UK Study Visa

• have been offered a place on a course
• can speak, read, write and understand English
• have enough money to support yourself and and pay for your course - this will vary depending on your circumstances
• are from a country that’s not in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland

How long it will take

You can apply for a visa up to 3 months before the start of your course.

You should get a decision on your visa within 3 weeks.

You must have:
• an unconditional offer of a place on a course with a qualified education provider
• enough money to support yourself and pay for your course - this will vary depending on your circumstances

You can do a course that’s one of the following:

• full-time leading to a qualification that’s at least level 6 on the revised National Qualifications Framework (NQF)
• an overseas course of degree level study that’s equal to a UK higher education course and is being run by an overseas higher education institution
• a full-time course with at least 15 hours per week of organised daytime study leading to a qualification below degree level but at least NQF level 3
• a recognised foundation programme as a postgraduate doctor or dentist

You can apply for this visa if you’re sponsored to do a recognised foundation programme and you’ve:

• finished a recognised UK degree in medicine or dentistry
• received that degree from a registered Tier 4 sponsor
• spent your final year and at least 1 other year of studies leading to that degree in the UK

Your education provider will send you a reference number called a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) once they’ve offered you a place on a course. You’ll need to enter this on your visa application.

The UK Student visa system is a points based system comprising of a total of 40 points: 30 points for the CAS and 10 points for correct maintenance. As below….

You must apply for your visa no more than 6 months after you receive the CAS.

You can only get a CAS for a new course if you’ve studied in the UK before and you’re:

• studying for a new qualification at a higher academic level
• studying for a new qualification that’s at the same level of study but relates to and adds to your previous qualification
• re-sitting exams or repeating modules
• applying for the first time to a new institution to complete a course you started somewhere else

SA Migration Services will professionally help you to get the necessary study Visas to study in United Kingdom.