Route essentials01
The Student visa money test: build a funding plan that can be evidenced
The Student visa financial requirement is an evidence test, not simply a question of family wealth.
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UK study, planned before the deposit.
Make the money, CAS, evidence and intake dates work together. Clear guides for students and the families funding them, with twelve practical planning packs.
12 field guides · 12 practical resources · Official sources
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Know the requirements before the commitment.
Studying in the UK involves more than choosing a course. A coherent plan connects the offer, CAS, available funds, documents, dependants and the first months after arrival. This collection gives each task its own guide and working document.
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Route essentials02
The 28-day rule: build a calendar before you request a bank statement
For applicants relying on cash savings, the money history matters as much as the final balance.
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Route essentials03
Before you apply: audit the CAS against your passport, course and payments
A CAS is an electronic sponsorship record, not merely an admission letter.
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Evidence & documents04
English for a UK Student visa: choose the evidence path before booking a test
The right English evidence depends on the course level, sponsor and your circumstances.
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Evidence & documents05
Can your family come? A course-first Student dependant decision guide
Do not make a household relocation plan until you have checked whether your course and circumstances permit dependants.
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Evidence & documents06
ATAS and TB: two different checks that can determine your intake timetable
ATAS and tuberculosis testing solve different problems and follow different processes.
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Your next preparation task
Connect the intake dates before booking
An offer, a CAS and a visa application are different milestones. Build a calendar around the actual course and evidence dependencies.
- Record the course dates and the provider’s actual CAS conditions.
- Map funds, English, ATAS and TB tasks where relevant.
- Keep travel and accommodation commitments conditional on the real application sequence.
Your next preparation task
Make the money plan traceable
Separate course payments, living-cost evidence and the private relocation budget. Check the actual evidence period before requesting the final statement.
- Reconcile the CAS, course fees and payments already recorded.
- Map the holding period and recency of the funds evidence.
- Index each required document and resolve name or date differences.
Your next preparation task
Understand the conditions before making work plans
Use the actual grant and course timetable. Work conditions and a possible later Graduate application are separate questions to check.
- Read the decision and confirm the official status and travel instructions.
- Check permitted work against the course, term dates and activity.
- Plan the study budget without relying on unconfirmed or impermissible work.
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Documents that do some work.
Use a checklist, fill a planning sheet, or map the evidence. Read and print any resource without an account.
worksheet
Student funding and cash-flow worksheet
A practical worksheet for this task. Work through it privately, then print or save your planning copy.
Open resource planner28-day evidence calendar and statement request
A practical planner for this task. Work through it privately, then print or save your planning copy.
Open resource checklistCAS cross-check and correction request
A practical checklist for this task. Work through it privately, then print or save your planning copy.
Open resource worksheetStudent English evidence-path worksheet
A practical worksheet for this task. Work through it privately, then print or save your planning copy.
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The details behind the decision.
Money & timing07
Prepare for a credibility interview with facts, not a memorised script
Credibility preparation should make your actual study and funding decisions easy to explain.
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Money & timing08
The intake timeline: turn offer, CAS, funds and appointments into one plan
A workable intake plan begins with the course and university deadlines, then connects every necessary document to the application date.
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Money & timing09
What UK study actually costs: a family budget beyond the bank-balance minimum
A visa evidence figure is not a complete study budget.
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Review & next steps10
Student work conditions: check the course, the week and the type of work
Do not treat every Student visa as permission to work 20 hours.
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Review & next steps11
Graduate visa planning for 2027: the application date changes the runway
Current GOV.UK guidance gives most eligible non-doctoral graduates two years if they apply on or before 31 December 2026, and 18 months if they apply on or after 1 January 2027.
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Review & next steps12
After a Student refusal: diagnose the reason before deciding the next step
A refusal should trigger a careful review of the decision and the application actually submitted.
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