Evidence of your tuition and maintenance must meet specific UKBA requirements. If it does not, your immigration application may be refused.
As evidence of your money, you must use:
Furthermore, the closing balance must not be more than 31 days old on the date that you submit your application; or if you are submitting a letter which confirms that you have a loan it must not be dated more than six months before the date on which you make your application.
A bank account can be in your name, in your parent's or legal guardian's name or it can be a joint account you hold with someone else. You can use more than one account if necessary, and you can use a combination of your account(s) and your parent's or legal guardian's account(s). If you are relying on a loan, the loan must be in your name only.
You can use an overseas bank account. However, if your funds are not in pounds sterling, you should convert the closing balance and write this sum on the document that you are using as evidence of your finances. The UKBA uses the Oanda website to convert currencies into pounds sterling, so you should use this exchange rate too.
Online statements must include all the standard required information, and must either be stamped by the bank on each page, or have an accompanying letter from the bank confirming its authenticity.
If your country of nationality does issue birth certificates then you must submit whatever document your country issues as evidence of your relationship to your parent(s). This provision is only for people whose country of nationality does not issue birth certificates
You must also provide an original signed letter from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), confirming the relationship between you, and confirming that they consent to the funds being available to you for study in the UK.
As evidence of your money, you must use:
- personal bank or building society statements, or
- building society passbook, or
- certificate of deposit, or
- letter from your bank confirming your funds, or
- letter from a regulated financial institution confirming your money or loan, or
- letter from your national government confirming a loan.
Bank accounts and bank statements
The full amount of money that you need to show the UKBA must be in the account for 28 days up to the date of the closing balance. This means that the account must not drop below the amount that you need to show at any time during the 28 day period. If it does your immigration application will be refused.Furthermore, the closing balance must not be more than 31 days old on the date that you submit your application; or if you are submitting a letter which confirms that you have a loan it must not be dated more than six months before the date on which you make your application.
A bank account can be in your name, in your parent's or legal guardian's name or it can be a joint account you hold with someone else. You can use more than one account if necessary, and you can use a combination of your account(s) and your parent's or legal guardian's account(s). If you are relying on a loan, the loan must be in your name only.
You can use an overseas bank account. However, if your funds are not in pounds sterling, you should convert the closing balance and write this sum on the document that you are using as evidence of your finances. The UKBA uses the Oanda website to convert currencies into pounds sterling, so you should use this exchange rate too.
Online statements must include all the standard required information, and must either be stamped by the bank on each page, or have an accompanying letter from the bank confirming its authenticity.
If you wish to use a bank account in your parent’s or guardian's name or names, you must also include evidence of their relationship to you. This evidence can be:
- your original birth certificate, or a notarised copy, showing the name of your parent or parents whose bank account you are using for your immigration application
- if you are adopted, the original certificate of adoption, or a notarised copy, showing your name and the name of your parent or parents whose bank account you are using for your immigration application
- if you have a legal guardian, an original court document, or notarised copy, which shows the name of your guardian whose bank account you are using for your immigration application
If your country of nationality does issue birth certificates then you must submit whatever document your country issues as evidence of your relationship to your parent(s). This provision is only for people whose country of nationality does not issue birth certificates
You must also provide an original signed letter from your parent(s) or legal guardian(s), confirming the relationship between you, and confirming that they consent to the funds being available to you for study in the UK.
