Applying for a Tier 4 Student Visa from inside the UK

You must meet the conditions of your offer and get a CAS number before being able to apply.

You must make sure that the amounts listed below are in a bank account in your name, or your parents' name, for at least 28 days before you make your application.

£9,135 (living costs) + any outstanding course fees for the first year of your course.

For example, if your fees are £12,500 and you have made an advance payment of £3,000, you will need to save £9,135 + £9,500 = £18,635

If you are applying to extend your visa to complete your current course, you must make sure that the amounts listed below are in a bank account in your name, or your parents' name, for 28 days before you make your application.

£1,015 per month left on the course (up to a maximum of £9,135) + any outstanding course fees showing on the CAS.

Please read our guidance note for more information on what documents you can use to show you meet the maintenance requirement.

If you have an official financial sponsor (your government, for example), you will need to have an original sponsorship letter.

For your visa application you need:

• your passport and visa
• financial evidence (bank statement or sponsorship letter)
• certificates and / or transcripts from previous courses, as listed in the 'evidence used to obtain offer' section of your CAS.

All documents must be originals, and you must provide an official translation if they are not in English.

You may need to provide additional documents (for example, police registration certificate, ATAS certificate). For more details on what you will need to provide, please check our guidance note.

When you have met all the requirements and got all your documents ready, you can start completing the tier 4 application form online.

For more help with completing the application:

• use our step-by-step guide to the online form
• come along to one of our IT workshops (available before key course start dates) if you need support with the online application process.

If you are progressing from Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC) or studying a Pre-Sessional English for Academic Purposes (PEAP) course, we will contact you directly to discuss the support available.

We can check your visa application and your documents before you submit your application online. If you want to use our Visa application checking service, please read our information about the conditions of use and deadlines for submitting your application to us.

If you are progressing from NTIC or studying PEAP courses, we will contact you directly to confirm when you should hand in your application.

Once we have checked your application, you can pay the visa application fee and Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS)  and submit your application online. For further information about the different options for making your application and the relevant fees, please read our guidance note .  

It is essential that you submit your application online and pay the application fee before your visa expires. Once you have submitted your visa application online, you will need to attend an appointment at one of the UK Visas and Citizenship Application Service Points. For further details about paying for your visa application and booking your appointment at a UKVCAS Service Point, please check our our guidance. We have also provided a list of nearby UKVCAS centres and travel information that is available here.

You may be required to attend a credibility interview, see our guidance note for further information.