🇬🇧 UK Student visa
UK Student Visa Rejection Reasons
Why UK Student visa applications get refused — and how Indian students can avoid each reason.
- 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 rejection reasons: the short answer
The most common reasons are 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. Most can be avoided with consistent documents and a clear study plan.
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
Reasons
Common refusal reasons and fixes
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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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