The questions that decide whether a UK application works, answered properly.
How these guides are written
Finances
How much money you need to show, the 28-day rule explained, which accounts count, and whose money you can use. Figures taken straight from UKVI.
Assessed 20 September 2026
Finances
Every compulsory cost in one place: the visa fee, the health surcharge, what you must prove you hold, and the costs people forget until too late.
Assessed 20 September 2026
Refusals
The five grounds a caseworker can actually refuse you on, what the genuine student test really means, and the things that cannot legally count against you.
Assessed 20 September 2026
Refusals
When an interview is mandatory, the six things a caseworker is assessing, why missing it is an automatic refusal, and what they are not allowed to judge you on.
Assessed 20 September 2026
Applying
Your CAS is the document the whole application hangs on. What it must contain, the 6-month validity limit, and why using one on a failed application burns it for good.
Assessed 20 September 2026
Applying
Work backwards from your course start date. The four deadlines that have to line up, how long each step takes, and where the queues are.
Assessed 20 September 2026
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