UK Student Visa Cost & Requirements

UK Student Visa Cost
Visa fee £298
Financial Requirements
Living £9000 (28 days) for London
£7200 (28 days) for rest of the UK
Tuition one year’s tuition fee
UK Student Visa Entry Requirements
In the UK, generally a student have to have 10 years of education in order to get admission in diploma course and should have at least 12 years of education to get admission in undergraduate course, for a postgraduate course student should have a 4 years bachelor’s degree.

Language Proficiency

Level 4 and 5 (Diploma Class) IELTS 4.0 each
Level 6 and 7 (Degree Class) IELTS 5.5 each
Postgraduate Studies IELTS 6 each

Sometimes language proficiency score can vary, depending upon the institution’s requirements or the course you select.
UK Student Visa Documents’ Requirement
The UK student visa you need depends on your chosen course of study. As a guide, the typical key requirements you will need to meet are:

• Issued a CAS (Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies) letter from institution.
• Sufficient funds for airfares, course fees and living costs.
• English language proficiency certificate (IELTS).
• Meet health and character requirements.
• A valid passport
• CNIC

UK Student Visa Cost of Study
Cost of study in the UK for international students who pursue undergraduate course begins from £7,450 for lecture-based courses, reaching up to £36,600. An undergraduate medical degree is presumably the most expensive. But mostly international undergraduate cost of study in the UK is nearly £10,000, much alike than those for home students.

Cost of study in the UK at postgraduate level for international students is between £10,000 and £12,000 for a year, but it could go up to £36,000 depending on the course and institution.

UK Student Visa Cost of Living
The estimated annual cost of living in the UK (excluding London) for students is £12,056; it includes:
Rent expense £4,834
Food expense £1,956
House hold items £316
Insurance £42
Personal items £2,074
Travel expense £1,524
Leisure and activities £1,310

In London, you are supposed to pay £13,388 for a year; it includes:
Rent expense £6,143
Food expense £1,956
House hold items £316
Insurance £65
Personal items £2,074
Travel expense £1,524
Leisure and activities £1,310

The main difference in the cost of living in London in contrast with the rest of England is in rent, which is estimated around of £6,143 per year, and insurance at £65.

However, UKBA (UK Boarder Agency) asks international students for Tier 4 (General) student visa to budget £1,000 in living costs per month if based in London, and £800 per month for Outside London or anyplace else in the UK.
UK Student Visa Major Intakes
February/September
Processing Time for UK Student Visa
UK student visa application processing can take 2 to 3 weeks to finalize you application.