees for the first year of your course – or for the full course duration if it’s a one-year course or shorter
• living expenses of £1,023 per month for the first nine months of your course (£9,207) – or for the full course duration if it’s shorter than nine months
• additional living expenses of any eligible family members, at a rate of £680 per person per month, for the first nine months of your course (£6,120 per person) – check if you are eligible to bring family members to the UK as dependants on your visa on the UK government website

Tuition fees you have already paid to the University will be included in your CAS, but you will need financial evidence for the remaining fees and living expenses.

Take time to prepare your financial evidence correctly so that your visa application is successful. It is essential to read and understand the rules for the types of evidence you are using and prepare your financial evidence to follow these rules.