Should I gain admission first before preparing my bank statements?

17/12/2021

No, we strongly advise you to secure the funds first, check out our article

to estimate your POF. The logic behind this is to try as much as possible to avoid

any delays or major stress once you have received the offer letter from the

university. It is also important to note that gaining admission depends

entirely on the period in which the application was made. If the application was

submitted or made at a time where the university is overwhelmed, their

response would be slow with the processing time taking weeks and even months

having you on hold.

Moreover, as you all know, there are two types of offer letters issued by the

university which can be: conditional or unconditional. When the admission is

Conditional: that means, you need to submit further documents such as an

updated CV, transcripts, personal statement, a satisfactory reference letter on

headed paper to get an unconditional offer. When the admission is

Unconditional: that means you have satisfied all the requirements of the

university. Once the unconditional offer is issued, the next step would be to pay

the deposit and prepare your bank statements.

The Unconditional offer letter would state details of your tuition fees, course

start/end dates, campus, University sponsors details, and the deposit required to

receive a CAS often known as your Confirmation of Acceptance of Studies. Pay

the tuition deposit as stated on your Unconditional offer directly to the university

and keep a receipt of payment. Before the university issues you a CAS, you would

need to pass a PRECAS INTERVIEW and submit bank statements showing the

Living Cost and the rest of your tuition fees in the first year of study in a bank

account for 28 days. For those submitting their parent's bank statements, you

would need to attach their consent form or letter of sponsorship. Living cost in

London is £1334 x 9 months= £12006 plus the rest of your tuition fees. The Living cost

out of London: £1023 x 9 months= £9207 months plus the rest of your tuition

fees. We would prepare you for both the PRECAS and UKVI interview. The

university would take between 3 to 10 workings to issue you a CAS

(Confirmation of acceptance of studies) which is the key document required to

apply for a student Visa.