After gathering your documents, complete your visa application online and pay for it. If your course is less than 6 months long You should apply for a Standard Visitor visa depending on your circumstances. This may be less expensive and, if you are a non-visa national, you may not need to apply for a visa before travelling to the UK. Find out more about the Standard Visitor visa Find out more about the Student visa route If your course is an English language programme of more than 6 months, but less than 11 months Complete your visa application You must apply online for a short-term study visa no more than 3 months before the start date of your programme. You must receive your visa before you travel to the UK and cannot arrive in the UK before the start date of your visa. You will need to pay the visa fee when you submit your visa application. Apply for a short-term student visa How to get a faster decision on your application HTML Suspension of priority services from spring 2022 UKVI have temporarily suspended priority services which help you get a faster decision on your application. This is because they are prioritising applications from Ukrainians due to the conflict in Ukraine. While completing your application, you may be able to pay extra for a priority service to speed up receiving a decision on your application. However, these services are not available in all countries. Paying for your application You pay online for your visa application after completing it. You will pay for: the visa application fee the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) fee any priority services Payment methods You can pay online on the UKVI website using a debit or credit card. Find out more UKVI short-term study visa guidance Calculate the fees for your visa application Next step Once you have received your visa you can arrange your travel to the UK. You cannot arrive in the UK before the start date of your immigration permission. Travelling to the UK What to do if your visa has been refused HTML Contact us immediately if your visa application has been refused. Email us at studentimmigration@ed.ac.uk In your email, provide the following: your name your date of birth your nationality your student number where you made your application an attachment with your refusal notice (include all pages) We prioritise visa refusals, so you can get advice as quickly as possible. This article was published on 2024-07-29
HTML Suspension of priority services from spring 2022 UKVI have temporarily suspended priority services which help you get a faster decision on your application. This is because they are prioritising applications from Ukrainians due to the conflict in Ukraine.
HTML Contact us immediately if your visa application has been refused. Email us at studentimmigration@ed.ac.uk In your email, provide the following: your name your date of birth your nationality your student number where you made your application an attachment with your refusal notice (include all pages) We prioritise visa refusals, so you can get advice as quickly as possible.
