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All postgraduate taught (masters) applicants who require a Student Visa must pay a £5,000 non-refundable deposit before requesting their CAS.

The deposit is treated as part of the first instalment of your tuition fee.

You do not have to pay the non-refundable deposit if:

• You are on a Masters by Research MPhil/PhD programme
• You are an undergraduate student
• You do not require a Student Route Visa to study at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ
• Your studies are being sponsored by your government or a company (evidence of your sponsorship must be provided)
• You are receiving funding or a student loan from LÃ¥nekassen, US Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the Canada Student Financial Assistance Program (CSFA Program) (evidence must be provided)

How to pay your deposit

You can still submit a CAS request without paying your deposit. However, we cannot issue your final CAS until we have received this payment.

The quickest way to pay is by debit or credit card via the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ London Payment Portal.

If you require a receipt or have any questions about payment, contact the finance team on [email protected].

After you have paid the postgraduate deposit (if applicable), . Select the 'Your Visa' tab and then click ‘Request a CAS'.

We will ask you the following:

• If you are studying or have previously studied on a student visa in the UK
• If you have had any previous UK visa refusals*
• If you have any other pending applications with UKVI
• If your studies are either partially or fully funded by a scholarship, organisation or government

*You must tell us about any previous visa refusals. You will need to upload scanned copies of the refusal notice (or other confirmation) onto OSIS. We run through how to upload your supporting documents to OSIS below.

You will be asked to upload supporting documents to OSIS. Our CAS team will assess the uploaded documents to ensure they meet UKVI requirements. The CAS team will contact you via email if they require any additional documents or information.

If you are considered a low-risk national (LRN), you are exempt from providing these documents. To find out if this applies to you, read our information on LRN and the Differentiation Arrangement.

If you are not exempt, the documents you need to upload are listed below.

Financial documents

You must show you have enough money to pay your course fees and living costs while studying in the UK. Evidence can be provided by uploading a bank statement or other relevant supporting documentation.

Your supporting documents must show the full amount required held for a consecutive 28-day period. The full amount needed will be your first-year course fees, plus £13,347 maintenance funds. At no time can the funds dip below the total amount required.

A bank statement should:

• Be printed on the 29th day
• Show the closing balance on the account (the date on the statement should be no more than 31 days before the date you submit your student visa application)

You can show you have enough money using:

• An official financial or government sponsorship or grant
• A student loan from a government, government-sponsored loan company or a regulated student loans scheme
• Your own money
• Your parents' money*
• Your partner's money if your partner is present in the UK or applying at the same time

*If using your parents' bank statements, you must include a letter of support from your parents and proof of the relationship (such as a birth certificate).

For more details, view our information on providing financial evidence for CAS applications.

Tuberculosis (TB) certificate

You will need a tuberculosis (TB) medical certificate if you are a resident of one of the countries listed on this Tuberculosis tests for visa applicants list.

You must be tested for your certificate at an approved UKVI clinic. Some countries don't have approved testing centres, so you will need to get tested in a neighbouring country.

If you are a resident from a country requiring a TB certificate, you will be exempt if:

• You have resided in a country for at least six months that does not require a TB certificate
• You are coming to the UK for less than six months

ATAS certificate

Students intending to study certain science or engineering subjects at postgraduate level (RQF7) will need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate. If this applies to your course, it will be stated in your offer letter.

You can apply for an ATAS certificate up to nine months before the start date of your course. For more guidance, find out how to apply for an ATAS certificate.

When your draft CAS is ready, you will receive an email. This email will ask you to check and confirm the details on your draft CAS are correct.

Here is how you can confirm your details:

1. Log in to OSIS
2. Go to the ‘Your Visa’ page
3. Click ‘View draft CAS against your CAS request form’
4. Check each section is correct
5. Confirm the information by approving your draft CAS

Once you have approved your draft CAS, our CAS team will check your supporting documents. You can track the progress of your CAS request by logging in to OSIS.

When your CAS is issued, you will receive a copy of your final CAS statement by email.

The CAS statement is an 'e-document', so you will not receive a paper copy.

The processing time for a CAS is between 3-5 working days. During our busy periods, it could take longer.

You can apply for your student visa once you have received your final CAS statement.

Nationals of some countries do not need to provide evidence of their money when they apply for a CAS. These students are known as low-risk nationals (LRN).

LRN also do not need to provide evidence of their qualifications or their money when they initially apply for a student visa. UKVI refer to this as the ‘differentiation agreement’.

If you are an LRN, you must sign a declaration confirming you understand you are being assessed for your CAS as an LRN.

To see if your nationality is included in the differentiation agreement, view the UKVI list.

Low risk nationals and financial evidence

If you are a national of one of the countries listed, you do not need to submit financial evidence as part of your initial application submission.

However, you must still obtain evidence of your finances even though you do not have to initially submit them. Evidence is still needed because UKVI can request to see it as part of their decision process. Your application could be refused if you are not able to provide the specified documents within the requested timeframe.

You will also still need to provide any other required documents, such as ATAS or a TB certificate, unless you are otherwise exempt from needing to do so.

If your studies are being funded (partially or fully) by a scholarship, international organisation or government, you will need to inform us when you request your CAS. You will be asked about funding on the CAS request form in OSIS.

Loan letters must state the loan is offered in one of the following ways:

• Provided by the national government
• Provided by the state or regional government
• Provided by a government-sponsored student loan company
• Provides as part of an academic or educational loans scheme

You may want to pay some of your tuition fees or halls of residence fees in advance. We can confirm the following pre-payments on your CAS:

• You have paid up to 100% of your tuition fees
• You have paid up to £1,483 of your halls of residence fees (you can pay more, but this is the maximum we can confirm on your CAS)

If you make a pre-payment before requesting your CAS, the amount will be deducted from the overall financial requirement you need to show in your financial documents.

We can only include details of your pre-payments on your CAS statement if you make the payment before requesting your CAS.

The deposit for your student visa is not normally refundable. However, the deposit can be held if you need to defer your place.

Refunds are considered at the University's sole discretion. Your deposit will only be refunded if you don't receive your student visa for reasons we consider are beyond your control. You will also need to provide us with sufficient documentary evidence.

Refund requests need to be made within 15 days of the event which has given rise to the issue. If a series of events has occurred, the refund request needs to be made within 15 days of the final event in the series. Complaints will only be considered outside this timeframe in exceptional circumstances. For more details, view our Student Complaint Procedure.

Your dependant does not require a CAS. However, when you make a CAS request, you need to show you have enough funds for your dependants.

Your dependant needs to be able to support themselves. As ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ is based in London, they must have £845 a month (for up to 9 months).

To find out more about how much money your dependent(s) will require, visit the Home Office’s Student visa family members page.

For more information on bringing dependants to the UK, see 'Bringing dependants to the UK' on our Pre-arrival Information webpage.

If you are a ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ alumnus, you will receive an invoice for the full course fee. The discount is applied as a credit to the invoice shortly after your enrolment. You will receive a separate credit note via email.

Find out more on our alumni page.

The issuing of a CAS is at the University's discretion. We reserve the right not to issue a CAS under certain circumstances. This includes:

• Insufficient time to make a successful student visa application
• Unlikely to arrive before the latest course start date
• Incorrect or insufficient funds to meet the requirements
• Not have the required maintenance funds
• If documents submitted are deemed to be fraudulent
• CAS request is submitted after the latest course start date deadline
• Student has exceeded (or will exceed by the end of their course) the maximum time allowed on a student visa.

Students intending to study a certain science or engineering postgraduate level (RQF7) will need to apply for an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate. If this applies to your course, it will be stated in your offer letter. 

You can apply for an ATAS certificate up to nine months before the start date of your course. For more guidance, .

A Tuberculosis (TB) medical certificate is required if you are coming to the UK for more than six months and are a resident of one of the countries listed on the . 

You must be tested at an approved UKVI clinic. Some countries don't have approved testing centres so you will need to get tested in a neighbouring country. 

If you would usually require a TB certificate but have resided in a country for at least six months that does not require a TB certificate, you will be exempt from this requirement. You must upload a written explanation of your circumstances with any relevant residence permits.

• Insufficient time to make a successful student visa application
• Unlikely to arrive before the latest course start date
• Incorrect or insufficient funds to meet the requirements
• Not have the required maintenance funds
• If documents submitted are deemed to be fraudulent
• CAS request is submitted after the latest course start date deadline
• Student has exceeded (or will exceed by the end of their course) the maximum time allowed on a student visa

• A CAS is only valid for six months from the date it is issued.
• When you make your student visa application you must include all original documents stated on your CAS, where required (low-risk nationals do not need to submit original documents). Failure to do so could result in a visa refusal.
• If you are applying for your student visa from inside the UK your course must start within 28 days of your current visa expiry date.
• If your current visa is due to expire soon or has expired then you should contact the CAS team urgently.