All Tier 4 Student Visa applicants must show that they have enough money to pay their course fees and living costs in the UK.
The amount of money that you will need to have for your course fees and your maintenance will depend on:
If you do not need to pay any course fees to your Tier 4 sponsor, your CAS will state that there are no fees due. For example, if you are applying to come to the UK as part of a 'study abroad' programme, and you have paid all of your course fees to your home institution, this will be confirmed in your CAS.
If you are a fully funded student, for example sponsored by your national government, your CAS will state your full course fees and you will use your government sponsorship letter as proof of funds.
If you will be studying at our Norwich campus, you will need £800 for each month of your course, up to a maximum of nine months. This means that for a course lasting nine months or more, the maximum amount that you will need to show for maintenance in your bank statement is £7,200.
If you will be studying at our London campus, you will need £1,000 for each month of your course, up to a maximum of nine months. This means that for a course lasting nine months or more, the maximum amount that you will need is £9,000.
In all cases, part months are rounded up to the end of that month.
If you have an established presence in the UK as a student, you must show that you have enough money for your course fees, plus £800 per month, up to a maximum of 2 months (£1,600).
Any student (including a postgraduate doctor or a student union sabbatical officer) has an established presence studying in the UK if they:
Additionally, your current or most recent permission to stay must have been:
If you are partly funded, you need a letter from your sponsor which states details of the costs they are paying for, but you also need to show, through bank statements, loans, letter from your bank or a regulated financial institution that you can meet the remainder of the amount set out in the policy guidance.
The amount of money that you will need to have for your course fees and your maintenance will depend on:
- how long your courses lasts AND
- where you will be studying in the UK
Course fees
You must have enough money to pay the course fees for the first year of your course, or the entire course if it is less than one year in duration. Your CAS will state the fees that you will be required to pay. Any scholarships that have been awarded to you from UEA will be deducted from the course fees amount on your CAS. The UKBA will use the details on your CAS to determine how much money you need to show for your course fees.If you do not need to pay any course fees to your Tier 4 sponsor, your CAS will state that there are no fees due. For example, if you are applying to come to the UK as part of a 'study abroad' programme, and you have paid all of your course fees to your home institution, this will be confirmed in your CAS.
If you are a fully funded student, for example sponsored by your national government, your CAS will state your full course fees and you will use your government sponsorship letter as proof of funds.
Maintenance
Your accommodation and living costs are called 'maintenance'. In addition to your course fees, you must have a fixed amount of money to cover your maintenance.If you will be studying at our Norwich campus, you will need £800 for each month of your course, up to a maximum of nine months. This means that for a course lasting nine months or more, the maximum amount that you will need to show for maintenance in your bank statement is £7,200.
If you will be studying at our London campus, you will need £1,000 for each month of your course, up to a maximum of nine months. This means that for a course lasting nine months or more, the maximum amount that you will need is £9,000.
In all cases, part months are rounded up to the end of that month.
If you have an established presence in the UK as a student, you must show that you have enough money for your course fees, plus £800 per month, up to a maximum of 2 months (£1,600).
Any student (including a postgraduate doctor or a student union sabbatical officer) has an established presence studying in the UK if they:
- completed a single course of study lasting at least 6 months during their most recent permission to stay in the UK; or
- are applying to continue studying on a single course in the UK, of which they have completed at least 6 months.
Additionally, your current or most recent permission to stay must have been:
- under Tier 4; or
- as a student under the former Immigration Rules that were in force until 30 March 2009; or
- as a postgraduate doctor or dentist.
If you are partly funded, you need a letter from your sponsor which states details of the costs they are paying for, but you also need to show, through bank statements, loans, letter from your bank or a regulated financial institution that you can meet the remainder of the amount set out in the policy guidance.
