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Work out exactly how much money you must show for a UK Student visa, how long it has to sit in the account, and the date you need to deposit it by.
For a UK Student visa you must show £1,529 per month for courses in London or £1,171 per month outside London, for a maximum of 9 months, plus any year-one tuition still unpaid on your CAS. The money must sit in the account for 28 consecutive days, and the 28-day period must end within 31 days of the date you apply. Indian nationals are not on the differential evidence list, so this evidence is always required.
Plus £1,722 in fees you pay out — visa application and health surcharge. Those are not part of the bank-balance requirement.
Held for 28 consecutive days and evidenced on a statement dated within 31 days of your application.
Charged during the application. Budget for them, but do not add them to your bank balance requirement.
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Calculate the exact bank balance you must show for a UK Student visa: £1,529 per month in London or £1,171 outside, up to 9 months, plus unpaid tuition. Includes the 28-day holding rule, your deposit deadline, visa fee and health surcharge. Figures verified against GOV.UK.
You must show £1,529 per month for courses in London or £1,171 per month outside London, for a maximum of 9 months. That is £13,761 for London and £10,539 elsewhere. On top of that you must show any year-one tuition from your CAS that you have not already paid.
The money must sit in the account for 28 consecutive days without the balance dropping below the required amount on any single day. The end of that 28-day period must fall within 31 days of the date you submit your application. In practice, deposit the full amount at least 28 days before you apply and do not touch it.
Yes. India is not on the Home Office differential evidence list, so Indian nationals must always be able to evidence the maintenance funds. Applicants from countries on that list may not be asked up front, though UKVI can still request the evidence before deciding.
No. The £558 visa fee and the Immigration Health Surcharge are paid out during the application and are separate from the bank balance you must evidence. Adding them to your maintenance total makes you save more than the Home Office requires.
Students pay £776 per year, charged on the length of the visa rather than the course. A 12-month masters usually attracts about 16 months of leave, which is charged as one year plus one half-year — £1,164 in total.
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