How much money you need

You may need to prepare financial evidence that holds enough money to cover your tuition fees and the required level of living costs.

Current financial requirements for a Student visa

To apply for a Student visa, you'll need to show that you have: 

  • money to pay for your 1st year of tuition fees or full tuition fees if programme duration is less than one year

and

  • money to cover the required living costs amount for your course, up to a maximum of 9 months (one academic year) or less if your full programme length is shorter than one year

Your financial evidence needs to meet the Student financial requirements. The total amount of money you need to show, will be the same whether you are self-funding, using scholarships, educational loans or a combination of funding sources.

You can combine different types of financial evidence together, as long as they each meet the financial requirements.

Calculate your fees and living costs 

  1. Find out your required fees for the next year of study.
  2. Add this amount to the total needed for your required living costs (see table below).

1. Find out your required fees for the next year of study

Your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) will show your tuition fees.

What is a CAS?

Find your tuition fees

You will need to show that you have enough money for:

  • 1st year of tuition fees if you are a new or current student planning to study for at least 1 year

or

  • full tuition fees if you are on a programme shorter than 1 year (for example, you're a study abroad student coming to Edinburgh for 1 semester)

Current students will also need to show that they have enough money to cover any remaining unpaid fees.

If you have paid money towards your fees for next year, this should show up in your CAS. If you can't see this in your CAS, contact us to update it.

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2. Add this amount to the total needed for your required living costs

You must show £1,136 for each month or any part of a month you will be studying in the UK, up to a maximum of 9 months (1 academic year).

For example, this means that:

  • if you study for 6 months and 1 week, you will need to show 7 months of living costs (£7,952)
  • if you study for multiple years, you will need to show 9 months of living costs (£10,224)
Length of course (up to 9 months maximum)Total required living costs in addition to the course fee
1 month£1,136
2 months£2,272
3 months£3,408
4 months£4,544
5 months£5,680
6 months£6,816
7 months£7,952
8 months£9,088
9 months (maximum amount required)£10,224

If you are staying in University accommodation

If you are staying in University of Edinburgh accommodation and have paid for all or some of it, then you can take this away from the living costs amount. You may deduct up to a maximum of £1,483 from the living costs total. 

If you have paid money towards your University of Edinburgh accommodation for next year, this should show up in your CAS. If you can't see this in your CAS, contact us to update it.

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What to do if...

What kind of funds can I use to prove I have enough money?

There are only three ways you can prove you have enough money to apply for your visa application, namely: 

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