A Comprehensive Guide to Applying for The UK Student Visa

If you are planning to move to UK for the higher studies then you need to follow some steps:

1. As you are migrating to an English-speaking country so language proficiency test is necessary, so you need to appear for the IELTS exam and get an overall 6 bands in one module if you get 5.5 then it is also acceptable.
2. The second step is assessment in which you need to complete your documents such as a detailed mark sheet of 10th and 12th standard, if you have graduated then the degree of graduation is mandatory. You can also get the IELTS waiver which means you can proc
3.  eed with your file without IELTS however, if you get a higher percentage in English subject in 12th standard.
4. After that, you can select the course and university according to your interest.
5. Then, the university admission officer will send an offer letter to you.
6. Some universities usually interview before submitting the fee, but some after collecting the fee.
7. The amount of the fee submission varies as per university rules as some will allow you to submit the minimum deposit, but in some universities full fee is mandatory.
8. The standard fee is 16000 GBP, which stands for Great Britain pounds.
9. Then you can proceed with the medical, which will cost you around 3000 INR. This needs to be done from the empaneled hospitals by the UKVI embassy, you can check the list of hospitals online.
10. In a UK student Visa, you need to show 28 days old funds, in the form of savings, fixed deposits or loan letters.
11. After analyzing your documents, the funds University confirms your admission in the form of CAS stands for confirmation of acceptance for studies.
12. Now you can start with the visa filling process in which you need to pay the embassy fee and insurance fee. The standard embassy fee is around 50,000 INR and the insurance fee is 776 pounds per year. For the bachelor’s degree, an insurance fee would be submitted for three years, for post-graduation it is for one year only.
13. Then you can get your biometric appointment where student generally submit their passport. If you choose the premium service, then you can get the result of your biometrics within five working days usually, it takes 15 days.
14. After the biometric results, you will get a confirmation email from the embassy that your visa is approved.
15. Lastly, after stamping they will dispatch your visa.