UK checklist
UK checklistUK student visa document checklist
Everything a UK Student visa application needs, from your CAS to your biometrics. Tick items off as you collect them.
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Admission and identity
- Required
Your university issues it once you meet the offer conditions and pay any deposit it asks for.
Common mistake: Check every detail on the CAS, especially the fees you have already paid.
Official source: GOV.UK: Student visa
Money
- Required
Your first year's course fees plus living costs. The 28-day period must end no more than 31 days before you apply. The money can be in your name or your parents' name, with proof of the relationship and their consent.
Common mistake: If your balance drops below the required amount on any single day in the 28 days, the evidence fails. Keep a buffer.
Official source: GOV.UK: Student visa — money you need
Health and English
- Required
B2 for degree level, B1 below degree level. Show it with a Secure English Language Test, an Ecctis assessment of an English-taught degree, or your university's own assessment.
Official source: GOV.UK: Student visa — knowledge of English - Required
Needed for applicants from Nepal coming to the UK for 6 months or more. It must be valid when you apply.
Common mistake: Book early. Clinic appointments can fill up.
Official source: GOV.UK: Countries where you need a TB test
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General information, not legal or immigration advice. Rules change: always confirm on the official government site before you apply.
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