Will I need IELTS or other approved English Test for UK University admission?
Sri Lankan students who studied a UK or other major English speaking country degree from Sri Lanka may not need IELTS or other approved English Test certificate for UK University admission. Other students will need to sit one of the UKVI approved English test. However, some universities may accept Sri Lankan degrees to exempt English requirements if the medium of instructions for the degrees were English. Additionally, some universities may offer internal English Test designed by them.
Why universities may reject place of offer?
Universities may reject you to offer you place for the following reasons:
- Not meeting the academic entry requirements i.e. lower qualification or lower grades
- Not meeting the English proficiency for entry requirements
- Submission of false, forged or plagiarised documents i.e. Personal Statement/Research Proposal etc.
- Failure to disclose past visa refusal for the UK and other countries
- Falling in the academic credibility interview i.e. failure to prove genuine intention to study or credibility as genuine student
- Application submitted too late and the acceptance deadline is gone
What are the reasons for UK Student Visa Refusals?
There are many reasons for visa refusals but here are a few of the common reasons –
- Failure to submit correct and/or required documents with the visa application
- Submission of false documents or information on the application
- Non-disclosure of past visa refusals for UK and other countries
- Not being able to give appropriate information about course, university, study target, future career plan in the visa interview
How much fund I need to maintain to apply for student visa in the UK?
If you are coming to study at a University campus inside London for course of 9 months or more duration, you need to have £12006 + any outstanding tuition fees for the 1st year of your course.
If you are coming to study at a University campus outside London for course of 9 months or more duration, you need to have £9207 + any outstanding tuition fees for the 1st year of your course.
If you pay a deposit for student accommodation to the university, then up to £1334 can be offset from the living costs required funds if the campus is inside London or up to £1023 can be offset from the living costs required funds if the campus is outside London.
Any dependent who will apply for entry clearance visa with you will require maintaining £7605 per dependent for University campus inside London for course of 9 months or more duration or £6120 per month for University campus outside London for course of 9 months or more duration.
All funds must be maintained for at least 28 consecutive days at a UKVI approved bank.