You will need to prepare your financial documents. However, if you are applying from inside the UK and have been living in the UK for at least 12 continuous months with a valid visa, you will meet the financial requirement automatically. How to meet financial requirements automatically from inside the UK If you are applying from inside the UK and have been living in the UK for at least 12 months with a valid visa/immigration permission (and LESS than 3 months total absences from the UK within 12 month period by date of application), then you should meet the financial requirements automatically. In this case, you won't require any financial evidence for your visa application. Find out what other documents you need to provide in your visa application If you cannot meet these automatically from inside the UK, or are applying from outside the UK, you must prepare your evidence to meet the financial requirements by date of application (see below). How to meet financial requirements for all other applicants If you are applying from outside the UK (entry clearance), or are applying from inside the UK but have nor been living in the UK for at least 12 months, you'll need to prepare your financial documents ready to meet the visa requirements by date of application. However, depending on your nationality, you may not need to submit this evidence with your initial visa application (see below) How much money you need to show for a Student visa Are any nationalities exempt from submitting financial documents? Certain low risk nationalities are not required to submit their financial evidence with their visa application, but they may need to submit them later, if UKVI asks for these before a visa decision is issued. This is known as the ‘differential evidence requirement’. For this reason, you must still prepare and hold your financial documents ready, before submitting a visa application. Find out which nationalities do not need to submit financial documents This article was published on 2024-07-29
