We also recommend having an additional £500 to take into account currency fluctuations.
Below you will see what type of financial evidence you need to provide. If you do not have enough funds in one type of account, you are able to use a combination of different financial evidence.
Also see Other important requirements for financial evidence below for more information on what types of accounts you can use, translating documents into English, and what additional evidence you need to provide if using a parent's account.
Have you checked what type of account you can or can’t use? See the section below: What types of account can you use?
Your financial documents must show that the full amount of money you need to have has been in the account for 28 consecutive days up to the date of the closing balance. This account must not have dropped below the amount that you need to show at any time during the 28 day period.
The final date of the 28 day period must not be more than 31 days old on the date that you submit your application.
In addition to the financial evidence, we highly recommend providing the contact details of your bank's Head Office in a separate document and attach this to your visa application as the UKVI may try to contact your bank for verification of your financial documents. In the attachment it would be useful to include: the address of the bank's Head Office, the telephone number and email address. It is important to check with the bank that they are contactable using the contact details you are providing the UKVI.
Your personal bank statement or letter must include the following information:
Yes, but they would need to cover the same 28 consecutive day period. The total amount you need to show for each day (tuition fees + living costs) when adding together the total for each day over the different accounts, must not drop below the required amount over any of the 28 days.
You can only receive official financial sponsorship from:
If your financial sponsor is only covering some of your course fees or living costs, you must show that you have the rest of the money needed.
If you were previously sponsored
If you have, in the last 12 months before the date of application, completed a course of studies in the UK for which you have been awarded a scholarship or sponsorship by a Government or international scholarship agency covering both fees and living costs for study in the UK, you must provide written consent in relation to the application from that Government or agency which confirms they have no objection to you continuing your studies in the UK.
If you are being given official financial sponsorship, you must provide a letter of confirmation. The letter must:
If you are applying with dependants, then their names must also be on the letter.
The loan is provided by:
If your loan is only covering some of your course fees or living costs, you must show that you have the rest of the money needed.
The following guidelines are for educational loan schemes, however if you have received a student loan from the government, please contact us so we can advise on what should be included in the letter.
You must have a letter from the regulated financial institution confirming the educational loan scheme.
The loan letter from a regulated financial institution that you send us must be dated no more than 6 months before the date of your application. The letter must clearly show:
You can use cash funds held in:
You cannot use:
You must provide 2 additional documents:
If you do not have a birth certificate, the UKVI will also accept a certificate of adoption showing names of both parent(s) or legal guardian(s); or a Court document naming your legal guardian(s). The document used must be the original legal document or a notarised copy.
Any document that is not issued in English (or Welsh) must be officially translated. The translation document must include the following:
If you are applying inside the UK, you must also provide details of the professional translator/translation company’s credentials.
If you are outside the UK, the translation must be able to be independently verified by the Home Office.
Certificates of deposits can be used to evidence funds if the document is issued by a bank which confirms that an individual has deposited or invested a sum of money, held it for the required 28 day period, and that the applicant can access the funds at any time. If all of this information is not on the Certificate, then you will need to provide a supporting letter. See checklist below:
You can use originals or copies of your financial documents.
All financial documents submitted for your visa application must be on the letter-headed paper or show the organisations name and logo.
You should use the OANDA currency converter rates on the day of making your application as this is what the UKVI use.. If you want to use the Syrian Pound or the Iranian Rial to meet the financial requirement, you need to use the FCDO Consular Exchange Rate (CER), not OANDA. Please contact ISAT if you are using the Syrian Pound or Iranian Rial to meet the financial requirement.