🇬🇧 UK Student visa
UK Student Visa Processing Time
How long the UK Student visa takes and when Indian students should apply.
- UK Student visa
- Funds: Outstanding first-year tuition plus £1
- Interview: Possible
- File review & mock interview
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Quick answer
UK student visa processing time: the short answer
Usually about 3 weeks from your biometrics appointment; priority services cost extra Apply as soon as you have your offer documents — ideally 2–3 months before your course starts.
Official sources: GOV.UK — Student visa
UK Student visa at a glance
- Visa
- UK Student visa
- Fee
- £524 application fee (from outside the UK) plus the Immigration Health Surcharge of £776 a year of the visa
- Processing
- Usually about 3 weeks from your biometrics appointment; priority services cost extra
- Funds
- Outstanding first-year tuition plus £1,529 a month in London or £1,171 elsewhere (up to 9 months), held for 28 consecutive days
- Interview
- Possible — a short credibility interview with the university or UKVI
- Dependants
- Taught master's students can no longer bring dependants; only postgraduate research students can
Timeline
When to apply for the September/October intake
- 01
4–6 months before
Accept your offer, arrange funds and the loan sanction letter.
- 02
3 months before
Collect offer documents and book biometrics (at a VFS Global visa application centre in India).
- 03
2–3 months before
Submit the application. Usually about 3 weeks from your biometrics appointment; priority services cost extra
- 04
After the decision
Book flights and accommodation only once the visa is approved.
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£524 application fee (from outside the UK) plus the Immigration Health Surcharge of £776 a year of the visa
Usually about 3 weeks from your biometrics appointment; priority services cost extra
Outstanding first-year tuition plus £1,529 a month in London or £1,171 elsewhere (up to 9 months), held for 28 consecutive days
Possible — a short credibility interview with the university or UKVI
Funds not held for the full 28 days or below the required amount, Credibility concerns about the course choice and Mismatched documents compared with the CAS
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