This document provides essential tips to avoid refusal of a UK student visa, emphasizing early application, ensuring sufficient funds, and preparing for credibility interviews. It outlines necessary documentation, proof of English language skills, health surcharge costs, and the importance of obtaining a biometric residence permit. Students are encouraged to seek assistance if needed and to carefully follow all guidelines to improve their chances of visa acceptance.

1. How to Avoid UK
Student Visa Refusal?

2. INDEX
Apply for Your Visa as Early as Possible
Ensure You Have Sufficient Funds
Ace Your Credibility Interviews
Make a Documents Checklist
Prove Your English Skills
Consider Health Surcharge Costs
Get Biometric Residence Permit
Plan your Bookings Smartly
Ask for Help
Final Thoughts

3. If you are a student planning to pursue higher studies at a UK
university, you need to apply for a student visa. Applying for a
student visa can be a little intimidating for most students. No
one wants to go through the extensive application process only
to get rejected. If you are wondering how to avoid UK Student
visa refusal, we are here to help. Follow the tips below to
ensure that your student visa gets accepted.

4. Apply for Your Visa as Early as Possible
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If you are planning to apply for a UK student visa
in the summers, know that it's one of the busiest
times of the year. Keep in mind that it takes time
to process a student visa application. In most
cases, you’ll get a decision within three weeks.
To improve the chances of visa acceptance, we
recommend applying as early as possible. If
you’re applying from outside the UK, you can
apply for a visa six months before starting your
studies. There is a priority visa process available
that lets you know about your application within
five working days but this is limited to certain
application centers because of the COVID-19
pandemic.

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Skills Ensure You Have Sufficient Funds
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One of the major reasons why some student visas get rejected is because of insufficient funds in the
account. All applicants are supposed to share their bank statement or their parent's or guardian's
bank statement. The bank account needs to have sufficient funds covering the visa fee, tuition fee,
and living expenses. The cost of applying for a student visa from outside the UK is £348.
How much money you need depends on where you’re studying. As a general guide, you will require
£1334 per month for courses in London and £1023 per month for courses outside of London. It’s
essential to make sure you have enough money to last through one academic year, i.e., 9 months. It
should be noted that ‘in London’ refers to not only the city of London but also the 12 boroughs of
London.
You must also ensure that these funds are available in the account for a minimum of 28 consecutive
days from the 31 days before the submission of the application. This is mandatory unless you have
received a student loan or financial sponsorship. In this case, you will need documentation from the
loan or sponsorship company. Check out this page for additional information on financial
requirements.

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Credibility interviews are an important part of the visa process.
Many individuals come to the UK under the guise of studying
and instead, fail to either register at the university or attend
their classes. Therefore, credibility interviews are conducted to
ensure that you’re coming to the UK as a genuine student
instead of a worker.
This will likely be a 20-30 minute interview between you and
an admissions representative and may involve questions related
to your personal and financial history, your study and post-
study plans, immigration history, education history, and more.
To ace this interview, make sure to go over your answers to all
of these questions and focus on the reasons you chose the UK
and a particular university for higher education.
Ace Your Credibility Interviews
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7. Helpful tips include using specific information
instead of generic responses, knowing your visa and
student responsibilities, and knowing about your
education and course programme. You should also
review all financial information beforehand as
you’ll likely have to explain how you plan to
support yourself during your stay in the UK.
The key to successfully nailing the credibility
interview is your understanding of the application
form. You need to ensure that you have added all
information and answered all questions confidently
and accurately.

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Make a Documents Checklist
To have your student visa accepted, it’s essential to ensure that submit all the required documents.
Here, we have narrowed down the documents you will require:
 Passport or other travel documentation
 Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS)
 Financial documents and proof of income
 ATAS certificate (if required)
 Parental or legal guardian’s consent (for those under 18)
 Proof of relationship to parent or legal guardian (for those under 18)
 Tuberculosis test results
 Consent letter from a financial sponsor (if applicable)
 English language requirement documents
Before submitting your application, go over this list and ensure that all of your documents have
been translated into English. Always re-check your application before final submission.
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9. You need to provide proof of your knowledge of the English language as required by your institution
or course. This means that you have to show your ability to read, speak, and write in the English
language as ascertained by the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages
scale. This can be done by passing the Secure English Language Test (SELT) and submitting your
results.
However, if you’re studying with a Higher Education Provider (HEP), they may choose to assess your
English skills themselves and ask you to complete different tests. That being said, these must be
equivalent to the CEFR at the B2 level. If this is done, it is mentioned on your Confirmation of
Acceptance for Studies (CAS).
You should check specific requirements beforehand to ensure a smooth application process. It
should also be known that citizens from certain countries are exempt from proving their knowledge
of English – check if you’re from one of these countries here.
Prove Your English Skills
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10. Consider Health Surcharge Costs
If you are visiting the UK as a non-EEA national, you will have to pay the health surcharge
if your stay is going to exceed six months. This depends on whether you’re applying alone,
how long you’re planning to stay in the UK, where you’re staying, and a few other factors.
To make sure that you pay the correct amount, it’s best to visit this webpage to calculate
your exact health surcharge. If you’re a non-EEA national, make sure to pay this surcharge
when you’re applying for your visa to avoid any delays or rejections.
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11. While applying from abroad, which is outside of UK, you will need to make an appointment at the
visa application center for your fingerprints and photos. This will allow you to get your biometric
residence permit that will serve as evidence of your immigration status in the UK.
It’s important to collect your biometric residence permit in a timely manner. This has to be done
within 10 days of arriving in the UK or before the vignette sticker in your passport or travel
document expires. Please do not break your quarantine in order to do this. The Post Office will
keep your BRP for 90 days and you will be able to collect it after you have finished self-isolating.
Get Biometric Residence Permit
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12. All visa applicants must not make any
bookings until they have been granted a
visa. The visa processing time may vary
for different types of visas; it may vary
for many other reasons, including busy
periods but not limited to it. Hence,
there is no definitive visa application
processing time; it may differ from case
to case and person to person.
Plan your Bookings Smartly
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13. Connect with UKVI anytime and receive a
response within 24 hours in your preferred
language through International Enquiry
Service. If you wish to speak with a
representative, you may call the helpline.
Note that British Embassies and Consulates
are not liable to respond to any visa queries.
Ask for Help
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14. Final Thoughts
We hoped that the information in this blog helped address all
your concerns regarding UK student visa refusal. If you’re
still worried about missing out on important information or
documentation, don’t worry. Our team of experts can help
you with any and all application needs. Reach out to us
today and we can get started

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