How to apply for a Student visa from the UK

177 STEPS

1. The first step is to open Student visa : Overview - GOV.UK

2. Scroll down and click Extend your visa

3. Click Start now

4. Click on England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.

5. Confirm whether you have a current EU, EEA or Swiss passport. For the purpose of the tutorial, I will click no.

6. If you have a BRP, you should click "yes", even though it has expired.

7. All BRPs have now expired, so you should click "yes", and then continue.

8. Confirm when your BRP expired, and then click continue.

9. Confirm whether you have ever provided your fingerprints as part of a UK visa application.

10. Confirm the name on your passport is the same as your BRP, then click continue.

11. You can now check whether you will be able to use the UK Immigration ID check app to apply.

12. All Student visa holders should now have a UKVI account. If you have an account, there is no need to create a new one, and you should simply sign in.

13. Click on the document you used to set up your UKVI account, and then continue.

14. Type your document or BRP number.

15. Type Passport number

16. Provide your date of birth.

17. Select “Phone” or “Email”. You will be sent a security code on the selected option, which you will need to enter to continue with your application.

18. Confirm your security code and click continue.

19. Your can now start your Student visa application.

20. Scroll and click Confirm your identity

21. The next questions will determine whether you can use the UK Immigration: ID Check app. Scroll and click Continue

22. All BRPs have a valid chip, so click Yes and then continue.

23. Confirm you have a smartphone that can use the app.

24. You should now be able to use the Immigration ID check app. The app is straightforward to use, but if you get stuck, you can get help from this government page.

25. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/using-the-uk-immigration-id-check-app

26. Now that you have confirmed your identity, you can start your Student visa application.

27. The first question asks whether you have an immigration adviser based in the UK. Unless you have a legal representative who is submitting the application on your behalf, you should say no.

28. Check your answer and click continue again.

29. You can now proceed to the next section of the application. Click Contact preferences.

30. Confirm which email address UKVI should use when contacting you. You should use an email account you check regularly. We recommend using your student email account.

31. Click Continue

32. Confirm the phone number UKVI should use to contact you.

33. Confirm your postal address is in the UK.

34. Provide the postcode for your UK postal address.

35. Click Find address

36. Select your address from the list provided.

37. Check your answers and click continue.

38. You can now proceed to the next section of the application.

39. If you are or have ever been known by any other names, select “Yes” and provide the details as required in the following questions.

40. Confirm whether you have a valid ID card. This refers to national identity cards issued by your government. You do not need to provide details of your international passport here.

41. Confirm whether you hold or have ever held any other nationalities. If you haven't, select no.

42. Check your answers and click continue.

43. You can now proceed to the next section of the application.

44. In this section, you should confirm whether you have a partner, spouse or any children applying with you. Please note that any dependants will need to submit a valid, separate application.

45. Check your answer and click continue.

46. You should confirm you are making your application from the United Kingdom. You cannot use this form to apply from outside of the UK.

47. Start typing and then select United Kingdom from the list.

48. Check your answers and click continue.

49. Scroll down to the next section of the application

50. Confirm your sex as it appears on your current passport, and click continue.

51. Confirm your country of birth as shown in your passport.

52. Start typing and then select the relevant country from the list.

53. Click Continue

54. The next section shows details for the UK postal address. If you live at this address, select yes; if not, provide details for the address you are living at.

55. Scroll down and confirm when you started living at your address. If you haven't lived at this address for 2 years prior to the date of application, you will be asked to provide other addresses to cover the 2-year period.

56. Enter the month and year you started living at this address, then click continue.

57. Confirm whether you own or rent the property you live in. If you are temporarily staying with a friend or at a hotel or AirBnB, select 'other'.

58. If you have stated you rent the property, you will now need to provide details for your landlord or letting agency.

59. Provide their name, address and phone number, then click continue.

60. Check your answers and click continue.

61. Click Family and relationships

62. Confirm your relationship status

63. Confirm whether you have ever been married or in a civil partnership. If you answer “Yes” for this question then you will be required to answer further questions about your previous relationship.

64. You must now provide details for your parents if you have these available to you. If you cannot, you can select "no" and explain why you are unable to give details.

65. Provide details for your first parent. It does not matter which parent you choose first.

66. Enter your parent's name and date of birth.

67. Type Family name

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69. Confirm their nationality.

70. Confirm whether they have always held the same nationality.

71. Click Continue

72. You must now provide details for your other parent.If you cannot, select no and explain why you are unable to give details.

73. You can use this free text box to explain why you cannot provide the details.

74. If you are able to provide details, click "Yes"

75. Again, you must provide their name and date of birth

76. Click Continue

77. Check your answers and click continue.

78. Select Travel history

79. Confirm how long you have lived in the UK. You should include the time you held a valid UK visa for. You do not need to exclude any short absences from the UK.

80. Click Continue

81. If you have been outside the UK for 15 days or more, select “Yes”. If you answer yes, you’ll need to provide the details in the following section.

82. This is partly to assess if you've spent more than 3 months outside the UK in the last 12 months.
If you have, it's likely that you will not automatically meet the finance requirements and may need to submit financial evidence with your application.

83. Click Continue

84. You should declare all travel you have made outside the UK, including to your home country. If you are unsure of exact dates, provide your best recollection and add this information in the free text box at the bottom of the section.

85. If you have spent any further periods of more than 2 weeks outside of the UK, select yes and provide details, otherwise select no.

86. Confirm how many times you have been to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA, Switzerland or the European Economic Area, then click continue.

87. Confirm which country you travelled to as well the reason for your visit. If you select Other reason for the ‘reason for your visit’, you will need to provide a further explanation.

88. Provide accurate travel dates in this section.

89. Enter the duration of your visit.

90. Click Continue

91. Select “Yes” if you have been to any other countries in the past 10 years. Do not include travel to the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland or the European Economic Area.

92. Confirm the country you travelled to as well as the reason for your visit. If you select 'other', you will need to provide a further explanation.

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98. If you have spent any further periods of more than 2 weeks outside of the UK, select yes and provide details, otherwise select no.

99. The next questions are about any medical treatment you have previously received in the UK, e.g. visits to a doctor (GP), clinic or hospital. Complete answers are required. Only NHS treatment is relevant; private clinic treatment isn't needed.

100. The reason for this section is to identify applicants who may have unpaid debt to the National Health Service (NHS), which can be grounds for visa refusal.

101. Although you must answer each question fully, remember that if you paid the Immigration Health Surcharge for your previous visa application then you will not be liable for any NHS bills.

102. Select Yes if you have ever received any NHS treatment in the UK

103. Click Continue

104. In this section, you must provide details of your medical treatment. If you visited any doctor, clinic or hospital, including for minor check-ups, this counts as medical treatment.

105. If you can't recall every treatment or GP visit, simply list all treatments you can remember to the best of your knowledge.

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112. If you have had further NHS medical treatment in the UK, select Yes and provide details, otherwise select No and proceed to the next section of the application

113. A National Insurance number is your unique UK tax account number. If you've worked in the UK, you should have one. Select "Yes" and provide details if you have it. If you've applied but don't yet have it, select "No."

114. "Public funds" refer to certain financial or housing benefits. Student visa holders can't receive these, but university scholarships are not included. Select "No" if you haven't accessed them. If you have, contact us for advice.

115. Scroll down and click Continue

116. Select “Yes” and provide details of your current UK Immigration permission. If you do not have a visa to be in the UK then please contact us.

117. Choose Student general and click continue

118. Provide the ‘Valid from’ or ‘Start date’ of the visa permission as it appears on your UKVI digital account, or eVisa

119. In most cases, you will not have any visa applications already in progress. If you have any pending applications then please contact us.

120. Check your answers and click continue

121. You can now move to the next section of the application

122. Answer accurately. Select "No" if none apply. Select "Yes" and provide details if they do. Failing to declare refusals can lead to a 10-year entry ban. Contact us for help if needed.

123. Answer this section accurately and provide details as required. If you have not been subject to any of the actions listed above then select “No”. Please contact us if you need to answer “Yes” to this question.

124. You must answer these questions truthfully and honestly. You must declare any criminal conviction, warnings or penalties you have had in the UK or in any other country. This includes driving offences.

125. Please answer this section accurately. There is guidance available in the section to help you understand what UKVI defines as a war crime

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127. You need to confirm you have read the guidance UKVI have provided.

128. Please answer this section accurately and ensure you read the available guidance before proceeding

129. You need to confirm you have read the guidance UKVI have provided.

130. Please answer this section accurately and confirm you have read the available guidance before proceeding

131. Answer this section correctly. If you select “Yes” for any of the questions, you will have to provide further details.

132. If you have worked for any of the types of organisations listed, select the appropriate one. You will be asked to provide further information. If not, select “No”.

133. Check your answers and click Continue

134. You'll need a valid, CAS to apply for your Student visa. Select "Yes" and enter your CAS number to proceed. Ensure it's valid at the time of application.

135. Enter your CAS number here. You should not have used the CAS number in a previous visa application.

136. Enter your course start date as it appears in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies

137. Click Continue

138. Enter your course end date as it appears in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies

139. Make sure you select Higher Education Provider with a track record of compliance

140. The University of Edinburgh does not offer sponsorship under this programme so select “No”.

141. Answer "Yes" only if you applied through UCAS; otherwise, select "No." If you used UCAS, provide your UCAS number from your communications or the UCAS portal

142. Enter the University of Edinburgh's sponsor licence number, 23CYGN5K3

143. Enter the postcode, EH8 9YL

144. Select our Old College address

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146. You should select Yes for this question if you are studying in the Central Area. If you are studying at another campus, for example Kings' Buildings, select No and provide the relevant address

147. Type the University of Edinburgh here

148. Type your course name as it appears in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies

149. Select your qualification level here. This information appears in your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies. In this example, we are using a PhD programme and therefore selecting SCQF level 12

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151. Select “No” unless you have been elected to be a student union sabbatical officer

152. The next section is about financial sponsors. A financial sponsor can be the University of Edinburgh, your home government, or an international scholarship organisation.

153. Select "Yes" if you've received funding from an official sponsor in the past 12 months. You'll need their consent if a government or international agency funds you. There is no need for consent if scholarship is from the University of Edinburgh.

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155. Select "Yes" if you receive funds from an official sponsor or if your new course is fully or partly covered by a University scholarship.

156. If you answer Yes, you will be asked whether your financial sponsor will pay for the whole of your course, and whether your CAS shows payment for your course.

157. Confirm how must your fees are. You will find this information is your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies

158. Confirm if you or your parents have made fee payments. Check your CAS for confirmed fees. If payments were made, select "Yes" and confirm the amount. Contact us to update your CAS if recent payments aren't shown.

159. If you are relying on any funds which are in the form of a student loan, to show any maintenance funds for your visa application, then please select “Yes”, otherwise select “No”.

160. You should only select “Yes” if you have received one of the three scholarships mentioned in the question.

161. Check your answers and move to the next section of the application

162. Confirm whether you have any medical condition that has prevented you from taking an English language test

163. Select "Yes" if you've previously provided English language evidence, such as in a past Student visa application. Otherwise, select "No" and answer any follow-up questions.

164. Check your answers and click continue

165. Click Account security questions

166. You should answer one question from each set and keep your answers secure as these will be used for security purposes in case UKVI contacts you.

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169. Scroll down and click Continue

170. Check your answers and click continue

171. Click on Declaration

172. There will be a number of limitations that are applied to your Student visa. It is your responsibility to familiarise yourself with these conditions and to understand the consequences of breaching them.

173. Click Continue

174. You can now proceed with the payment of the immigration health surcharge and of the visa application fee.

175. Click continue.

176. You must confirm that you are the applicant and that you are aged 18 or over

177. This concludes the visa application tutorial. After paying the fees, upload supporting evidence by the deadline. Do not travel outside the UK until your application is decided and your visa is granted.