Financial evidence

If you are applying for a Student visa from overseas, or you are applying in the UK and have been in the UK with permission for less than 12 months, you will need to provide financial evidence with your visa application.

You must have both:

• £9,207 (£1,023 per month for up to 9 months) for living costs
• one year of tuition fees

You will need more if you have dependants. For each dependant, you must currently show £680 per month up to nine months (£6,120). You must show the money using bank statements and/or a letter from a financial sponsor and/or receipts.

Bank statements

• the required money must have been in the bank account for a consecutive 28 day period.
• bank statements must cover 28 days (and printed no more than 31 days before the date of your application). You can use your bank statements or your parents' / legal guardian's statements. If you don't have a statement, you can ask the bank to print one for you - make sure that each page is on headed paper and has your name and account details. You can also print an online statement.
• if you are using your parents'/legal guardians' bank statements, you must also provide your birth certificate to prove your relationship with them. You must also include a signed and dated letter from them giving their consent to giving you the money for your study in the UK.

Overseas bank statements

• if your bank statements are not in English, you must also send a fully certified translation by a professional translator. This must include confirmation from the translator that it is an accurate translation of the original document, the date and the translator's signature. For applications made in the UK, the translation must also include the translator's qualifications.
• you must write the closing balance in pounds sterling on the application form. Use the official exchange rate on the OANDA website.

Check your bank statements with the bank statement flowchart.

Letter from financial sponsor

If you are receiving official financial sponsorship, you will need to provide a letter from your financial sponsor. Your letter must:

• contain full details of the amount you will receive
• the letter must be stamped and on headed paper

If your sponsor is:

• paying your fees and maintenance full, then they must also consent to you extending your time in the UK
• also paying for your dependants, this must be clear on the letter

Receipts

You can show a receipt for:

• fee payments
• University accommodation payments up to a maximum of £1,265

You can then take these figures off the total amount in your bank account. You can get receipts for fee payments from Student Finance, and receipts for University accommodation payments from Accommodation Services.

Overseas applications

The University does not send original receipts for overseas applications. Please wait to pay tuition fees on arrival and keep the money in your bank account for your visa application.